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Expected start date
4 January 2022
Application deadline
10 December 2021 at 9:00am
Date listed
26 November 2021
Job details
- Job role
- Education support
- Working pattern
- Full time
37.5 hours - Term time only plus inset days and an additional 5 days (Monday - Friday 07:45 - 15:45) - Contract type
- Permanent
- Salary
- BG6 £19,698 - £20,092 FTE (Actual £17,383 - £17,731)
Job summary
Contract Term: Permanent
Salary: BG6 £19,698 - £20,092 FTE (Actual £17,383 - £17,731)
Hours: Term time only plus inset days and an additional 5 days (Monday - Friday 07:45 - 15:45)
Closing Date: Friday 10th December at 9.00am
Interview Date: Wednesday 15th December
We are seeking to appoint a friendly receptionist and professional School Receptionist with excellent customer service skills to work full time, covering the hours of 7:45am – 3.45pm, Monday to Friday.
You will provide an exceptional service to support the day to day running of the school. This role is wide-ranging and will involve answering the phone and school email, assisting staff, parents, visitors and members of the public. The successful applicant will be required to support various aspects of school administration duties and first aid. The successful candidate will be a team player who is flexible, able to use their own initiative and remain calm under pressure.
We are a friendly school, serving a richly diverse community in north Bristol. We are building success on our core ORCHARD values of being: Open-minded, Respectful, Creative and Curious, Healthy, Ambitious, Responsible and Determined. Our students are wonderful – they value our staff, knowing that you can make a real difference to their lives. The mission statement of the school, “inspire today, empower for life”, lies at the heart of all that the school does. We place no limits on our aspirations for our students.
This post is ideally suited to someone with excellent customer service skills, who is a team player, able to use their initiative, and who enjoys meeting people from diverse backgrounds. We provide excellent professional development and learning opportunities.
We offer:
• a bright, happy place in which to learn and work
• a professionally stimulating environment which values the contributions of all staff
• a strong commitment to your professional development
• award-winning staff wellbeing with a very supportive staff body
If what we are doing resonates with you, and you are keen to work with us, please do apply. We warmly welcome your application.
Fluency Duty
The ability to converse at ease with pupils, parents and other users of the service and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
Safeguarding Statement:
Orchard School Bristol is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Applying for the job
Please note CVs are not accepted. Applicants should complete the application form, completing all sections and noting any gaps in employment history. Using the personal statement section of the application form, applicants should detail how their skills and experience match the essential criteria as set out in the person specification attached to this advert. Completed applications should be emailed to recruitment@tila.school
Supporting documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
School overview
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 896 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Orchard School Bristol website (opens in new tab)
- Contact email
- recruitment@tila.school
About Orchard School Bristol
We are a friendly school, serving a richly diverse community in north Bristol. We are building success on our core ORCHARD values of being: Open-minded, Respectful, Creative and Curious, Healthy, Ambitious, Responsible and Determined. Our students are wonderful – they value our staff, knowing that you can make a real difference to their lives. The mission statement of the school, “inspire today, empower for life”, lies at the heart of all that the school does. We place no limits on our aspirations for our students.
School location
Filton Road, Bristol, Bristol, BS7 0XZSimilar jobs nearby
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