College Receptionist
Mander Portman Woodward
Cambridge
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- £19,000 -24,000 Full Time ( pro rata Part-time) depending on experience and qualifications
- Job type:
- Part Time, Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 11 December 2018
Job overview
College Receptionist (Full Time - 40 hours a week / Part Time - 25 hours a week)
We are looking for an outgoing, confident person who really understands the importance of first impressions and customer care to help run our busy college reception.
If you enjoy meeting new people, have a cheerful disposition, can make pupils, parents and visitors feel welcome and understand how to create a safe environment for our pupils, we would like to talk to you.
Previous experience with excellent communication and telephone skills are essential.
You will be responsible for the day to day running of Reception, handling incoming calls, meeting and greeting visitors and dealing with parental queries. You will also liaise with students daily and therefore you will need a calm and patient disposition as well as a great eye for subtle communication cues.
The post can be full time (40 hours a week) or part time (25 hours a week).
Please email CambridgeEnquiries@mpw.ac.uk for full details and an application pack, stating which position (part time or full time receptionist) you are applying for.
Closing Date: 11 December at 4pm.
Appointments are subject to child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the DBS.
Attached documents
About Mander Portman Woodward
Mander Portman Woodward is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form situated in Cambridge. It is an independent school that forms part of the Mander Portman Woodward (MPW) group of schools, which also has schools in London and Birmingham. A smaller than average-sized secondary school, it will provide 240 places for secondary and sixth form students between the ages of 14-20, when fully subscribed.
The MPW organisation was established in 1973 as the “route to the UK’s top universities” for students. The Cambridge branch of MPW schools opened in 1987, occupying two linked Victorian houses and another nearby house.
Headteacher
Mr Tom Caston
Values and Vision
Mander Portman Woodward Cambridge and its two partner schools are educational environments with the main aim of equipping fifth and sixth form students to get into the UK’s top universities. It is a place with a friendly and thriving atmosphere and a culture of enjoying hard work and achieving success. An out-of-classroom informality contrasting with the intensive teaching approach of the classroom makes sure that all students are comfortable learning at the school and reaching high levels of success in the process.
Ofsted
“The college’s leaders and governors have maintained the high standards achieved at the time of the previous inspection. This is due to their high expectations and the excellent care, guidance and support they offer to pupils. The quality of teaching is outstanding because it takes account of the needs of individual pupils exceptionally well and ensures that they make strong progress.”
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