Receptionist and Administration Support
Audley Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 9HY4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
3 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
21 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £21,099.00 - £23,348.00 Annually (FTE) 36.5 hours per week, Grade 2.
Receptionist and Administration Support job summary
About the role:
As the first point of contact for visitors, parents, staff, and pupils, the School Receptionist plays a vital role in creating a welcoming, professional environment. This role requires strong organisational skills, the ability to multi-task, and a flexible, can-do attitude. The receptionist will also assist the Admin Team with a variety of administrative tasks, requiring good IT skills.
Key Responsibilities
- To act as the first point of contact for the school: welcoming visitors and responding to telephone/email enquiries in a helpful and constructive manner. Ensure that appropriate actions are taken in a timely manner and are in accordance to the schools safeguarding procedures.
- Communicating with parents regarding all aspects of school life, receiving and passing on information, between parents and teachers.
- Ensuring the safety and security of the school at all times, making sure that the front doors are locked and entry to the premises controlled. Ensuring that all visitors sign in and take a visitor badge where necessary.
- To undertake filing in accordance with the established systems as requested. To work within and maintain all school established administrative systems and procedures.
- To collate and maintain accurate records and produce reports and letters.
- Assisting with all admissions related tasks.
- Ensure the reception area is kept smart and tidy.
- Receive, sort and distribute all packages/post to the relevant staff members. To send all outgoing post.
- Establish and maintain good relationships with all stakeholders
In return you will receive:
- A supportive and nurturing Senior Leadership Team.
- The benefit of being part of a multi-academy trust, offering the support of experienced colleagues across our schools and greater opportunities for career progression.
- The opportunity to make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged children.
-Supportive and hardworking colleagues.
- 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.
Commitment to safeguarding
SafeguardingThis school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
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 Audley Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 835 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Audley Primary School website (opens in new tab)
Supporting and developing your Early Career
We know that starting out as a teacher is very rewarding and exciting, but it can also be challenging. Whether you are straight out of university or are a career changer, as an Early Career Teacher at our Trust, you will join a team of early career colleagues who will be supported by the Ambition Institute’s Early Career Programme Framework. This is part of the national ‘golden thread’ of teacher support that will enable you to focus on aspects of teaching that will make the most difference to your classroom practice.
The information pack has been developed to provide you with a summary of all of the information you need to learn about our Trust, and we hope it will inspire you to join us.
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