School Receptionist

2 weeks ago

Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom Kent College, Canterbury Full time £18,000 - £25,000 per year

JOB OVERVIEW

We are seeking a School Receptionist/Administrator to join our School Office team from January 2026.

The School Receptionist will provide a professional and welcoming first point of contact on the reception desk, both face to face, as well as via the telephone and email, in addition to completing general administrative duties. 

During term time, the School Office is open from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, and 9am to 12pm on Saturdays. During the school holidays, the Office is open from 8am to 2pm. 

This position is 22.5 hours per week, 1:45pm to 6:15pm Monday to Friday, term time only (35 weeks per year). There are also 6 Saturdays to work over the academic year. 

Please see the attached Job Pack for more information. 

WHY CHOOSE US

Kent College is a co-educational school with a Methodist foundation. The school is located in Canterbury, just one hour from the centre of London by train. The Senior School (11 – 18 years) has some 600 boys and girls, approximately one-third boarding and two-thirds day. This is a fabulous opportunity to work for a happy, caring and successful school in which pupils feel supported and encouraged to aim for high standards of achievement and conduct.

The school was graded as excellent in all categories in the recent inspection conducted by ISI in October 2022, the Independent Schools Inspectorate that conducts inspections on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education.

We offer a range of benefits at KC, including: private healthcare with Benenden Health, retail and gym membership discounts, free lunch during term time, salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and home and tech scheme, among many others. 

Closing date: 5th December 2025, although if a pool of suitable candidates becomes available before that date the College reserves the right to interview and appoint without further notice.

Interviews will be held the week commencing 8th December 2025.

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