About The School - SBI Hampstead
Southbank is a fabulous place to work - we are a friendly, happy school in Central London with a wonderful culture of support and collaboration, lovely staff and students from all around the world
. Our Hampstead campus is a purpose-built school located in one of London’s leafiest suburbs and attended by approximately 160 students. Students follow the International Baccalaureate Primary Year Programme, before transferring to our Westminster campus at age 11, where they begin to study the IB Middle Years Programme. Our Hampstead campus is located on Netherhall Gardens in Hampstead, which is extremely convenient for public and private transport and nearby Hampstead Heath, one of London’s largest open spaces.
The school now has an exciting opportunity for an experienced
Receptionist to join our fantastic team on a part-time basis.
About Cognita
Cognita is a global leader in independent education. Founded in 2004, we are a growing community of 100+ schools in 16 countries - in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East - serving more than 85,000 students. Each of our schools are proudly unique, however our collective purpose is to create an environment where everyone can, ‘Thrive in a rapidly evolving world’.
About The Role
Job Role: Receptionist (9.30am – 1.30pm), 20 hours per week
Employment Type: 1 Year FTC, late August start
Location: Hampstead Campus
Salary Range: £25,000pa - £29,000pa pro rata (depending on experience)
We are recruiting for a part-time morning Receptionist to join our team from late August 2025. The ideal candidate will be the first point of contact for the school and will be responsible for providing exceptional customer service to our parents, visitors, and employees. The part-time Receptionist will support the front desk, handle a variety of administrative tasks, and ensure the smooth operation of the school.
For the full Job Description & Person Spec,
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We expect all staff to have high aspirations and expectations of themselves and our students. For the successful candidate, you will have an opportunity to join our enthusiastic school team. In addition, we have generous annual leave, and other staff benefits.
We will only consider applicants who have the right to work in the UK
Cognita Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment.
Benefits At Cognita
- Competitive salary
- Childcare Vouchers
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Eye Tests
- Pension
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- School Fees Discount (conditions apply)
- Interest free season ticket loan
- Own device during employment
- Generous maternity/paternity conditions
- ‘My Staff Shop’ membership
- Professional Development
How To Apply
Complete this application before the closing date. The Closing Date for Applications is:
Sunday 29th June 2025.
Cognita Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Appointments are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for regulated activity and overseas criminal records checks for all other countries in which the applicant has lived or worked for three months or more in the past ten years.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of background.
Early applications are encouraged, we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to closing date for the right applicant.
