Receptionist
Outwood Academy Foxhills
Scunthorpe
- Expired
- Salary:
- £24,796 - £25,185
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 20 April 2026
Job overview
Are you a professional with integrity, imagination, and high energy? Outwood Academy Foxhills is looking for a vibrant individual to serve as the first point of contact for our Academy.
This isn't just a desk job, it’s a vital role at the heart of an Outstanding school. You will be the welcoming face for visitors, the helpful voice for general enquiries, and a key support pillar for our busy administrative team.
What You’ll Do:
Lead the Front Desk: Provide a comprehensive, professional reception service to visitors, staff, and students.
Coordinate Communications: Act as the primary hub for general enquiries and phone calls.
Administrative Excellence: Handle a variety of clerical duties, including word processing and data management.
Team Collaboration: Bring a flexible, "can do" approach to assist the wider admin team during peak periods.
What We’re Looking For:
Excellent Interpersonal Skills: You are well-presented, articulate, and able to engage naturally with a diverse range of people.
Qualifications: You hold a Level 2 qualification (or equivalent) in English and Maths.
The Right Attitude: You are adaptable, energetic, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Bonus: Previous experience in an education setting is a plus, but your personality and work ethic are what matter most!
Working pattern: 14.5 hours per week, Thursday and Friday, term time only.
To view our Job Description, please click here.
To view our Person Specification, please click here.
If you require any further information, please email Snezanna Miller-Thacker, HR Assistant on s.miller-thacker@foxhills.outwood.com
For more information and to apply online, please click the apply button.
Closing date: 8.00am on 20 April 2026.
Interview date: 29 April 2026.
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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
About Outwood Academy Foxhills
- Outwood Academy Foxhills
- 2 Foxhills Road, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire
- Lincolnshire
- DN15 8LJ
- United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson
Principal: Tracy Motson
We are an Ofsted “Outstanding” rated 11-16 Academy based in the friendly, North Lincolnshire town of Scunthorpe. With a holistic view of education, we value vocational, practical, creative and academic abilities equally. The Ofsted report from our Inspection during November 2022 states “Staff and pupils at Outwood Academy Foxhills work, earn and excel together. This is an Outstanding school.”
Part of the Outwood Family since 2014, we are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on ensuring everyone has the right to learn, with a curriculum designed to stretch and enrich our students’ experience.
Since joining the Outwood Family, we have embarked on a journey of transformation.
We have won numerous awards as a school and we have been accredited with the prestigious IQM Award with Centre of Excellence status, which highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us. We are also proud to have been awarded Silver Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award.
Our progress is a testament to the dedication and passion of our colleagues who have helped inspire our students, working closely with parents and carers.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
If you share our vision, join our family.
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