School Receptionist - Park Lane Primary School
| Posting date: | 26 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12,301 to £12,691 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 December 2025 |
| Location: | Reading, Berkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Reading Borough Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | SCH3273 |
Summary
20.25 Hours per week – 3 Days a week - Wednesday to Friday - 8.45am to 3.15pm – Term time only - Maternity Cover for 6 months from February 2026
The Governors of the Federation of Moorlands and Park Lane Primary Schools wish to appoint a School Receptionist to cover Maternity leave.
The successful applicant may be required to work at all sites within the Federation but will be based at Park Lane Primary School in the Infant Department.
The successful candidate will:
• have a good general standard of education – GCSE English and Mathematics (or recognised equivalent)
• previous office based administrative or customer service experience
• previous experience of working with MS Office packages (word, excel, outlook)
Main duties include:
• to help ensure the school is maintained to appropriate Health & Safety standards
• administrative tasks associated with the admission of pupils into the school
• undertake a range of administrative tasks and procedures to support the school and Federation
• general admin and school office support
• dealing with pupil attendance, data and communications
Applicants are required to demonstrate the following skills and abilities:
• understand the rules of strict confidentiality and safeguarding practices of the federation
• to be flexible and adaptable to the wide range of duties undertaken
• willingness to undertake training and learn new systems
• ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative with high levels of accuracy with minimal supervision
For an applicant pack please email bursar@parklane.reading.sch.uk or call 0118 937 5515 or visit: https://parklaneprimary.school/
Please do not send a CV. For the purposes of Equal Opportunities, we can only accept Reading Borough Council application forms. Please contact the school for further information. Visits to our school are welcomed.
Closing date: Thursday 11th December 2025
Interview date: To be confirmed
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be sought from the successful candidate.
We will process personal data and sensitive personal data (also known as ‘special categories of personal data’) and criminal records data relating to you in accordance with our Data protection policy and in accordance with data protection laws.
As part of our due diligence and safeguarding procedures, pre-employment checks for shortlisted candidates will include online searches for data.
The Governors of the Federation of Moorlands and Park Lane Primary Schools wish to appoint a School Receptionist to cover Maternity leave.
The successful applicant may be required to work at all sites within the Federation but will be based at Park Lane Primary School in the Infant Department.
The successful candidate will:
• have a good general standard of education – GCSE English and Mathematics (or recognised equivalent)
• previous office based administrative or customer service experience
• previous experience of working with MS Office packages (word, excel, outlook)
Main duties include:
• to help ensure the school is maintained to appropriate Health & Safety standards
• administrative tasks associated with the admission of pupils into the school
• undertake a range of administrative tasks and procedures to support the school and Federation
• general admin and school office support
• dealing with pupil attendance, data and communications
Applicants are required to demonstrate the following skills and abilities:
• understand the rules of strict confidentiality and safeguarding practices of the federation
• to be flexible and adaptable to the wide range of duties undertaken
• willingness to undertake training and learn new systems
• ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative with high levels of accuracy with minimal supervision
For an applicant pack please email bursar@parklane.reading.sch.uk or call 0118 937 5515 or visit: https://parklaneprimary.school/
Please do not send a CV. For the purposes of Equal Opportunities, we can only accept Reading Borough Council application forms. Please contact the school for further information. Visits to our school are welcomed.
Closing date: Thursday 11th December 2025
Interview date: To be confirmed
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be sought from the successful candidate.
We will process personal data and sensitive personal data (also known as ‘special categories of personal data’) and criminal records data relating to you in accordance with our Data protection policy and in accordance with data protection laws.
As part of our due diligence and safeguarding procedures, pre-employment checks for shortlisted candidates will include online searches for data.
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