Reception and Administrative Assistant

Hours: Term time, including inset (36 hours per week) + 10 days during the holidays.

Oxford High School is looking for a Receptionist and Administrative Assistant to work in our busy senior school office.

As a school Receptionist you will work 5 days a week providing a professional, customer-focussed and efficient reception service to telephone callers and visitors to our school, including parents. You will also assist our pupils with enquiries and requests.

You will also assist in providing a general administrative service to support the smooth running of the school. This would include assisting with attendance related admin, assisting in the preparation of teaching resources, making phone calls to parents, taking messages to students and assisting with the organisation of pupil and attendance filing.

Key to the role will be excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, the ability to maintain a high level of efficiency, as well as warmth and empathy. You will also need to be able to remain calm under pressure, with the ability to multitask and work to tight deadlines. Previous reception or school experience is preferred.

If you have the passion to work in a leading independent day school, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer you a great community in which to work where ideas are welcomed.

About Oxford High School:

Since its foundation over 140 years ago in the heart of Oxford’s historic city centre, Oxford High School has been innovative and pioneering in its approach to girls’ education.

Oxford High School is Oxford’s oldest girls’ school and provides a vibrant, dynamic and creative environment for staff and pupils alike.

Today, Oxford High School is a happy and vibrant place to work. As well as our commitment to girls’ education, we are committed to investing in our staff’s personal development through training and learning initiatives and via the Girls’ Day School Trust network.

Benefits:

As part of the Girls’ Day School Trust, the leading and largest group of independent girls’ schools in the UK, we offer a variety of benefits, which include:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free school lunches
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment

The closing date for applications is midnight on 4th August 2024.

Interviews will be held throughout the summer.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. 

An early application is therefore strongly advised.

Previous Applicants need not apply.

Oxford High School and the GDST are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including online checks, checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. 

Oxford High School and the GDST (Charity No 306983) are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applications must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau.