Sixth Form Receptionist and General Administrative Assistant

Salary: Scale 2 (range point 4 to 5) £25,185 to £25,583 FTE.  Actual salary £11,676.21 per annum.

Contract: Permanent.  Term time plus 5 training days (39 weeks per year).

Hours: 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08.00 to 12 noon.

Start date:   As soon as possible.

Cambourne Village College is looking for a Sixth Form Receptionist and General Administrative Assistant to cover the Sixth Form Reception area.

The post holder will ensure that visitors are greeted professionally and courteously as they access the building and its facilities.

The post holder will be expected to undertake a range of clerical duties including answering the telephone and dealing with questions about the Sixth Form and its activities from parents and members of the public and some administrative duties.

This is a busy role, so an ability to be able to juggle multiple requests, visitors, phone calls and requests are a must!

The successful candidate should have excellent interpersonal skills and experience of working in a fast-paced environment where no 2 days are the same. Experience of working with Microsoft packages and spreadsheets would be required.  

Cambourne Village College is an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rated, over-subscribed secondary school, eight miles from Cambridge. We opened as an academy of the Cam Academy Trust in September 2013. Our ethos is aspirational and inclusive, our staff is highly motivated, our pupils courteous and hard-working, and we have excellent facilities. A 350 place sixth form opened in September 2024, with capacity for 175 students in each of Years 12 and 13. Joining Cambourne Village College represents a unique opportunity to work in a well-established school within a wider, high-quality Academy Trust that gives excellent possibilities for professional and career development.  

Full details are provided on the Job Description and Person Specification further in this pack.