• Careers Site Advertising End Date
    12 Oct 2025
  • All Locations
    London
  • All Departments
    School Admin
  • Contract Type
    Permanent
  • Working Pattern
    Full-Time
  • Role Category
    Operations
  • Schools/Network
    Ark Acton Academy
  • Phase
    Secondary
  • About The Role

  • As the Receptionist, you will be the welcoming face of the school and will provide a positive first impression to all visitors, students and staff, and provide general administrative support.

    Duties and Responsibilities
    • Act as the school’s main receptionist, providing a first point of contact for all incoming communications to ensure that they are answered in a timely and professional manner, presenting a positive image of the academy
    • Interacting with parents, carers, colleagues, and visitors to the school, at all levels of seniority, with confidence, tact, and professionalism
    • Ensure safeguarding procedures are followed for all visitors, including maintaining single central record and appropriately handling incoming calls and enquiries
    • Ensure that all communications are correctly logged and routed to their intended recipients, or an appropriate member of staff, to ensure a quick and effective communication system
    • Deal effectively with school post, receive deliveries, and maintain electronic mail systems ensuring that information is passed on to relevant staff in a timely manner
    • Ensure that queries are dealt with effectively, taking the initiative to identify and handle issues that arise on behalf of the leadership team and others
    • Support the admin team with administrative tasks
    • Ensure accurate MIS data entry

    If you would like to discuss this opportunity or for any queries, please contact - [email protected].

  • Benefits

    • Twice as many training days as standard 
    • Weekly staff training designed to meet the needs of the school 
    • Coaching for every teacher 
    • Access to high-quality, regular professional development 
    • Subject-specific knowledge development
    • Free use of our leisure centre 
    • Access to the school counsellor
    • Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer.

    Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/ 

  • About Us

  • Ark Acton is a good school, and we are on a mission to make it a great school. From a strong sapling to a mighty oak. Be part of our growth.   

    At Ark Acton we think teaching is the best job in the world.

    We are heavily committed to staff welfare and development, and this includes:  

    • weekly staff training and coaching for every teacher  
    • Subject-specific knowledge development  
    • free use of our leisure centre   
    • access to the school counsellor  

    We have high expectations for our pupils – and our staff – but we know that by working as a team and committing to our mission we can shape the future.  

    Visit arkacton.org/jobs to learn more about us.

    Diversity and inclusion:

    We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

    Safeguarding statement:
    Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. 

    Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.

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