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Do you want to work in an outstanding girls’ grammar school? We are seeking to appoint a Reception Administrator to maintain a high quality reception service so that visitors to the school are managed appropriately and requests for help from students and staff are dealt with courteously and in a timely manner.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a friendly, vibrant, forward-thinking School, recently voted The Sunday Times Parent Power - ‘Secondary School of the Year 2023’.

Term Time Only

Job Salary: Bucks Pay Scale 1b, pt 10 (currently £21,223 pro-rata, £7,479 actual salary)

Contract Type: Permanent (39 week contract), plus 2 Inset Days, plus 2
August exam results days.

Hours: Part time, 08:15 – 16:15

Closing Date for Applications: 21 June 2023

Interview date: Week commencing 26 June 2023

About us

Wycombe High School is an outstanding all girls' grammar school based in High Wycombe. Mental health and wellbeing are high on our agenda, for both students and staff, and we are proud to have been awarded the Mind Wellbeing Index Silver Award for 2021-2022. We have also been acknowledged by The Sunday Times Parent Power as ‘Secondary School of the Year 2023’.

We offer staff an Employee Assistance Programme, which is free, confidential and offers 24/7 counselling, plus medical, legal and financial advice. Other benefits of working at Wycombe High School include the Cycle to work scheme, subsidised onsite yoga classes, very generous employer pension contributions (23.6% employer contributions) and free onsite parking.

At Wycombe High School (Girls) we aim to develop our students’ ability to think independently, solve problems, communicate and live happy and fulfilling lives. We always remember that the young women who leave our school will help to shape the twenty first century.

Website: www.whs.bucks.sch.uk

About the role

This Reception Administrator role is a job share position, working two days per week (Mondays and Tuesdays), providing support to all teaching staff as part of the ‘request for assistance’ process.

The successful candidate will carry out secretarial and administrative tasks, such as collating, photocopying and filing; make and receive telephone calls; and provide support for colleagues in the education support team with the organisation of events.

In return, we offer the opportunity to work in a friendly, vibrant and outstanding school, provide an extremely generous pension and a free Employee Assistance Programme. In recognition for its work on mental health, Wycombe High School is a Mind Index Silver Award holder.

About you

We are looking for the right person to fill this vacancy; you are looking for the right school to work in. The characteristics that we are looking for include:

• Educated to level 2 or above (or equivalent) Competent administrator with good ICT skills
• An excellent communicator and have an excellent level of oral and written skills
• Extremely well-organised with an ability to multi-task
• Proactive and able to use initiative Discreet and trustworthy
• Able to work effectively and calmly under pressure
• Experience of working in a school environment and/or with young people is desirable
• Committed to the ethos and values of Wycombe High School

Other information

The application form can be found on our website: www.whs.bucks.sch.uk/about-whs/vacancies

To apply for this post, please complete the application form in which you should:

1. State your reasons for applying for this post

2. Outline the experiences that you believe have prepared you for this post

3. Describe the skills and strengths that you will bring to the school, paying particular attention to the person specification above.

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

Wycombe High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are required, before taking up post, to undertake a criminal record check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). HR will carry out an online search on shortlisted applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to 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).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.