Temporary Receptionist and Admin Assistant - Admiral Lord Nelson School at Portsmouth City Council Enterprise

ADMIRAL LORD NELSON SCHOOL

DUNDAS LANE

PORTSMOUTH

PO3 5XT

Tel: 023 9236 4536

Email: [email protected]

Headteacher: Chris Doherty

Temporary Receptionist and Admin Assistant

Salary:            Band 4 £15,741 - £16,536

Contract:         Initially Temporary until 19^th December 2025

Hours:             27.5 hours/39 weeks a year (term time only) 9.00am – 2.30pm (or 8am – 1.30pm)

Start date:      Monday 13^th October or as soon thereafter 

Closing date:  Noon on Friday 26^th September 2025

Interview:      As soon as possible after the closing date

Dear Prospective colleague, 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual, initially to cover the Visitor Reception and provide administration support for the school. This will initially be a temporary post until the end of the summer term however we are always seeking new talent and would be actively looking to retain a high-quality candidate and develop their career at the Salterns Academy Trust. Exceptional people skills, attention to detail, a solution focussed approach, high levels of initiative, flexibility, the ability to multitask and work under pressure, whilst maintaining confidentiality are all essential qualities for this role. 

Excellent IT skills and previous experience in a reception environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided throughout a supportive induction process. You will be joining a well established and vibrant team; therefore, a good sense of humour is a must! 

The Salterns Academy Trust exists to serve the community of Portsmouth. We run three successful and fast-growing schools in the city, providing the opportunities for over 3500 young people to be the very best that they can be across both primary and secondary phases. Admiral Lord Nelson School, Trafalgar School and Mayfield School have a combined student roll of over 3500 students.

Admiral Lord Nelson School has a national reputation for being a truly inclusive school with excellent standards and principled curriculum design, we have a deep-rooted and longstanding commitment to being a UNICEF Rights Respecting School This is a genuinely exciting school to be part of, morally driven by our core values of Inclusivity, Wellbeing and High Expectations.

The Salterns Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects 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 Disclosure and Barring checks along with other relevant employment checks.

If you are interested in joining our amazing team of staff, we would love to hear from you. Informal visits from those who are interested in finding out more about the role are welcomed. To apply please complete the application form that can be found on the school website www.alns.co.uk by midday on Friday 26^th September 2025. Candidates should send their completed application to [email protected]

Some forms of employment, occupations and professions are exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. 

Working within a School is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. 

You are applying for a role that is eligible for an enhanced DBS check and access to the barred list and if shortlisted for interview you will be required to complete the relevant self-declaration and disclosure form and taking into account the offences that are protected or filtered declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions.
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). 
• If you have been barred from working with Children and/or Adults at risk.

The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings, and any other information held by local police that’s considered relevant to the role. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate.

The successful candidate will then be asked to complete an application for the relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check or if subscribed to the update service provide the necessary details to allow a check to be made.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The filtering rules were updated on 28 November 2020 as follows:

• warnings, reprimands, and youth cautions will no longer be automatically disclosed on a DBS certificate.
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than all being automatically disclosed.