Senior School Receptionist and Administrator (HP18 9LR)
Bruern Abbey School
Chilton, Buckinghamshire (HP18 9LR)
- £23,000 per year
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 1 August 2024
Job overview
Monday-Friday, 08.30-15.30 (35 hours per week)
Full weeks during term time (34 weeks per annum)
£23,000 per annum.
We are looking for a professional, proactive and efficient individual to join our office team as receptionist and administrative support, in September 2024. The successful candidate will have a background in office administration and excellent communication skills. Experience working within an education setting is desirable but not essential. The successful candidate must have the ability to remain calm under pressure and understand the need for discretion. Lunch will be provided during term time.
General office duties include but are not limited to:
- Registers
- Answering telephones and dealing with requests
- Meeting and greeting visitors
- Receiving deliveries and coordinating returns where necessary
- Making teas and coffees for meetings where required
- Daily correspondence with parents
- Diary management
- Assisting Head with any ad hoc requirements
- Coordinating repairs / maintenance servicing (internal and external)
- Ordering supplies for school and staff
- Assisting the Examinations Officer with exam-related administrative tasks
The closing date for applications is 1st August. Early applications are encouraged and will be reviewed on receipt. We reserve the right to appoint before the application window closes.
Bruern Abbey School and Bellevue Education 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 checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
About Bruern Abbey School
Bruern Abbey Prep School, Chesterton House, OX26 1UY
Bruern Abbey Senior School, Chilton House, HP18 9LR
Bruern Abbey is a unique family of two schools that provide specialist education and pastoral support exclusively for boys diagnosed with dyslexia, dyspraxia or other learning difficulties. Owing to the successes of Bruern Abbey Prep School, well-established as the only mainstream prep school in the country that caters exclusively for boys diagnosed with learning difficulties, Bruern Abbey Senior School launched in September 2022 on an impressive site in Chilton, Buckinghamshire, a 20-minute drive from Bruern Abbey Prep School.
Bruern Senior is committed to providing a tailored education in inspiring surroundings and maintains high expectations for all boys’ academic futures. Bespoke and expert teaching coupled with a broad appreciation of the value of an all-round education enhances boys’ self-esteem thereby creating an atmosphere conducive to success. Like Bruern Prep, Bruern Senior caters exclusively for boys diagnosed with learning difficulties, maintaining its firmly held belief that learning difficulties should not preclude academic success.
Bruern Abbey is proud to be a member of the Bellevue Education group and benefits from shared best-practice and resources, in addition to focused training programmes covering all aspects of education. The School also receives specialist support from Bellevue in the areas of educational training and professional development, finance, human resources and marketing. Bellevue is a schools group that genuinely empowers its leaders and equips them with the tools required to thrive in today’s demanding environment.
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