Receptionist
Nansen Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B8 3HG4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
28 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
14 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,373.00 - £24,702.00 Annually (FTE) (The above salary is full time equivalent. Salary will be worked out pro-rata- term time only and according to experience.)
Receptionist job summary
Nansen Primary School - Receptionist
Nansen Primary School, 104 Nansen Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham, B8 3HG
E-mail: h.begum@nansen.bham.sch.uk -Office Manager
Hours of work: 36.5 hours per week (term time only)
Required: As soon as possible
Grade 2 - £22,737 - £24,407
(The above salary is full time equivalent. Salary will be worked out pro-rata- term time only and according to experience.)
Nansen Primary School is looking to appoint a receptionist to join our admin team. The school is part of Leigh Trust.
We are looking for an employee with admin experience, preferably within a school admin team.
Main requirements / responsibilities of the role:
Reception and admin duties
Excellent verbal and written English skills (these will be tested at interview)
A positive attitude and effective communication skills
The ability to work accurately to tight deadlines
A commitment to ensuring confidentiality
Ability to prioritise, multi task and work as part of a team
Data entry, letter writing and filing
Designing posters for events, workshops and school activities
Creating and distributing the school’s fortnightly newsletter
Providing reception and switchboard support to the school
Providing clerical support to the school’s administrative function
Receiving, signing in and dealing with or directing pupils, parents and other school visitors as appropriate
General clerical support to the admin team and teachers
Establishing contacts with a variety of outside suppliers of goods or services.
Assistance in collecting and reconciling school monies and providing statistical information as required; administering free school meals and milk in schools scheme
Assistance in for administering schools admissions procedures and accurately maintaining the pupil related information system
Liaising with staff for organising school visits, camps and extra-curricular activities
Taking telephone calls and delivering messages as appropriate
Dealing with pupils who are late, recording on MIS and relaying information to Attendance Officer
To ensure all tasks are carried out with due regard to Health and Safety
Receiving and sorting incoming mail for delivery to appropriate staff.
Occasional routine word processing, as and when required
To undertake appropriate professional development including adhering to the principle of performance management
Any other duties as commensurate within the grade in order to ensure the smooth running of the school.
Informal visits are welcome and these can be booked by contacting Halima Begum by phone or email.
Tel: 0121 389 3787 or email h.begum@nansen.bham.sch.uk
Deadline for applications: Friday 28th February 2025 at 9am.
Interviews will be held on: Monday 3rd March 2025.
How to apply
To apply for the post, please complete the application form via mynewterm portal.
Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding & Child Protection
Nansen Primary believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
Nansen Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including: Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable reference. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2023. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Nansen Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 662 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Nansen Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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