Receptionist Dorchester, South West England, England
Job description
Dorset Studio School
Receptionist
Dorset Studio School has a vacancy for a Receptionist at Dorset Studio School. We have been fortunate to benefit from the expertise of a strong, experienced and committed staff team and would welcome applications from colleagues who would like to join us and be part of something special! Our reputation in the community is second to none.
Are you friendly, reliable, hardworking and willing to support parents, staff and pupils in our busy school office? An ability to multi task in this busy office environment is essential. You will need a good sense of humour and be a good team player.
Main Job Duties:
- Providing a friendly professions reception for all visits and members of our school community
- Answering general enquiries confidently on the phone and in person.
- Using IT systems, including SIMS, Parent pay and other software packages/
- General administrative support as directed by the School Business Manager
- Organising stationery and first aid stock controls
- Creating and distributing school communications to stakeholders including the School Newsletter, and messaging system
- Collating daily / weekly lunch orders
- Organising incoming and outgoing post
- Daily organisation of the school emails
The successful candidate will:
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to interact with a wide range of adults and children
- Have excellent administrative and organisational skills and be able to work under pressure
- Have an ability to prioritise, remain calm and is a team player
- Have experience in a school/education setting, Ideally =using SIMS and parent pay
- First aid trained or a willingness to train
- Be flexible and adaptable
- MS Office experience to type and create documents using excel and word
The Dorset Studio School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check, in line with national safer recruitment guidelines.
The Dorset Studio School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
I hope you find the enclosed information helpful but if you have any further questions please email [email protected].
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Dorset studio school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
Closing date 20th August 2023 at 9.00am.
Application either online here at Dorset For You or via our application form at www.dorsetstudioschool.co.uk
