Receptionist
Location: Farnham GU9 8HB
Salary: £17,286 - £19,831 per annum (Actual), depending on experience
Hours: Monday to Friday – 8.30am to 3pm, term time only (39 weeks per year)
The School is a purpose-built co-educational school which caters for young people 2-19 years who have severe and/or profound multiple learning difficulties and is part of the Multi Academy Trust. Their school is an exciting forward-thinking establishment, dedicated to enhancing the development of its staff, and judged as “Outstanding” by Ofsted in February 2020.
The Role
They are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Receptionist to work Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3pm, term time only (39 weeks a year), in their supportive, friendly school office.
The office is a really busy place and they are seeking a multi tasker who can greet all their visitors with a smile, answer the phone all alongside juggling various administrative tasks. If you are seeking a challenge, it is a great and fun place to work where no two days are ever the same
Key Responsibilities
To be the first point of contact to the school for any visitors either in person or on the phone as well as providing some routine day to day clerical and administrative support as a member of the school’s office support team, as directed and under the supervision of the line manager in the following areas:
- Dealing with all enquiries to the entrance window.
- To be the primary person dealing with the main switchboard.
- Collection and dispersal of incoming and outgoing mail.
- Managing Inventry – door entry system
- Managing lunch numbers and ensuring the twice daily registers are completed on time
- Regular maintenance and systematic organisation of office filing systems, retaining documents, correspondence and other records.
- General office duties including diary maintenance, safe and secure storage of supplies and word processing.
- Note taking, providing refreshments for visitors and organising the catering for training and parent events.
- Maintain the policy review schedule and prompt reviewers when policies are due for review.
- To attend parents evening, sign parents in and provide refreshments (this requires working late once a term).
- To support the Senior Administrative Assistant with EHCP reviews admin and Inclusion Officer meetings.
- To support the Headteacher and Business Manager as and when required with secretarial support.
- Any other duties as requested.
Skills and Qualifications
- Good general education including Maths and English GCSE
- Friendly, helpful and calm demeanour
- Excellent IT skills
- Professional smart appearance
- Good telephone manner
- Excellent attention to detail
- Must demonstrate tact, confidentiality and discretion at all times
- Ability to multi task, organise workload effectively and set own priorities
- Ability to respond promptly to emergency alarms
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable School, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
https://www.ridgeway.surrey.sch.uk/734/current-vacancies
Closing date 9 December 2024
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS will be sought from the successful candidate.