Receptionist (Part Time)

King’s College School’s main reception is situated in the Great Hall on the corner of Wimbledon Common. Our reception often provides visitors with thefirst impression of the school, and it is therefore of paramount importance that all visitors are looked after in a professional, friendly, andhelpful manne.We are looking for a person to join our team of existing receptionists. The role of the receptionist includes welcoming visitors to the school, operating the school’s switchboard, visitor system, dealing with school coaches and other general administrative duties.

• To welcome visitors to the school

• Operating the school’s switchboard

• Dealing with school coaches enquiries, particularly during the morning journeys

• Assisting with group events, such as interview days, managing the arrival of visitors

• Recording of visitors and issuing of visitor’s badges

• Liaising with junior school and assisting with their visitors

• Accounting for visitors on site in the event of an emergency evacuation

• Overseeing pupils signing in late and signing out when going offsite during the day

• Dealing with general email enquiries addressed to the school’s reception inbox

• General administrative support - helping various departments, as and when required

• Assisting with Friday afternoon registration

• Receiving small deliveries and liaising with porters regarding distribution

• Receiving items for junior school pupils and organising collection/delivery

• Any other general duties as required

• Be a well presented, conscientious person with a professional, friendly, and approachable manner

• Be a good communicator and be able to deal with all visitors and members of staff confidently and efficiently

• Have good general IT skills (especially Microsoft Office) and be able to type accurately

• Be well organised and pay great attention to detail

• Have previous experience of providing office administrative support (essential)

• Have previous experience of working in a busy reception area (desirable)

• Be flexible in their approach, happy to multitask and will work well as part of a team

• Start date: Summer term 2026

• Salary in the region of £ 18,000 per annum

• 25 days holiday pro rata to be taken outside of term time

• Working set hours each week as follows - 07.00am – 9.30am Monday to Wednesday, 7.00am – 3:00pm Thursday and Friday (22.5 hours per week).

• Working hours during school holidays (5 hours per day) based on reception rota covering 24 days per academic year.

• Additional wrap around days before/after the beginning/end of term plus some additional days

during the holidays.

To apply for this role, please register your details online via our website www.kcs.org.uk (under useful information / career opportunities). Once you have registered your details with us, you can apply for vacancies by logging into the candidate area using your email address and chosen password. You will be asked to fill an online application form which includes a covering letter.

Please use the cover letter to explain how your own skills and experiences match the person specification for this role.

The cover letter is an opportunity for you to share with us how you are suited to this role, how your skills are transferable to the key requirements, and your relevant life experiences or interests.

Early applications are encouraged; interviews may be staged and we may choose to appoint at any time during the application process.

Arrangements will be confirmed prior to interview, and further details provided.

We welcome enquiries or questions regarding this position, including about adjustments to be made during the recruitment process: please contact recruitment@ kcs.org.uk or telephone the HR department (020 8255 5308) to find out more.

We are happy to reimburse reasonable travel expenses.