Receptionist - Woodfield School


Company:	Coventry City Council
Salary:	Competitive
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Woodfield School, Hawthorne Lane, Coventry, CV4 9PB
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Sept 2026
Closing date:	30 Sept 2026

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Summary

What is the job role?

An opportunity to join the Woodfield team has arisen for dedicated and motivated individuals with a passion for supporting young people with special educational needs. Woodfield provides specialist SEMH education across Coventry between early years to the end of KS4. Woodfield currently comprises a Primary and Secondary provision on split sites. You would be joining the school at a very exciting time as the school looks forward to joining Sidney Stringer MAT and moving to one site provision on the Woodlands School. At this point the school will be one of the biggest providers of SEMH provision in the country, with the goal to the very best provision in the country and recognised as such nationally.

How to apply

If you are ambitious for yourself and want to be part of a great team at this really exciting time then we would like to meet you.

For further details, an application form, and to apply, please visit our website:

www.woodfieldschool.net

Debbie Campbell – School Business Manager –

dcampbell@woodfieldschool.net

Please return completed application forms to the HR recruitment team-

shands@woodfieldschool.net

[No hard copies to be sent in the post].

We look forward to receiving your completed application form.

Closing date: 30/09/2026

Interviews to be conducted upon receipt of successful application.

Who are we looking for?

Need help completing your application form? The Job Shop can support you. You can email them at

jobshopemploymentsupport@coventry.gov.uk or visit the Job Shop in person, please see their

webpage for more information.

Our workforce data shows that men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are under-represented, we encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply.  This does not prevent individuals with or without other protected characteristics as set out within the Equality Act 2010 from applying for this post.  

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS, all relevant safeguarding and pre-employment clearances, and the receipt of two satisfactory references.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

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