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School Receptionist

Silverstone UTC, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TL

This job expired on 4 July 2022 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  4 July 2022 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 June 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 9am – 5pm, term time only. Part time or a job share may also be considered.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,333 - £20,043 FTE

School Receptionist job summary

We are looking for an exceptional candidate to be the face of the UTC and co-ordinate the busy school reception, ensuring the provision of effective and efficient administration services for the school.

OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB

To co-ordinate the busy school reception, ensuring the provision of effective and efficient administration services for the school.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for assisting with the day-to-day co-ordination of Silverstone UTC administration services including reception and reprographics. Promote a business-like office environment and good relationships with staff, students, business partners and parents.

Provide First Aid to Staff and Students as required.

Assisting with the organisation of the office workload, including forward planning, work allocation and monitoring.

Co-ordinate arrangements for school visits and residential trips, ensuring that these have been fully risk-assessed.

Maintain overall responsibility for managing the reception and telephone switchboard service, receiving visitors, dealing with incoming calls, taking messages, post distribution and collection and dealing with a wide range of queries from students and parents.

Assist with the arrangements for induction days and other events such as awards presentations, open evenings and events organised as part of the curriculum or with our partners and sponsors.

Produce a variety of material, some of a confidential nature, correspondence, references, reports and tables.

Maintain and monitor the school stationary stock.

Maintain a detailed knowledge of manual and ICT based administrative systems and procedures used in the school, including SIMS.

Identify and pursue opportunities to improve the efficiency of internal procedures, working and staffing arrangements and take maximum advantage of the potential offered by SIMS.

Ensure records and systems are kept up-to-date and measures are used to safeguard personal information relating to students in accordance with statutory and other requirements.

Ensure all telephone and personal enquiries are dealt with efficiently and effectively in a way which promotes a positive image of the school.

Make maximum use of the school’s information and communications technology including the network for diary management, the effective management of databases and overseeing all written communications.

Attendance at staff briefing where possible.

Take ownership of various projects to meet the needs of the school in order to achieve project goals and assist the effectiveness of the school.

Undertake such other duties as may be required by Principal or Business Manager.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Board of Trustees is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young persons and must ensure that the highest priority is given to following guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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About Silverstone UTC

• School type: Free School, ages 14 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 440 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 14 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Silverstone UTC website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: info@utc-silverstone.co.uk
• Phone number: 01327855010
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/silverstone-utc (opens in new tab)

Having the right staff is crucial to the success of Silverstone UTC, and we aim to recruit outstanding individuals who are talented, committed and who can demonstrate a high level of motivation. Silverstone UTC seeks applications from outstanding applicants with integrity, imagination and energy for these rewarding roles.

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