About this role
Hours of work: 8am-1pm
We are a Values accredited school, and we pride ourselves on nurturing and valuing our pupils and our staff. We offer excellent CPD opportunities and have a proven track record of successfully growing school leaders. We have a coaching culture established in school to support staff both professionally and personally.
We are looking for someone who would like;
Brilliant children who are always keen to learn
Parents that want the absolute best for their children
Brilliant teams of teaching assistants to work with
Fantastic teachers across the school
A supportive Governing Body
Fully enhanced work life support package, including 24hr a day 365 days a year telephone support, counselling service, financial advice and lots more.
Plentiful resources
A great working environment
A dynamic and skilled senior management team
Great CPD opportunities
The Role
Redwell Primary School are looking to recruit a receptionist to join the team. You need to be patient, hard-working and have high expectations for yourself and pupils. The post holder’s prime duties would include answering the telephone, face to face contact with parents/visitors, use of word, excel and general office administration. A commitment to the life of the school is vital! School tours are encouraged.
Key Tasks:
Update manual and computerised record/information systems
Assist with managing the school’s email inbox, ensuring the school meets its expected response times and emails are forwarded to the relevant staff member as necessary
Manage and organise completed forms from parents/carers
Process administrative duties that link with finance and HR
Report any issues with the school’s IT systems
Provide administrative support to staff as needed
Support in coordinating cover for staff absences
About You:
GCSE grade C in English and mathematics (or equivalent)
Experience in carrying out administrative tasks
Good oral and written communications skills
Commitment to promoting the ethos and values of the school and getting the best outcomes for all pupils
Experience with dealing with face-to-face and telephone interactions
Benefits:
Access to retail discounts and technology schemes
Access to Cycle to Work
24/7 access to a free Employee Assistance Programme to provide confidential advice and guidance on any personal and/or work-related matter.
Free Mindfulness training with a qualified and experienced professional
An open and collaborative working environment, not just within your academy but also across the Trust where innovation is encouraged.
Discounted gym membership
Commitment to exploring ways to reduce email traffic and confine email replies to office hours - while recognising our employee’s preferences for when they work
Commitment to continuously review workload issues and explore options for simpler, less onerous methods and processes.
Nene Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, students, and volunteers to share this commitment. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search as part of our due diligence process.
Any offer of employment will be subject to DBS and Right to Work checks.
We look forward to your response.
The Trust will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
*Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date stated