School Receptionist/Administrator

Salary: actual salary starting at £21,507 rising annually to £21,989 (NJC Scale 4 inclusive of Outer London Weighting)

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, 8:00am-3:00pm Monday to Friday, term time only (plus five INSET days)

Required as soon as possible

Ruislip High School is looking to appoint a highly organised and efficient person with excellent communication skills to join our office team as the main school receptionist. You will be flexible, capable of using your initiative and able to work as part of a team, with a clear confident telephone manner and the ability to work under pressure. As the first point of contact for the school, you will create a friendly but professional impression.  You will also be expected to work closely with other members of staff and liaise with students and parents, ensuring the smooth running of the school’s administrative functions. 

The post-holder will also provide appropriate medical welfare support to students and support the office manager to keep up-to-date medical records.  First aid training will be provided, as appropriate.

The successful candidate will need to be computer literate and proficient in using email. Experience with Google is preferred but training will be available.   Experience of using SIMS (Schools Information Management System) is desirable; however, training will be given on SIMS, if required.

Why work at Ruislip High School?

• Students and staff treat each other with respect. They share high aspirations which are realised through high expectations of everyone.  
• The school has a comprehensive professional development programme tailored to individual needs, from ECT to middle and senior leadership; new staff are supported and guided by highly skilled and experienced colleagues, and by partners in external organisations. 
• Staff have a range of opportunities to collaborate and develop their career within the Vanguard Learning Trust.
• Staff are afforded many benefits and rewards as part of the Vanguard Learning Trust’s entitlement package for staff.
• There are excellent transport links with central London, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Berkshire. 

In joining Ruislip High School you can expect to work in an environment where teaching and learning is at the heart of everything we do; and where all staff work as a community to support our students to fulfil their potential in line with our school’s motto: from grass roots to reaching for the sky.

If you believe that you can meet our needs and would relish the real demands and rewards of playing a major part in the success of Ruislip High School, we would like to hear from you. 

An application form can be downloaded from the school’s website click here where all information about this post and the school can be obtained. Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Applications should be returned to: Justine O’Driscoll, HR Manager, Ruislip High School, Sidmouth Drive, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 0BY or via email to jodriscoll@ruisliphigh.org.uk

Closing date: 10:00am, Monday 11th November 2024

Interview date: Friday 22nd November, 2024

This job is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 – Part V and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) and are not subject to disclosure to employers on DBS certificates and cannot be taken into account.  Ruislip High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all posts.  

Ruislip High School is committed to the implementation of equal opportunities principles and the monitoring and active promotion of equality in all aspects of staffing and employment. We seek to reach the widest possible labour market when seeking to recruit new staff. All staff appointments and promotions are made on the basis of merit and ability and in compliance with the law.  The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our community.