School Receptionist (part-time)

Shavington Primary School is seeking to appoint a part-time Receptionist to support our busy school office. The successful applicant will provide a range of administrative services in an ever changing school environment.

The successful applicant will be a professional, well organised and friendly person who will present a positive image to staff, pupils and parents alike. You will need to have a good telephone manner and be able to deal with matters sensitively. Other necessary qualities include confidentiality, the ability to work on your own initiative under pressure, and a willingness to go the extra mile to get the job done.

You will possess excellent IT and interpersonal skills. Previous school office experience would be an advantage but not essential.

Shavington Primary School is part of The Learning Partnership Trust, formed in September 2023. At The Learning Partnership, we believe that there are three core facets of our mission –people, passion, and performance. We are striving to build a community of the strongest people, inspiring a passion for education that galvanises these people to maximise their abilities, which supports all pupils to perform at their best.

The trust subscribes to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter and places staff wellbeing at the forefront of its strategic people priorities. Our ongoing commitment in this area is reflected in our employee offer that includes:

• Discounts in retail stores, entertainment, and supermarkets
• Benefits schemes in affordable tech, cycle2work, gym memberships and a car scheme
• Employee assistance programme providing specialist advice and guidance in a range of areas including menopause, financial management, and up to 8 counselling sessions per referral
• Flexible working offered as a day 1 right of employment
• Free parking
• Access to high quality CPD and secondment opportunities

Hours: 8.30am-3.30pm on Thursdays and Fridays (13 hours per week)

Weeks: 38 weeks (term-time only)

Actual Salary: £6716.00 p/a pro-rata to hours and weeks (Grade 3 SCP3)

The closing date for applications: 1st October 2024.

Interviews are provisionally scheduled for the 10th October.

For an informal discussion about the role, please email sbm@shavingtonprimary.co.uk or call 01270 661527.

Please note Shavington Primary School reserve the right to interview candidates before the closing date, if suitable applications are received

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The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). 

The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable. 

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at The Learning Partnership. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater outcomes for children. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and Menopause Friendly status. 

The Trust is ‘happy to talk flexible working’. Flexible working increases workplace diversity by making roles accessible to those with caring responsibilities (primarily women), disabled staff, and both older and younger workers.