Receptionist/Typist Lydney
Job description
Avaliable Job Today RECEPTIONIST/TYPIST
REQUIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, RECEPTIONIST/TYPIST – PART TIME (FLEXIBLE WORKING
APPLICATIONS WELCOME BUT MUST INCLUDE MONDAY AND TUESDAY) - SALARY: POINT
6 – 8 (£21,968.00 - £22,777.00) PRO RATA, TERM TIME ONLY + 2 DAYS IN AUGUST TO
COVER THE COLLECTION OF EXAMINATION RESULTS.
We are looking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic person to join our friendly
Admin team.
Applicants must have good communication and interpersonal skills, together with the ability to remain calm when under pressure, be confidential at all times and have the ability to work on own initiative and as part of the team. You will be based at the front of school on the reception desk.
This is a permanent position subject to a six-month probationary period.
Please note that this post requires the successful candidate to undergo full DBS screening and The Dean Academy is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of students.
Closing date for applications: Friday 7th April 2023, 12 Noon.
Please write a letter of application no longer than one side in length, outlining your skills, experience, and the particular strengths, interests and qualities that you could bring to the position. Please send your letter of application together with the completed application form to Richard Brand, Headteacher. Please ensure you complete the school application form available on the school website or by emailing the school.
Our Philosophy as an Employer
The Athelstan Trust is absolutely committed to raising educational standards for all the children in our schools. In order to do this, we need to recruit the best staff who are committed to our vision and values.
We aim to be the employer of choice in our area and genuinely believe that all roles in our organisation can be carried out within a flexible working model. Working in schools should be seen as part of a rich fulfilling life and not a barrier to it. We will always consider a flexible working option for every post.
We understand that we need to support staff to achieve our goals and have in place a professional development programme that offers internal and external opportunities to develop the talents and skills of all our staff.
Why work for us?
Internal career opportunities
Personalised professional development and training
Employee assistance programme
Flexible working opportunities and a genuine commitment to family and work/life balance
Nationally negotiated cost of living pay
Automatic enrolment to the teacher or local government pension schemes
Generous holiday allowance for support staff
Recognition of local government continuous service
Cycle to Work scheme
Discounts at local gyms
Welcome to the Athelstan Trust.
Our Multi-Academy Trust is an organisation in which children, staff and parents can feel part of a caring, collaborative and excellent community.
We are a Multi-Academy Trust of five secondary schools in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and
South Gloucestershire. From April 2023, we are excited to welcome 2 primary schools and this will further enrich our collaborative strengths. Established in 2015, the Athelstan Trust aims to achieve the best for, and from, each child. We intend to enable each child to realise their full academic, creative and physical potential and to develop positive social and moral values.
Believing that successful schools are rooted in their local community, we respect and value the individual nature and ethos of our schools while knowing we are more effective when we work together and support each other. Celebrating spiritual and creative diversity, success, and lifelong learning is important to us. We are inclusive and collaborative and promote a culture of openness and integrity.
We are absolutely committed to raising educational standards for all the children in our schools. We believe in developing the talents and skills of all our staff and students.
We seek applicants who share our vision and values.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Best wishes,
Tim Gilson
Chief Executive Officer
The Athelstan Trust
Dear Candidate,
Thank you for the interest you have shown in working at The Dean Academy, part of The
Athelstan Trust. We are one of the most improved schools in the South-West and we are driven by becoming the local school of choice for all families and staff. Situated close to the border of Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire in an area of outstanding natural beauty, we are looking to appoint staff who are highly effective, resilient, and motivated, and are up for the challenge of building a truly exceptional school.
We are a school which has been on an incredible journey of improvement and were judged as “good in all areas” in September 2021. Our GCSE results this summer, the best in the school’s history, further highlight the impact of our work to raise standards and are set to continue to improve. We are therefore expanding rapidly. We expect the number of students on roll to grow towards 1,000 by 2024, which includes an increase to eight-form entry in our expected Year 7 cohort in September 2023. This dramatic increase in scale brings amazing opportunities for everyone involved in our community and it is a very exciting time to be thinking about joining our organisation. We look forward to hearing from you if you think you could make a difference and have something to bring to a school
“where pupils thrive”.
If you choose to join our team and work with us at The Dean Academy we can offer:
- An exciting career in a rapidly improving, highly ambitious workplace
- The chance to join an incredibly supportive group of colleagues, leaders, local governors and Trust leaders
- An opportunity to work within our truly comprehensive school and become an integral part of the school and local community
Please feel free to contact the school for a tour as you consider your application and we look forward to meeting you!
Richard Brand
Headteacher
Job Description: Receptionist/Typist
Line Manager: Head Teacher’s PA
Grade: Point 6 – 8 (£21,968.00 - £22,777.00) Pro-Rata, Term
Time Only + 2 days in August to cover the collection of the examination results
1. Promote the image of the school to the wider community.
2. Answer the telephone, using Teams Telephone System, take and distribute messages.
3. Welcoming visitors to the school and dealing with requests from people who come to reception.
4. Retrieving messages from the voicemail.
5. Email the Attendance & Welfare Officer with all absences reported through reception.
6. Making appointments for teachers/parents etc.
7. Typing of all documents as requested, minutes, trip letters etc.
8. Distribution of incoming mail.
9. Dealing with outgoing mail including taking to the Post Office on a daily basis and keeping an up-to-date log of all post sent out.
10. Keeping reception clear of parcels by informing relevant departments of any deliveries and making sure they collect the parcels including Forest Sports Education.
11. Clerical tasks as designated by the Head Teacher’s PA.
12. Work with School Counsellor to make appointments for students, then notify students of their appointments. Also making appointments with parents/carers by telephone for the Counsellor.
13. Deliver messages to students re items brought in (PE kit, lunch money etc), messages from home, reminders re appointments.
14. Make telephone calls for students, if necessary.
15. Updating student details on SIMS.
16. Booking appointments for outside agencies eg. careers advisor, social workers and counsellors and sending reminders to students.
17. Accepting payments issuing receipts (if no-one from Finance is available)
18. Filing documents onto M-Store.
19. Issuing conduct cards to students and recording the information. Emailing the
Pastoral Lead when students have had 4 cards. Update the spreadsheet daily.
20. Holding confiscated mobile phones and returning them to students at the end of the day.
21. Use of the radio to speak to Site Staff/First Aid Staff when required.
22. Printing of student timetables and Class Charts passwords when requested.
23. Fire Warden – for reception/visitors.
OTHER DUTIES
The postholder may be required to undertake training and perform duties other than those given in the job description. The duties and responsibilities attached to posts may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and would not justify the re-evaluation of a post. Where a permanent and substantial change in the duties and responsibilities occurs, then the post would be eligible for re-evaluation.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 15 per week
Salary: Up to £22,777.00 per year
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Day shift
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 07/04/2023
