Receptionist at Nansen Primary School

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Job Reference #

EDV/2026/NPS/35777

Location

Naseby Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B8 3HG

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Full-Time

Salary

£24,027.00 - £25,992.00 Annually (FTE)
(The above salary is full time equivalent. Salary will be worked out pro-rata- term time only and according to experience.)

Closing Date

8:00am, 28th Jan 2026

Start Date

As soon as possible

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

Interview Date(s)

4th February 2026

Interview Date(s) 4th February 2026

About this Role

Nansen Primary School - Receptionist

Nansen Primary School, 104 Nansen Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham, B8 3HG

E-mail: h.begum@nansen.bham.sch.uk -Office Manager

Hours of work: 36.5 hours per week (term time only)

Required: As soon as possible

Nansen Primary School is looking to appoint a receptionist to join our admin team. The school is part of Leigh Trust.

We are looking for an employee with admin experience, preferably within a school admin team.

Main requirements / responsibilities of the role:

· Reception and admin duties
· Excellent verbal and written English skills (these will be tested at interview)
· A positive attitude and effective communication skills
· The ability to work accurately to tight deadlines
· A commitment to ensuring confidentiality
· Ability to prioritise, multi task and work as part of a team
· Data entry, letter writing and filing
· Providing reception and switchboard support to the school

· Providing clerical support to the school’s administrative function

· Receiving, signing in and dealing with or directing pupils, parents and other school visitors as appropriate
· Taking telephone calls and delivering messages as appropriate
· Dealing with pupils who are late, recording on MIS and relaying information to Attendance Officer
· Receiving and sorting incoming mail for delivery to appropriate staff.
· Occasional routine word processing, as and when required

Informal visits are welcome and these can be booked by contacting Halima Begum by phone or email.

Tel: 0121 389 3787 or email h.begum@nansen.bham.sch.uk - Office Manager

Deadline for applications: 28th January 2026 at 8am

Interviews will be held on: 4th February 2026

How to apply

To apply for the post, please complete the application form via mynewterm portal.

Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding & Child Protection

Nansen Primary believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Nansen Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including: Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable reference. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2023. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.