Receptionist

Purpose of the Role: 

To help provide a comprehensive, efficient and effective reception and administrative support service for the school, working alongside the Office Manager in the main school office. 

Duties and Responsibilities  

To act as a main point of contact for visitors, staff, pupils, parents, carers, outside agencies and other stakeholders. Providing advice, information, and assistance where possible either over email, telephone or face to face. To provide hospitality for visitors as necessary and implement school safeguarding policy. 

To provide administrative support to the Headteacher, and staff as directed by the Headteacher and/or Office Manager. This may include maintenance of records, written and electronic, origination of letters, photocopying, scanning, emails and phone calls.

To help to arrange for supply cover in the event of staff absence 

To support the Academy’s attendance process. 

Ordering school lunches and collecting/ monitoring payments for lunches 

To help administer pupil enrolment and leaver procedures, to add to and maintain pupil and staff databases on the school MIS. To maintain lists and registers ensuring records are accurate and up to date. To produce reports, lists, information and data as required. 

To complete statutory census returns along with other weekly and monthly returns such as staff variation sheets and sickness absence and insurance returns 

To assist in the routine administrative arrangements in relation to the recruitment and interviewing of applicants. 

To support the Office Manager in maintaining and monitoring staff information, including absences and staff training 

To help arrange and manage pupil transport requirements and liaising with external agencies. 

To keep updated, school prospectuses, home/school agreements, school website, displays and other marketing material 

To ensure security procedures are followed when people enter and exit the school in line with safeguarding requirements. 

To attend training as necessary.  

To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, safeguarding, health and safety, confidentiality and data protection. 

To maintain complete/ strict confidentiality at all times. 

To undertake such other reasonable duties as requested 

Benefits

·      Shorter working day 

·      LGPS or Teachers Pension Scheme

·      Access to training and CPD including further professional qualifications

·      Specialist training where required

·      Cycle to work scheme

·      Flexible and supportive approach to work

·      Free lunch at school - we eat with the children and take our break later

·      Free parking (including charging stations on most sites)

·      Nursery benefits

·      Tusker car salary sacrifice scheme

·      Education Mutual – private health support - access to a 24/7 GP, free face to face counselling, physiotherapy, nurse help-line, prescription service whenever you need it

·      Perkbox - vouchers, discounts and wellbeing 

·      Very small class sizes

·      Fantastic classroom support