Receptionist
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5SLThis job expired on 15 December 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 December 2023 at 8:39am
Date listed
10 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3
Working pattern
- Part time: 30 hours per week, term time only plus 5 INSET days (8am to 2pm, Monday to Friday)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 3 SCP5. Fulltime £23,500 per annum. Actual from £16,294
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are now looking for a seasoned Receptionist to join our front of house team to provide a welcoming and friendly service to visitors to the school, students, parents and colleagues.
Being part of the administration team, this role plays an instrumental part in the efficient day to day running of our school and is responsible for manning the school’s main reception desk assisting all visitors with their queries in a positive and supportive manner. This is an extremely busy post, which requires the successful candidate to be able to identify visitors needs quickly and deal with queries in an efficient and helpful manner. Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal - are imperative as is the need to be reliable, diplomatic and calm. This post also requires good organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads and support the administration team, where needed.
The successful applicant will be energetic and enthusiastic and enjoy working with 11-16-year-olds. You will enjoy nurturing young people to grow in confidence and flourish personally. You will share our inclusive values of “opportunity, diversity and success for all” and you will have a willingness to develop your own practice in line with our ethos of continuous improvement
What the school offers its staff
In return, you will be joining our supportive team of tenacious, optimistic and talented teachers, who have the support of an experienced leadership team.
Being part of the Maiden Erlegh Trust also offers a range of career opportunities across our schools. For our teaching team we offer a flexible CPD programme which staff can tailor to their own needs which includes coaching and training for new entrants to the profession and to support career returners.
We have a proven track record of supporting ambitious staff in to middle and senior leadership posts and can offer opportunities to broaden your impact on the sector through the work of the Maiden Erlegh Institute. We are very happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part-time working and job-sharing.
To learn more about our school, visit our website www.maidenerleghschoolreading.co.uk.
If you would like to have an informal chat with our hiring manager about this post, please email recruitment@maidenerleghtrust.org.
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint before the closing date.
Maiden
Erlegh Trust is committed to safeguarding, equality and promoting the welfare
of children and staff. We are also committed to being ambitious for all and
supporting everyone to reach their full potential. All employees of the Trust
are expected to share these commitments. All posts require satisfactory
employment checks and references and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and
Barring Service check. All Leadership roles will require a Section 128 check.
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.
About Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 888 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@maidenerleghtrust.org
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading is an ambitious, over-subscribed 11-16 secondary school in an urban context which is as committed to the welfare of students and staff as it is our high quality education. Our school benefits from excellent, modern facilities and teaching spaces and we are very proud of our vibrant, diverse and engaging students who work hard and have high aspirations.
We have a highly effective team of tenacious, optimistic and talented staff , supported by an experienced leadership team.
Professional development is a strength here, thanks to our Teaching School. We offer a flexible CPD programme which staff can tailor to their own needs which includes coaching and training for new entrants to the profession and to support career returners. We are very happy to discuss flexible working arrangements including part-time working and job-sharing.
The school is a part of the Maiden Erlegh Trust which offers a range of career opportunities in our vibrant and successful schools. We have a proven track record of supporting ambitious staff to middle and senior leadership posts and our can offer Specialist Leader of Education and school improvement opportunities to the right candidates
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