Receptionist

*TERM TIME ONLY*My client, a prestigious independent school in South West London, is looking for a professional, engaging, confident and detail-orientated Receptionist/Attendance Officer to join their dynamic and friendly team. This is term time only with great benefits!The roleActing as the first point of contact for parents, visitors, enquiries and students – being the true lynchpin for the schoolUndertaking a range of delegated tasks and responsibilities of an interpersonal, secretarial and administrative natureContributing to the smooth running of ReceptionMonitor the taking of registrars and attendance – knowing where each student is at all timesPreparing and presenting attendance reportsMaintain shared databasesStakeholder managementProviding administrative support to the wider teamsThe candidatePrior experience of having worked in a school is desiredProfessionalism, efficiency and a high attention to detailA true people personExcellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to relate well to people on all levelsAn excellent telephone manner and the ability to deal confidently with enquiriesThe ability to multi-taskTo have excellent organisational, administrative and IT skills with the ability to remain calm under pressureExcellent written and spoken EnglishDiscreet and confidentialFriendly, approachable, helpful, polite, professional, calm and confident with a good sense of humourThe ideal candidate will be articulate, polished, calm and have forensic attention to detail. You will be a collaborative people person, proactive and happy to help. Interviewing now, apply ASAP!