School Receptionist
St Paul's Juniors
Richmond upon Thames
- New
- Salary:
- Competitive plus benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- August 2024
- Apply by:
- 1 August 2024
Job overview
School Receptionist – St Paul’s Juniors
Commencing ideally August 2024
We are looking for a School Receptionist to provide effective frontline reception and administrative support to the Junior School. This is a varied role, which includes being the first point of contact for parents, pupils and visitors, and various administrative tasks such as monitoring registration and completing absence and late reports.
The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to be diplomatic and discreet and be highly organised. Experience in a busy receptionist role is desirable.
Salary: Competitive plus benefits.
Hours: Term time (34 weeks) with an extra 5 weeks out of term time.
Full time – Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm with one hour for lunch. Part time working may be considered, please indicate the arrangements you would be interested in within the application form.
Further details can be obtained from the School’s website: www.stpaulsschool.org.uk via the ‘Work with us’ link in the footer, or by email from the HR department on: recruitment@stpaulsschool.org.uk
The closing date for applications is 9am Thursday 1 August 2024
Interviews will take place on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 August 2024
St Paul’s Juniors, founded in 1881, is the preparatory school for St Paul’s. It adjoins St Paul’s School, and shares many facilities with the senior school, including the dining hall, sports complex, engineering workshops and playing fields. The schools are fortunate to have an attractive 45-acre site adjacent to the River Thames.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Our vision is to nurture a generation of Paulines that will make a positive contribution to the world; our three pillars of Scholarship, Opportunity and Character are the foundation of all that we do and we actively focus on five core character traits: Respect, Kindness, Humility, Integrity and Resilience.
We value diversity, equality and inclusion, and are committed to creating an environment where all members of our community can appreciate and benefit from this.
It is our expectation that the values of all applicants align with our values.
St Paul’s School, Lonsdale Road, London SW13 9JT
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About St Paul's Juniors
Head: Oli Snowball
St Paul’s Juniors attracts bright, enthusiastic boys who are inquisitive and eager to learn. Boys may join at 7+, 8+ and 11+. St Paul’s Juniors shares facilities and expertise with the senior part of the school, and offers a secure and nurturing environment in which to develop and grow.
St Paul’s pupils are talented, possess intellectual curiosity and have many interests outside the classroom. They have energy and zest. We want any academically able boy to come to St Paul’s Juniors on merit, regardless of family financial circumstances. Free and subsidised places are available every year for which the parent of any successful candidate may apply.
Pupils joining the school in Years 3 and 4 have their own dedicated classrooms where the majority of their lessons are taught by form tutors. Two classroom assistants are available to support the youngest age groups.
Pupils visit dedicated teaching spaces for science, sport and the arts, using the superb on-site facilities such as the science labs, music school, Store 81 (the drama studio), sports hall, swimming pool and dojo.
At the start of Year 5, lessons move to a senior school model with pupils benefiting from teaching by subject specialists in all areas of the curriculum.
Pupils at St Paul’s Juniors hold a place at the senior school and transfer at the end of Year 8, subject to good work and conduct.
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