Temporary receptionist and admin post at Willow Tree Academy, one of four primary schools in the group, for 37 hours a week and leading to permanent. The work centres on the front desk, signing in visitors, answering routine calls and enquiries, and keeping manual and computer records. Parent-facing tasks include attendance messages and entries on the Arbor system, meal and trip payments, allergy paperwork and a fortnightly newsletter. Strong interpersonal and ICT skills are needed, and visits to the school are welcomed.
What the job involves
- Greeting visitors at reception and signing them in
- Answering routine telephone and face-to-face enquiries
- Clerical and routine administration, including some basic finance
- Maintaining manual and computerised records and management information systems
- Assisting with pupil first aid and welfare, and administering medicine
- Liaising with parents and staff
- Taking voicemail messages for illness and lates, and recording absence on Arbor
- Preparing dinner paperwork, including for pupils with allergies
- Chasing dinner, breakfast club and trip payments, and organising school trips
- Producing the newsletter fortnightlyInputting information onto the disclosure system to produce DBS certificates
- Arranging visits for visitors to the school
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Friendly and efficient manner
- Good ICT skills
- Effective oral and written communication
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Forming effective professional relationships and working as part of a team
Other
- Living the school's values
What's offered
- Extensive support and continuing professional development
- Opportunity to work with other professional colleagues
- Welcoming school with a friendly, supportive staff team
- Ambitious senior leadership team and a dedicated governing body
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
