Junior School Receptionist

Job Type: Part Time

Location: Oxford

Salary: £12,835 per annum

The Role

The School is seeking to appoint a flexible and experienced Receptionist to provide a professional, efficient and friendly welcome to all visitors to the Junior School.

The Candidates will be required to work mornings in the following pattern: 08:00-12:45 Monday to Friday, each week during term time (approx. 34 weeks). The total weekly hours will be 23hrs 45 minutes. The appointment will be term-time only plus Inset days. It is anticipated that the two job- share Receptionists will form a flexible team, ensuring the Reception desk is covered at all times during the School day.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsibility for Junior School Reception, ensuring the environment projects the best possible image of MCS to all coming in
• Acting as the 'front-of-house’ to all visitors, providing a friendly welcome, whilst ensuring School policy is followed regarding security of all callers.
• Overseeing pupil registration
• Ensuring telephone calls are answered promptly and messages forwarded.
• Overseeing their weekly JSJ (Junior School Journal) publication to parents
• Providing assistance with photocopying and preparation of general resources
• General administration tasks

Skills and Qualification

• Previous experience of working in a school would be desirable, but not essential.
• Reliability, resilience and stamina
• Accuracy and thorough attention to detail, as well as excellent organisational skills
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills, along with a diplomatic and discreet approach
• Proficient use of Microsoft programmes, including Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
• The ability to maintain a high work-rate and to cope with a range of tasks and competing priorities.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• A good telephone manner and ability to deal with visitors and callers in a calm and courteous way.
• An enjoyment of working in the company of children, and of participating fully in the life of the School.
• A high level of personal integrity, honesty, and enthusiasm.
• Excellent attention to detail
• An understanding of the ethos of independent schools

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable School, please click apply to be redirected to their website where you can complete your application.

The School is committed to the safeguarding of pupils, and any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the school’s pre-employment medical questionnaire, plus sight of relevant original ID documentation and degree certificate(s).

This role will be in regulated activity and will require a children’s barred list check as well as an enhanced DBS check. The enhanced DBS check is due to this role being exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.