Receptionist

• Farlingaye High School 
• Address: Ransom Road, Woodbridge IP12 4JX
• Salary: £17,410 - £17,965 per annum
• Hours: 30 hours per week, Monday - Thursday (term time +1 week)
• Contract:  Permanent
• Reference: 8550

We are looking to recruit an experienced Receptionist to provide a friendly and efficient reception service for the school; acting as first point of contact for visitors, parents, staff and students, ensuring all enquiries are dealt with effectively and in a timely manner to facilitate the smooth running of the school. Reception experience, first aider provision and experience of working with young people is advantageous.

It is essential that the successful candidate will be a team-player, have a calm and organised personality, a flexible approach and have the ability to cope with a wide range of tasks.

Farlingaye High School is a popular and successful school, located in Woodbridge, a pleasant market town situated on the River Deben in Suffolk and just 7 miles from Ipswich. We are a creative school with excellent resources, lovely students and great results. Our most recent Ofsted report graded us Good with Outstanding areas.

We are part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Bungay High School, Holbrook Academy, Kesgrave High School, Holbrook Academy, Castle East School, EAST SCITT and six primary schools: Aldeburgh, Easton, Leiston, Saxmundham, Wickham Market and Kyson whom we work closely with.  We are committed to providing excellent staff opportunities through developing and promoting our staff and offering an excellent CPD and support programme for new staff. We are also extremely pleased to have launched our own teacher training provider: EAST SCITT. This allows us to award QTS and also QTS + PGCE Programmes within both Primary and Secondary schools. 

To find out more

If you would like to discuss the job role further, please do not hesitate to contact Kim Fookes, Office Manager, or Lauren Teeling, Headteacher's PA either at the school on 01394 385720 or via email: kfookes@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk  or hr@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk 

For full details on the role, please review the job information book via the link below

How to apply 

Please follow the online application process

Please note: only applications submitted via the school’s online recruitment process will be considered. We reserve the right to interview strong candidates and to appoint at any time during the recruitment process.  We encourage applicants to apply as early as possible.  Applicants will be kept informed if appointments are made.

Closing date: 9am, 19 March 2026. 

Interview date: 24 March 2026. 

Farlingaye High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share and adhere to this commitment.    The successful candidate will be required to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.