Student Reception and Welfare Assistant - Oriel High School

About Us

This innovative and successful 11-18 school first opened in September 2004 and has grown year on year. Oriel High School is now oversubscribed with over 1500 students and was judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2025; it has excellent facilities and is a dynamic learning community.

This is a pivotal role and the person appointed will work closely with staff across the school and at all levels. The successful candidate will report to the Business Manager and work as part of an effective team in our front office. You should be calm under pressure and enjoy dealing with people. You will have previous experience of working in a busy office environment. Working knowledge of School MIS software is also desirable but not essential. A full induction and support programme will be provided.

Job Details

Salary: £12700.00
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Crawley, West Sussex
Interviews: 28th September

What You Need to Succeed

To be successful in this role you will need to:

• To provide support for our Receptionist and Front Office staff
• Administer first aid as required and monitor student recovery
• To supervise students in the medical room
• Monitoring the medical register for those students absent from lessons and/or sent home
• General Office Administration

Further Information

Oriel High School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.

How to Apply

To apply for this role please download the job description and application form below. Complete the application form and ensure that you outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the job description). Once complete please return this to jfoster@oriel.w-sussex.sch.uk

Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us or contact us on 01293 880350.

NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the ‘Apply online’ button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.​

The reference number for this role is SCHO03002.