Receptionist and Administration Officer
Elstow School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 9GP3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
asap
Closing date
12 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
6 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,327.00 - £24,704.00 Annually (FTE) AS 3-4 FTE £24,327-£24,704 pro rata £10,270 - £10,429
Receptionist and Administration Officer job summary
Receptionist and Administration Officer
Elstow School are seeking a friendly, reliable and organised individual to join our administrative team as a Receptionist and Administration Officer. This role requires excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work efficiently in a busy school environment.
If you want to grow and develop in a fast paced, dynamic and successful School, come and join us at Elstow School!
Main Duties
- To ensure the efficient operation of Reception and undertake reception duties; receiving visitors to the school, maintaining accurate records in accordance with Health and Safety / Safeguarding requirements
- To support the senior leadership and teaching team with the general administration for Elstow School including liaising with third parties as required
- To assist with the production, organisation, distribution and maintenance of resources as they are relevant to duties conducted or to assist in the smooth running of Elstow School
- To assist with the administration of ICT including but not limited to the Management Information System, school website, social media and printers / copiers
- To support the School in respect of managing First Aid
The ideal candidate will
- Have previous experience in an administrative or receptionist role (preferably in an educational setting)
- Have strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Have ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently
- Be proficient in Microsoft office and basic office equipment
- Have a positive and professional approach
- Be able to work under own initiative to ensure workload is prioritised and efficiently completed
- Have an understanding of Safeguarding
Job Specifics
Start date asap
Salary AS 3-4 FTE £24,327-£24,704 Actual pro rata salary £10,270 - £10,429
Job role Permanent, Part Time, Term time plus INSET, 39 weeks per year, 18 hours per week
Monday – Thursday 12:00pm - 4:30pm
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.
Safeguarding
We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.
Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:
“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”
The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding children enrolled at the School is of paramount importance, and we are fully committed to the protection and safe care of our students. The successful applicants will be required to undertake appropriate checks as well as providing proof of your right to work in the UK.
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 Elstow School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 410 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Elstow School website
In 2017, Elstow School was proud to join Bedford Free School and become part of an exceptional offer to families in Bedford.
Elstow School offers a truly enriched and academic curriculum. We really do believe that our pupils can go on to achieve extraordinary things.
We take our values of We Care, We Share, We do our best, very seriously. They underpin our routines, our curriculum, and what we strive to develop in our pupils.
We work hard on our culture in which the highest expectations and aspirations surround all of our pupils, delivering on our families’ demand for excellent educational opportunities.
We deliver a knowledge-based curriculum to enable our children to go on to excel at secondary school and beyond. We make sure that the latest research informed practice guides our teaching development and this in turn means that the lessons are coherent.
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