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Office Manager & Receptionist

Office Manager & Receptionist

Ecole Jeannine Manuel

London

Salary:
competitive dependent on experience, plus benefits
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
February 2018
Apply by:
29 November 2018

Job overview

École Jeannine Manuel, in the heart of Bloomsbury, London, is now recruiting an Office Manager & Receptionist to start in February 2018. 

We are a 3-18 co-educational independent bilingual French international day school with both French and IB Diploma Programme tracks in Sixth Form. Our Paris sister school and namesake has been ranked first in France for the last five years.

With the opening of its new Upper School (Lycée) approaching, École Jeannine Manuel in London is looking to appoint an efficient, flexible and proactive individual to fill the role of Receptionist and Office Manager at its Russell Square site.   

The successful candidate must be computer literate, have a high level of organisation and prioritisation skills, an excellent telephone manner and a genuine interest in working with young people. As this is will be a newly opened site, a strong sense of initiative and willingness to take on a variety of ad-hoc administrative tasks is necessary to help the smooth running of the Upper School. 

The successful candidate will be required to manage and welcome external visitors and contractors to the site, as well as monitoring the activity of pupils ranging from Year 10 to Year 12. Experience in a similar role, and particularly in a school environment, is an advantage, although not a requirement. 

The successful candidate will have native level English language, with knowledge of French being an advantage.  

Start Date: February 2018 

Full Time: 40 hours a week

École Jeannine Manuel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young persons. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

About Ecole Jeannine Manuel

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+44 20 3829 5970

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École Jeannine Manuel is a mixed, non-denominational, all-through school with nursery but without sixth form, situated in Bloomsbury, Central London. Opened in September 2015, it is the sister school of an elite private day school in France, also called École Jeannine Manuel and founded in 1954. 

The London branch of École Jeannine Manuel is an Ofsted-registered independent school which will provide 500 places for nursery, primary and secondary-aged students when fully subscribed. It currently enrols pupils through to Year 10, and is working towards introducing students up to Year 13. The original École Jeannine Manuel is France’s largest non-denominational independent school, with more than 3,250 students across both Paris and Lille. 

Headteacher

Pauline Prévot

Values and Vision

École Jeannine Manuel shares its Parisian sister school’s pedagogical principles. With the motto “International understanding through a bilingual education", it was formed on the basis of developing bilingual education from as early as nursery-school level.

It bases its curriculum around children's natural creativity and desire to learn. Its approach to education involves introducing children to a basic set of skills as well as teaching them to think critically and boost their self-confidence.

Ofsted

“The headteacher’s leadership and vision have ensured that the school is thriving and providing a good education for pupils. The school promotes pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development very well. Pupils particularly enjoy creative and cultural activities, which have a positive impact on their personal development. Skilled leaders have ensured that the best of French and English provision has been successfully combined.”

View École Jeannine Manuel’s latest Ofsted report

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