Receptionist

Wildern School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 4EJ

16 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  3 June 2024 at 1pm

• Date listed

  3 May 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,737.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £19,105.56 (Based on full time hours)

Receptionist job summary

Full Time hours of 36.25 hours per week is preferable but part-time hours, flexible start and finish times could be considered, 7.45am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday, Term-time only (39 weeks). Grade B – Step 1 - Full Time Equivalent Salary £22,737, Actual Salary £19,105.56 (Based on full time hours).

We are part of the Wildern Academy Trust, which comprises of Wildern Secondary School, Deer Park Secondary School and Boorley Park Primary School. Our staff form a collective team that makes a difference to the lives of our students. This is an exciting time for the trust and all colleagues present and future.

Wildern School are searching for an enthusiastic and efficient person to man our busy reception desk. You will be the first point of contact – the friendly face of the school (meeting & greeting, responding to emails/telephone calls). Working with the public, parents, staff and pupils requires someone who has tact and diplomacy and the right person will need to have high standards of verbal and written communication with the ability to use the full suite of Microsoft Office. You will need to work independently and as part of a team with a flexible approach to your work, as no two days are the same.

If you are a hardworking individual who has a great sense of humour and you have patience, with a passion for assisting young people, then we would welcome your application.

Benefits of working for our trust include:

• Friendly and sociable colleagues
• Free on-site car park
• Staff membership rates to our modern on-site Leisure Centre
• Good transport links
• Enrolment in one of the UK’s Largest public sector pension schemes
• A tax efficient Cycle-to-Work scheme through salary sacrifice

If you currently work in a school, please ensure one of your references is from your current Headteacher.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date. Closing Date: Midday, Monday 3rd June 2024.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Wildern Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Commitment to safeguarding

Wildern Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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About Wildern School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1921 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Wildern School website (opens in new tab)
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Wildern School is a popular, oversubscribed secondary school situated in the Southampton suburbs. We are a school with significant strength in the CPD of staff, developing our teachers for the next stage of their careers. All students and staff alike can take advantage of excellent facilities which include a lecture theatre, digital media suites, a recording studio, both PC and Mac Suites, community sports centre and access to a professional theatre.

We are part of the Wildern Academy Trust which comprises of Wildern School, Deer Park Secondary School and Boorley Park Primary School.

This is an exciting time for the trust and all colleagues joining us.

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