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Role: 
School Receptionist
Location:
Wessex Lodge School, Frome, Somerset BA11
4LA
Salary: £13.25 per
hour
Hours: From 22.5
hours per week | 3 Days a
Week
Contract:
Permanent | Term Time
Only
Driving
Requirements: Full UK Driving
Licence
Start: February
2026

UK Applicants
only. This role does not offer
sponsorship

We’re looking for a
friendly, organised and proactive School Receptionist to join the
team at Wessex Lodge School. This is a fantastic opportunity to be
right at the centre of school life—supporting pupils, parents,
staff and visitors, and helping the school run smoothly every
single day.

As the first face and voice of the
school, you’ll play a vital role in creating a welcoming, calm and
professional environment where everyone feels supported from the
moment they arrive.

About the
Role

This is a varied, fast-paced
and people-focused role, perfect for someone who thrives on
interaction and enjoys variety. You’ll manage the front-of-house
experience while also providing essential administrative support to
the wider team.

No two days are the same—you
might be welcoming visitors in the morning, supporting attendance
processes at lunchtime, and assisting the admin team in the
afternoon. You’ll primarily be based at our Kilmington site, with
flexibility to work across our three school sites when
needed.

Key
Responsibilities

• Act as
  the first point of contact for the school, welcoming visitors and
  responding to telephone and email enquiries in a professional and
  helpful manner.
• Manage the reception area,
  ensuring it is welcoming, tidy and well organised at all
  times.
• Control access to the school premises,
  ensuring visitors sign in and follow site
  procedures.
• Communicate effectively with
  parents, professionals and visitors, receiving and passing on
  accurate information.
• Collate and maintain
  pupil absence information and ensure registration details are
  accurate and up to date.
• Maintain and update
  school records, databases and administrative systems, including
  contact and medical information.
• Support
  admissions-related processes, including handling enquiries from
  prospective families and assisting with school
  reports.
• Receive, sort and distribute incoming
  post and parcels, and manage outgoing
  mail.
• Keep staff notice boards and shared
  information displays up to date.
• Act as the
  point of contact for first aid administration and record accidents
  and incidents in line with school
  procedures.
• Support the administration team by
  providing cover and assistance when
  required.
• Maintain confidentiality of all
  information handled in the course of the
  role.
• Attend relevant training and apply school
  approaches consistently in day-to-day
  practice.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties
  appropriate to the role, as
  directed.

Who we are
looking for:

We’re seeking someone
who is approachable, organised and adaptable, with a genuine
enjoyment of working with
people.

Essential:

• Experience
  in an office or administrative
  environment
• Confidence using IT systems,
  including email, word processing and telephone
  systems
• GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and
  English
• A full UK driving
  licence

This role is well suited to
an organised, friendly and adaptable individual who enjoys working
with people and contributing to the smooth day-to-day running of a
busy school
environment. 

About
Us

Wessex Lodge School currently
comprises of three sites: Wessex Lodge Primary School located in
Kilmington, Wessex Lodge Secondary School located in Frome, and
Newmead Farm, located in Maiden Bradley. All sites allow students
the opportunity to explore the curriculum alongside a range of
subject paths, including the likes of, animal care, horticulture,
DT, and forest school, as well as sporting
activities.

Our students are aged between 6 and
18 years old. Each student has individual needs and, supported by
the THRIVE approach, through a proven range of practitioner-led
services and our talented staff, we can help to improve life
outcomes for every student.

The established staff
team come from a variety of previous occupations and have a vast
range of individual skills, which can be utilised, within this
school. So, if you have an interest and/or qualifications in animal
care, horticulture, construction, outdoor education, forestry or
any other specific trade or hobby, we would love to hear from
you!

We offer a wide range of opportunities to
develop your career while taking on rewarding challenges. Acorn
Education is a leading UK provider of specialist education for
children and young people with special educational needs. As part
of Outcomes First Group, we are at the forefront of creating and
delivering innovative approaches that support children and young
people in our care to make meaningful progress

We
are really proud to say that in 2025, Outcomes First Group were
officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year
running.

Why join Acorn
Education?

We place the outcomes
of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the
heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the
knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on
the lives of others.

We are committed to
safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people.
All applicants will be subject to social media checks and
successful applicants to a fully enhanced
DBS.

Benefits

Your
health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an
exceptional reward package
including:

• Life
  Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to
  increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing
  Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health
  support services and physical health
  checks

And a market-leading benefit
offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you
to choose the package that’s right for you,
including:

• A wide range of health,
  wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of
  discount options valid in the UK and
  abroad
• Cycle to Work
  Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase
  Scheme
• Critical illness
  cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive
  benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave,
  along with paid fertility treatment
  support.

We
reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high
volume of suitable
applications.

Outcomes
First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and
efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in
Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout,
Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of
earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a
result of delays or changes in the compliance process. xkybehq All stages
of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding
checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect
timescales.

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