Reception and Attendance Officer - Full-time

Oakwood Park Grammar School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-5422-218S
• Posted:17/10/2025
• Pay:OPGS Scale 7 Point 24-28
• Start Date:November 2025
• App Close Date:27/10/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:w/b 23rd October 2025

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Job Title: Reception & Attendance Officer
Location: Oakwood Park Grammar School
Salary: OPGS Scale 7 Point 24-28 (£27,851 to £29,716 FTE)

Contract: Permanent, 37 hours per week (7.30am to 3.00pm Monday, 7.30am to 3.30pm Tuesday to Friday) Term time plus one week of Inset

About the Role:
We’re looking for a friendly, organised, and professional Reception & Attendance Officer to be the welcoming face of our school. You will manage reception duties, handle enquiries, and ensure smooth daily operations, while also monitoring student attendance and supporting staff, students, and parents.

Key Responsibilities:

• Greet parents, visitors, and staff; manage calls and emails efficiently.
• Control school access, including signing in visitors and following safeguarding procedures.
• Record and monitor student attendance, contacting parents as needed.
• Maintain accurate registers, produce attendance reports, and issue achievement points.
• Support day-to-day school operations and administration.

You Will Need:

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• IT literacy and experience with office systems or MIS.
• A professional, approachable manner and commitment to safeguarding.

Why Join Us:

• Be part of a supportive, welcoming school community.
• Play a key role in student wellbeing and school operations.
• Opportunities to develop your career in school administration.

How to Apply:
To apply, please visit our website www.opgs.org  Please send your completed application form and covering letter to the Headteacher, via Mrs J Nichol at  jnichol@opgs.org by the closing date of midday on Monday 27^th October 2025.

Applications will only be accepted on the school application form: CVs and other forms are not accepted.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a suitable candidate is appointed.

OPGS is committed to creating an inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of background, identity, or personal circumstances, and we actively promote equality of opportunity for all.

Information about the school

Oakwood Park Grammar School is a five-form entry (usually 160 in each year) Boys’ Grammar School of currently 1095 students. We have a co-educational Sixth Form of 311 students. Entry at 11 to the school is through the Kent Test (11+) where students sit three papers in Mathematics, English and Reasoning.

We have been on the site since 1959 and we share an attractive campus with two schools (St Augustine Academy and St Simon Stock) and a college of Further Education (Mid-Kent College). This gives the site a unique feel with over four thousand students.

Our teaching and support staff are dedicated and hardworking and very loyal to the school.

Oakwood Park Grammar School has a wealth of extra-curricular activities for its students. Sport is very strong with national success in football, alongside rugby, cricket, basketball and athletics. We also cater for rowing, fencing, table tennis and climbing. Music and Drama are also popular with an annual production. We also have other extra-curricular activities such as robotics, debating and chess.

Academic standards are high at both GCSE and A Level. In the Sixth Form, on average, well over half of our students who apply to universities will secure offers from prestigious Russell Group universities and we regularly send students to Oxbridge colleges.

We were graded Good overall by Ofsted but did achieve Outstanding for our Behaviour and our Sixth Form provision.

We are a welcoming, open school with a clear focus on developing staff, with teaching and learning at the heart of our professional development.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs J Nichol
• Address:Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AH
• Telephone: (01622) 726683
• Email: jnichol@opgs.org

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