Receptionist
Ringwood School Academy, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 1SE9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as Possible
Closing date
31 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
20 January 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
- £24,386.00 - £25,468.00 Annually (FTE) Pro rata to £20,446 - £21,353 for term time only working
Receptionist job summary
Receptionist, Ringwood School
Working Hours: Monday – Friday, 8.15am – 4.15pm (4 days) & 08.15-15.45 (1 day) including 30 minutes unpaid for lunch (37 hours), Term Time only.
Salary: Support Staff Scale C1-C5 DOE £20,446 - £21,353 pa (£24,386 - £25,468 fte)
We are looking for an experienced and welcoming receptionist to join our team and provide a positive experience to all visitors of Ringwood School. As a busy and dynamic environment, we require a team member who can communicate clearly, confidently and calmly with staff, students and parents.
The ideal candidate will be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel with an excellent telephone etiquette. We are looking for a colleague who enjoys working with young people and has a caring, supportive nature. They will be a reliable team player, who can also work independently and manage their time effectively. In return we offer a competitive salary, the opportunity to join the local government pension scheme (current employer contributions of 18%) and the chance to be part of team committed to making a difference in the lives of young people.
Reception Duties:
Greet all visitors in a professional and friendly manner within a busy reception environment
Handle enquiries both in person and over the phone, ensuring a welcoming and helpful approach
Ensure the safety of staff and students by managing secure access to the school through our access control systems
Maintain the visitor sign-in and sign-out process, ensuring compliance at all times
Frank, sort, and distribute mail and parcels around the school
Update and maintain student records within our Management Information System (Arbor), including tracking student absences and late arrivals
Organise and manage lost property, ensuring items are efficiently redistributed
Oversee the sales of pre-loved uniforms and student provisions through our online store
Manage ticket sales for events held at ‘The Barn,’ addressing general enquiries from ticket holders and potential hirers
Provide administrative cover across the Academy as required
First Aid Duties:
Complete first aid training and maintain up-to-date certification
Support the team by managing first aid enquiries in a sensitive and efficient manner, ensuring all incidents are logged and appropriate actions taken
Contact parents or carers when necessary to arrange collection of sick or injured students
Administer medication to students as required, following parental or carer instructions
Ideal Candidate:
Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
Excellent telephone etiquette and clear communication skills.
Capable of working both independently and collaboratively, meeting tight deadlines.
Strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
Ringwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, this role involves directly working with children and significant contact with children, and therefore we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for this post prior to commencement. Ringwood School is an equal opportunities employer.
If successfully shortlisted the HR Department will also be conducting an individual online search including social media platforms of your ‘name, education and employment’, to demonstrate due diligence following ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education' guidance. The search will not form part of the actual shortlisting process and any concerns arising from the search will be discussed directly with you.
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 Ringwood School Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1582 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Ringwood School Academy website (opens in new tab)
A large thriving oversubscribed 11 - 18 Comprehensive situated in beautiful surroundings close to the New Forest and the Hampshire / Dorset coastline. As a Teaching School we pride ourselves in being able to provide high quality professional development opportunities for all staff.
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