Receptionist
£22,201 – £24,033 per annum, full-time, term time only plus 1 week
Do you love being the friendly face everyone remembers? Are you organised, approachable, and confident chatting with a wide range of people? Do you enjoy keeping things running smoothly while being part of a supportive, fast-paced team?
If you have answered yes to these questions then we want to hear from you!
Lytham St Annes High School (LSA) is looking for a welcoming and dependable Receptionist to join our Business Support team. This is a key front-of-house role where no two days are the same, and where you’ll play a vital part in the everyday life of our school.
As the first point of contact, you’ll be the friendly voice on the phone and the welcoming face at reception, helping visitors, staff, students, and external partners feel supported from the moment they arrive. You’ll work closely with colleagues to ensure the school runs smoothly, safely, and efficiently at all times.
This is a permanent, full-time role, working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, during term time.
A day in your new role could see you:
- Welcoming visitors and ensuring safeguarding and front-of-house procedures are followed
- Answering phone calls, managing emails, and responding to enquiries with professionalism and warmth
- Providing clerical and administrative support to the Business Support team
- Preparing and sharing the daily staff briefing
- Distributing ‘all staff’ communications
- Keeping meeting room calendars up to date and helping staff with bookings
Apply now and become the voice, the smile, and the calm in the busy school day!
Closing date: 12th January 2026 at 9:00am
Interviews: 19th January 2026
Find everything you need here to get started with your online application.
Please take a little time to look at our website which will give a flavour of our ethos and show that we care about each and every child that forms part of our community, and about every member of staff; it is this ethos that makes us ‘a learning community in pursuit of excellence’. www.lythamhigh.lancs.sch.uk
The benefits
- Competitive salary
- Commitment to staff development
- Access to wellbeing and counselling services for you and your family
- On Site parking
- Pension scheme
- Family friendly policies to support our staff with parenting and caring responsibilities
- Be yourself; enjoy being part of a culture and community with different backgrounds, interests, faiths and lifestyles
- Staff discount eligibility for brands and stores.
Our commitment to a safe and respectful environment
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to a diverse and inclusive community. We do not tolerate discrimination and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We provide equal access, services, and care regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity/expression/trans status, race, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.
We are committed to fostering a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for everyone. This includes a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment of any kind. We believe that all individuals deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and we are dedicated to creating a workplace and online community free from harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.We encourage open communication, provide clear reporting mechanisms for misconduct, and conduct thorough investigations. We expect everyone interacting with us to uphold these standards.
All staff will be carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasise the Trusts commitment to safeguarding. All posts, including volunteers, are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. All shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of any criminal record or information that will make them unsuitable to work with children. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn should any information come to light that has not been included in the self-declaration. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from regulated activity relevant to children, anyone caught doing so will be reported to the police immediately. Please note that we reserve the right to review your online presence in line with keeping children safe in education guidance.