School Administrator / Receptionist

The role purpose is to provide a warm welcome to all visitors to (Un) School to ensure that they have a positive experience and to prove administrative support to everyone on the campus.

The main responsibilities will be:

·      Embrace and encourage the ethos, values, culture, and standards of excellence of the (Un) School.

 ·      Provide a welcoming environment to all visitors to the school, greeting them in a friendly, and calm manner.  

·      Support families on arrival and departure to the school campus with sign and sign out procedures with an eye to comfort and safety of each learner.

·      Support learners and staff in the daily coordination and logistics associated with both on-campus as well as offsite activities and projects.

·      Use systems with proficiency to track and maintain assets and inventory involved in the delivery of the learner experience.

·      Use systems with proficiency to ensure optimal state of affairs and experience on campus for all members of the community. 

·      Support team members in ensuring the school and campus in general are always in impeccable condition and optimal function. 

·      Assist with additional administrative tasks assigned as and when reasonably requested by the Founding Principal or Operations Lead.

·      Support and uphold the agreed policies and practices of the (Un) School.

Requirements

We are looking for an incredible Administrative Coordinator/ Receptionist to join our team. As the first point of contact for our community, you will be an integral part of the culture we promise and deliver on, radiating a welcoming demeanour and rising to the occasion each time there is an opportunity to interact with learners, parents, and partners.  

You speak impeccable Arabic and English and understand the written and unwritten social norms of Emirati culture and tradition - and are ready both to live up to them, as well as to guide young learners to partake and uphold these ways. 

You are as tidy and organized as you are personable and are level-headed and solution oriented. You can just as soon roll up your sleeves and join in the creative process, as you can support the team in booking spaces, making sure supplies are available, and that conversations with the right people are scheduled at the right time.

No detail escapes you, and you anticipate the needs of your team before they even vocalize them. 

Most importantly, you know that student safety is the top priority above all matters, at all times. 

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications, experience or skills:

•      3+ years of experience in a nursery or school environment.

•      Experience working with early childhood age learners and supporting parents of this age group. 

•      Emirati nationals only.

We offer

The post offers the successful candidate:

·      The opportunity to work in an energetic and innovative environment that will help transform ideas about the form that education should take for the future

·      A collegiate environment committed to our children and young people

·      An international setting and experience in an advanced school model

·      An opportunity to be disciplined, creative and disruptive in building school models for the future

To apply

Please send your application to unschool@dubai.design and state the Job Title matching your interest in the subject line of the email. Candidates should supply a CV and brief letter of application detailing clearly their suitability for the post, as well as contact details of two referees.

Closing date for applications: 31 August 2024 but immediate applications are preferred. All posts are available for immediate hire and the school reserves the right to appoint before the deadline for applications. Initial interviews will be conducted online. Any offer of appointment will be subject to references and child-protection checks.