Receptionist
King's College School
Wimbledon Common
- £27,000 - £28,000 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- plus benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- July 2021
- Apply by:
- 14 June 2021
Job overview
King’s College School’s main reception is situated in the Great Hall on the corner of Wimbledon Common. Our reception often provides visitors with the first impression of the school, and it is therefore of paramount importance that all visitors are looked after in a professional, friendly and helpful manner.
We are looking for a person to work alongside our existing receptionist. The role of the receptionist includes welcoming visitors to the school, operating the school's switchboard, dealing with school coaches and other general administrative duties.
In this role, you will work on a weekly rotating shift pattern during term time, with half an hour for lunch:
- Shift 1 – 7.00am to 3.00pm, Monday to Thursday, 7.00am to 3.30pm Friday (38 hours per week)
- Shift 2 – 9.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week)
Working hours during school holidays vary (5 hours per day) and are as agreed (some days before/after the beginning/end of term plus some additional days during the holidays).
Roles and responsibilities:
- To welcome visitors to the school
- Operating the school’s switchboard
- Dealing with school coaches
- Assisting with group events, such as interview days, managing the arrival of visitors
- Recording of visitors and issuing of visitor’s badges
- Liaising with junior school and assisting with their visitors
- Accounting for visitors on site in the event of an emergency evacuation
- Overseeing pupils signing in late and signing out when going offsite during the day
- Dealing with general email enquiries addressed to the school’s reception inbox
- General administrative support - helping various departments, as and when required
- Assisting with Friday afternoon registration
- Receiving small deliveries and liaising with porters regarding distribution
- Receiving items for junior school pupils and organising collection/delivery
- Any other general duties as required
The successful candidate will:
- Be a well presented, conscientious person with a professional, friendly and approachable manner
- Be a good communicator and be able to deal with all visitors and members of staff confidently and efficiently
- Have good general IT skills (especially Microsoft Office) and be able to type accurately
- Be well organised and pay great attention to detail
- Have previous experience of providing office administrative support (essential)
- Have previous experience of working in a busy reception area (desirable)
- Be flexible in their approach, happy to multitask and will work well as part of a team
In return, we can offer you:
- 25 days’ annual paid holiday plus statutory English public holidays (pro rata) – personal holiday to be taken only during the normal school holidays and outside any agreed holiday working
- Contributory pension scheme after 3 months’ service
- Free lunch in the Dining Hall during term-time
- Subsidised membership of the King’s Sports Club (during non-Covid times)
King's is an extremely sought-after school with outstanding academic results and a vibrant co-curriculum. It strives to appoint able, committed and compassionate colleagues to help ensure every child at the school achieves their best. Overlooking Wimbledon Common, the school is situated in one of the most attractive parts of south east England and benefits from exceptional grounds and facilities.
For further details and to apply, please visit www.kcs.org.uk
Closing date: 9am on Monday 14th June 2021
King's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About King's College School
King’s is one of the most successful schools in the world, and our community is a special place to teach, work and learn. Educating over 1,500 pupils, we currently welcome boys aged 7-18 and girls aged 16-18, and we are excited to be extending co-education throughout the King’s community from 2029. Our pupils are curious, creative and eager to learn, and the dedication, expertise, and care of our staff lie at the foundation of everything we do. Located in a peaceful part of London, opposite 1,140 acres of countryside offered by Wimbledon and Putney Commons, within minutes of central London and just a short walk from Wimbledon Village and the home of lawn tennis, we are fortunate to enjoy a green and well-resourced campus.
Our school was founded in 1829 by Royal Charter as the junior department of the university, King’s College London, and as such, intellectual aspiration and a progressive spirit are our heritage. Today, we offer an education of the whole person, in Mind, Spirit and Heart, the enduring ethos of our foundation. Our guiding mission is to look outwards, to the world beyond school, and to life at 25: we look to the lives we are preparing our young people to lead, so that when the time comes, they are ready to forge the pathway they choose, and to make a purposeful impact in the world.
We aim for each of our pupils to enjoy an exhilarating adventure of learning and to pursue academic excellence within a fun, caring, welcoming environment. Academic outcomes at A level, IB and GCSE consistently place King’s amongst the very top schools nationally and globally, with over half of A level and IB grades at A* or equivalent last summer, and we were delighted to be the highest placed independent co-educational day school and Independent International Baccalaureate School of the Year in The Sunday Times Parent Power 2025.
Supporting our pupils to grow strong in spirit, in the shared values and qualities of character that will ground them, is equally important at King’s. Kindness, respect and support for one another, a broad-minded outlook and a commitment to ensuring that ours is a community where each individual feels that they can belong, are central to our ethos. Likewise, we share a deep commitment to the co-curriculum, which enables our pupils to develop broad skills and resilience as well as to discover lifelong passions through clubs and societies, CCF, Duke of Edinburgh, sport, the arts, and community partnerships.
The next few years represent an exciting time for King’s as we embark upon the next chapter of the school’s development and prepare to enter our third century in 2029. Over the coming decade, we are extending co-education throughout King’s so that any young person will have the opportunity to flourish here. With the relocation of our Junior School to a new world-class campus on The Downs, we plan to transform our main campus over the coming years, further enhancing our facilities to extend the opportunities on offer to our pupils and communities. Likewise, as the world changes around us, we are constantly considering how we can best enable our pupils to create their futures. We hope you consider joining us for this adventure.
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