Grade and Salary: Grade 2 £21,567 - £22,610 (£25,185 - £26,403 FTE)

Working Pattern: 37 hours, 40 weeks per year (term-time only plus one week INSET/Administration days)

Contract Term: Permanent

The School: 

Heritage High School is a happy, safe and stimuting place to work and learn and it is our determination to continually improve that sets us apart from other schools. We believe that learning should be fun, challenging and stimulating and the quality of our people lies at the heart of achieving our goals.

The role:  

Heritage High School are looking for a hardworking, dedicated receptionist to join their administration team. The successful candidate will deliver a customer focused front-line reception service and organise a range of reception duties. The receptionist will assist the administration team under the direction of the office manager. 

The person:  

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about seeing children achieve and develop and will have an excellent record of punctuality. They will have practical knowledge of GDPR and will have initiative, with the ability to work independently. 

Why join us? 

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career. 

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time. 

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees. 

 
We offer: 

·  Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.  

·  We do not operate appraisal or appraisal related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning. 

·  An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts. 

·  Entry to a career average pension scheme. 

·  Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust. 

·  A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals. 

·  Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career. 

·  We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter. 

Applications must arrive by:  Midday on Sunday 7 December 2025 

Interviews will be held on: Thursday 11 December 2025 

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures. 

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.  

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.