Receptionist Maternity Cover

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
Corby
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Associate
SALARY
£22,554 / year
CATEGORY
Administrative
This role is not offered with visa sponsorship, though the employer is a licensed UK sponsor

SKILLS

Communication Customer Service Organization Prioritization Literacy Numeracy ICT Skills Resilience

FULL DESCRIPTION

Receptionist Maternity Cover

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 0QF

  • Start date: 1st September 2026
  • Closing date: 22 May 2026 at 11:59pm
  • Date listed: 20 April 2026
  • Salary: £22,202.35 - £22,554.70 Annually (Actual)
  • Working pattern: Full time
  • Contract type: Fixed term

Job details

Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored

Job summary

We are looking for a maternity cover Receptionist to join our team here at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]!
We are seeking to appoint an experienced, pro-active, well organised and resilient Receptionist to join us for on a fixed term 6 month contract.
With responsibility for managing the front of house area, answering and directing calls and emails to the Academy and general administration duties.
You should:

  • possess excellent communication and customer service skills,
  • be resilient whilst maintaining the professional image of the Academy at all times,
  • be able to demonstrate your ability to prioritise your own workload,
  • have the ability to effectively organise, prioritise and remain calm under pressure,
  • be flexible in approach to your role,
  • have excellent literacy, numeracy and ICT skills.

Working hours 7.30am to 3.30pm Monday to Thursday and 7.30am to 3pm on a Friday with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.

About us

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], part of the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], is based close to the centre of Corby and has a long and strong history of serving the local community and of teaching generations of families. Children from Nursery through to Year 6 learn in an environment that engages, focuses and inspires them to do well.
“The curriculum, including additional activities, provides pupils with a broad range of learning experiences that enable them to enjoy school. This prepares them well for life in 21st century Britain and for their next stage in education.” - Ofsted June 2018.
For more information, please visit: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] website

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. Visas cannot be sponsored.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical, online and social media, prohibition from teaching, right to work, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job. CVs will not be accepted for this application. View advert on external website (opens in new tab)

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