receptionist Banbury, England
Job description
25 hours per week Term Time only
Monday- Friday 9 am - 2.30 pm
Grade 5 FTE £21,575 Actual £12,500
We are looking for an outstanding School Receptionist / Administrator to be a part of our experienced admin team who:
- Has excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills
- Has the ability to work effectively and with initiative, build relationships and work under pressure
- Shows professionalism, respect and discretion at all times
- Works flexibly, with excellent attention to detail
The Grange is a large, very popular community primary school with a great reputation, very high expectations and aspirations. We are well-resourced, forward-thinking and we all work hard to ensure that this is a place ‘Where Children Come First’.
If you want to work in a community that has high expectations for all; where you will be valued and where your achievements will be celebrated, then please apply.
The Grange can promise you:
· a happy, caring, supportive place to work
· continued professional development
· well-behaved, eager- to-learn children and
· an attractive, well-maintained learning environment
Job Description
Organisation
- Undertake reception duties, answering telephone, face to face enquiries accepting deliveries and welcoming visitors, safeguarding and health & safety procedures.
- Administer pupil first aid/medicines, welfare duties, looking after sick pupils, liaising with parents/staff etc.
Administration
- Administration of school dinners. Liaise with meal providers regarding school dinner numbers, correspondence etc.
- Maintain and update manual and computerised pupil records on management information systems (Integris)
- ParentHub communications to families
- Photocopier maintenance
- Provide general clerical/admin. support e.g., photocopying, filing, complete standard forms, respond to routine correspondence
- Undertake typing and word-processing and other IT based tasks
- Communicate with staff to ensure smooth running of school
- Sort and distribute mail
- Send mail and record
Resources
- Operate relevant equipment/ICT packages (e.g. word, excel, databases, spreadsheets, Internet)
- Maintain office stock and supplies, cataloguing and distributing as required
- Provide general advice and guidance to staff, pupils and other
Responsibilities
- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
- Be aware of and support differences and ensure equal opportunities for all
- Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
- Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
- Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required
- Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
Experience
- General clerical/administrative/financial work
- Experience in a similar role
Qualifications/Training
- NVQ 2 or equivalent qualification or experience in a relevant discipline
- Good numeracy/literacy skills
Knowledge/Skills
- Effective use of ICT packages
- Use of relevant equipment/resources
- Good keyboard skills
- Knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice & awareness of relevant legislation
- Ability to relate well to children and adults
- Work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles & responsibilities and your own position within these
- Ability to identify own training & development needs & cooperate with means to address these
HEALTH AND SAFETY
You have a responsibility under Health & Safety legislation to ensure that you;
- Take reasonable care for your own health & safety and that of others affected by what you do or do not do
- Co-operate on all issues involving health & safety
- Use work items provided for you correctly, in accordance with training and instruction given
- Do not interfere with or misuse anything provided for your health, safety or welfare
- Report any health & safety concerns to your manager as soon as practicable
Complete risk assessments where appropriate and share them with the staff involved and have them signed off by the Headteacher
SAFEGUARDING
Oxfordshire Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post involves the type of work with children and young people that requires applicants to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All users are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 25 per week
Salary: £13,000.00-£13,700.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):
- Are you able to work Monday - Friday 9 am - 2.30pm
Experience:
- Administration: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 31/07/2023
Reference ID: Admin
