School Receptionist

Desirable Requirements 

Education and Experience 

1. Experience of general clerical /administrative work. 
2. Experience of working in a school setting. 
3. Experience of working with financial systems and monitoring expenditure. 
4. Good level of literacy and numeracy skills. 
5. Experience of working with the public – answering queries, handling complaints etc. 
6. Experience of working to deadlines, managing own time and organising own work routines accordingly.  
7. Experience of SIMS and FMS. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities  

1. Appropriate knowledge of first aid. 
2. Effective use of ICT packages good keyboard skills. 
3. Competent use of relevant administrative equipment/resources e.g. photocopier and scanner. 
4. Knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice. 
5. Ability to relate well to children and adults. 
6. Ability to work constructively as a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and the post holder’s position within these. 
7. Ability to identify own training and development needs and cooperate with means to address these. 
8. To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school.