Receptionist, Administrative​/Clerical

Overview

South Hampstead High School is seeking to appoint an organised Receptionist to assist with the smooth running of our Senior School Reception to cover a period of maternity leave.

As Receptionist, you will provide an excellent first point of contact for parents, visitors and staff, dealing with telephone, e-mail and personal enquiries in a polite and professional manner. You will also assist with the maintenance of the attendance/absence registers and provide a general administrative service to support the smooth running of the school. This is a very customer focused role and as such requires excellent verbal and strong organisational skills.

Excellent ICT skills, including word-processing and data inputting and high levels of attention to detail are also essential.

Working at South Hampstead is stimulating, challenging and fun. Located in leafy Hampstead, with the buzz of central London’s cultural life close at hand, the school is very well served by public transport and there are excellent local amenities nearby.

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training Grants For Qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools

Closing date is Monday 2 February 2026 at 9am.

The school may also conduct online searches (including publicly available social media searches) as part of our recruitment processes. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and suitable candidates may be invited to interview before the published interview date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the position or if an offer is made and accepted.

We recommend that applications are submitted early to avoid disappointment.

We are committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.