Receptionist

The Bishop of Winchester Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9PW

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  9 October 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  25 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £11,326.17 Annually (Actual) Term time only (39 weeks). FTE £22,253.

Receptionist job summary

We are seeking a Receptionist to play a central front of house role at our academy. We never underestimate the importance of this role as you are one of the first people our students, staff and visitors have contact with. You help create the atmosphere and brand for us and are crucial to the smooth running of the academy and provision of an exceptional service.

This role will be part of a job share and we are looking for someone to cover Mondays and Tuesdays 07:45 to 16:45 (with 30 minute unpaid lunch break), and Wednesdays 07:45 to 13:15.

You must have English and Maths GCSE (or equivalent) at grade C or higher and be able to handle a range of tasks accurately and efficiently with resilience, discretion and initiative. Welcoming with a calm demeanour, you will be able to contribute to the resolution of queries and problems.

We would be delighted to take you on a tour of the school and give you the opportunity to meet us and answer any questions you may have.

As Receptionist, you will be welcomed into an experienced team of professionals to:

• Act as first point of contact for all visitors to the academy, including parents, carers and suppliers
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with students, parents and other colleagues
• Oversee office email messages, answering and referring as necessary
• Ensure telephone interaction is dealt with using great customer service skills
• Accept deliveries to the academy and make arrangements for distribution
• Maintain a good and informative waiting environment in the reception area, including school displays
• Be a positive role model to our students, making a lasting impact on their lives

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, recently recognised by Ofsted as prioritising ‘wider opportunities alongside achievement so that pupils “live life to the full.”’ (Ofsted 2023). Operating from recently refurbished facilities, our shared mission to improve the life chances of all our students is at the very centre of our work.

We put the welfare of our staff at the heart of everything we do and can offer you:

Generous employer pension contribution at 23% basic salary from April 2024

Career development with a bespoke CPD programme

Excellent newly refurbished teaching facilities with free onsite parking and good local public transport links

Employee Assistance Programme and Cycle to Work scheme

Close proximity to beaches and the Jurassic Coast to assist your work life balance

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

Please be aware that due to the ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ legislation we do not accept CV’s. We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we have received applications that meet the criteria.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About The Bishop of Winchester Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1148 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Bishop of Winchester Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-bishop-of-winchester-academy (opens in new tab)

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, commended by Ofsted for its ‘inclusive approach, which seeks to support all pupils’. Led by a dedicated team with ‘strong moral and ethical foundation[s]’, our shared mission for ‘improving the life chances of all [our] pupils is at the very centre of [our] work’ (Ofsted, 2017).

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