Key Role Information

Salary
Pay Scale 4 – £14,299 - £15,229 Pro rata (£26,736 - £28,475 FTE)
Job type
Part Time
Contract type
Fixed Term
Closing
01/02/2026 00:00
Interview
6 February 2026
Contract term
TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks
Pay grade
Support Staff | 7 - 11
Department
Administration
Key stage
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5
Hours per week
22.20
Weeks per year
40.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Tapestry Learning Partnership is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, well-organised, and supportive individual to join our dedicated Student Services team at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School. The successful candidate will provide professional frontline service to students, parents, and visitors, working alongside a team of committed support staff.

Why Us?

You’ll be joining us at a very exciting time. In January 2026, two strong Trusts, QEGSMAT and Djanogly Learning Trust, came together to form Tapestry Learning Partnership. This new chapter brings incredible opportunities for collaboration and growth. 

Tapestry’s vision is for every child to succeed and flourish by providing an exceptional educational experience. We believe in the power of education to transform lives and are proud of our strong sense of community, our commitment to inclusion, and our culture of high expectations.

As part of Tapestry Learning Partnership, you’ll benefit from:

  • A supportive network of like-minded professionals who share a clear vision and values.
  • High-quality, ongoing professional development for you and your team.
  • A passionate, committed wider team focused on:
  • Achieving the highest academic outcomes for all pupils.
  • Driving social change through education.
  • Providing exceptional pastoral care and enrichment opportunities.
  • Bespoke support from the Trust’s central team, tailored to your school’s needs.
  • Access to a range of employee benefits designed to promote health and wellbeing. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a lasting impact in a school that is excited about its future

Purpose of the Role:

  • You will act as the first point of contact for all students, parents and visitors to the school, assisting with queries, providing information, and offering general advice and guidance in a timely and effective manner. 

Main Duties:

  • Provide a front-line reception service to visitors of the school, students and staff;
  • Uphold the school’s safeguarding arrangements, ensuring signing in and out procedures are adhered to by visitors, students and staff, and that visitors are made aware of all relevant health and safety information;
  • Operate the telephone switchboard, dealing with incoming calls to the school; 
  • Open and distribute incoming post;
  • Handling deliveries to the school, ensuring they are processed and distributed efficiently; 
  • Deal with outgoing post, delivering it to the Post Office daily;
  • Maintain sufficient credit on the franking machine to meet the demands of the school and changes in postal regulations;
  • Manage students representing the school as the face of QEGS in the reception area;
  • Be the first point of contact for parents/carers reporting student absence;
  • Be the first point of contact for parents/carers reporting student absence and update the school’s management information system accordingly;
  • Register students arriving late;
  • Ensure registers and school attendance are completed accurately and on time, liaising with staff as      necessary;
  • Follow up unexplained student absence with parents/carers in a sensitive and timely manner;
  • Develop and maintain positive relations between the school, parents and students;
  • Support school events, as required.

METHODS OF WORKING

The post holder is expected to:

  • Maintain strict confidentiality and adhere to data protection legislation and associated Trust policies at all times.
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of, and commitment to, safeguarding and child protection, maintaining an awareness of relevant procedures and responsibilities.
  • Comply with the Trust’s Health and Safety Policy and ensure safe working practices in the performance of all duties.
  • Uphold and promote the principles of the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy in all aspects of the role.
  • Adhere to all other relevant Trust and school policies and procedures.
  • Undertake any training and professional development necessary to effectively carry out the duties of the post.
  • Perform any other reasonable duties commensurate with the level and responsibilities of the role, as required by the Trust.

Benefits

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Qualifications

GCSE Maths and English grade 4-9 (A-C) or equivalentessential
Involvement in recent professional developmentessential

Skills

Experience

Experience of working in a busy office environment fulfilling a range of administration dutiesessential
A good knowledge of health and safety requirements.

Experience/Knowledge

Understanding of the importance of regular student attendance and issues around non-attendanceessential
Knowledge of attendance legislation

Personal Attributes

Flexible, innovative and willing to embrace new ideasessential
Enthusiastic and self motivatedessential
Willing to develop through appropriate CPD opportunitiesessential
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships within different contextsessential
Calm, patient and approachable in all situations with a strong customer care focusessential

Relevant Skills

Excellent communication skills both verbal and writtenessential
Highly systematic and organisedessential
Self-motivated with the ability to manage time effectively and prioritise workloadessential
Able to work effectively as an individual or as part of a team, even when under pressureessential
Able to form and promote positive relationships with students, staff and parents essential
Proficient user of ICT including Microsoft Word & Excelessential
Operational knowledge of SIMS and Go4Schools or other school management information systems

About Us

Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School is an 11-18 Comprehensive school in the picturesque town of Ashbourne, Derbyshire.

The school has two sites very close to each other. The Green Road Campus and the Boothby Campus. Sixth form lessons are taught in the Boothby Campus.

 

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

Sarah Smit

smit@queenelizabeths.derbyshire.sch.uk

The Green Road
Ashbourne
Derbyshire
DE6 1EP

Safeguarding Information

Tapestry Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is a criminal offence to engage or seek to engage in regulated activity or regulated work with children, if you appear on the DBS barred list. 

All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. The Trust is also a United Kingdom Immigration and Vetting Sponsor therefore, sponsorship for skilled worker visas may be available.

Further information about our commitment to Safeguarding can be found -  https://www.tapestrylearningpartnership.org/

Please be aware, the Trust may also consider performing an online presence check as part of their pre-employment checks. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).