Receptionist and Administrative Assistant

Hours: Part time, 36 hours per week, term time including inset days plus 10 days

Oxford High School is looking for a School Receptionist and Administrative Assistant to work in our busy Senior School Office.

As a school receptionist, you will work 2-3 days a week providing a customer-focussed and efficient reception service to telephone callers, and visitors to our school, including parents. You will also assist our pupils with enquires and requests. 

You will also provide a general administrative service to support the smooth running of the school, either on the days when you are not working on reception or at other points during the day. This would include assisting with attendance related admin, the preparation of teaching resources, making phone calls to parents, taking messages to students and helping with the organisation of pupil and attendance filing.

Key to the role will be excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, the ability to maintain a high level of efficiency, as well as warmth and empathy. You will also need to be able to remain calm under pressure, with the ability to multi-task and work to tight deadlines. Previous reception or school experience is preferred.

If you have the passion to work in a leading independent day school, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer you a great community in which to work where ideas are welcomed. Oxford High School is Oxford’s oldest girls’ school and provides a vibrant, dynamic and creative environment for staff and pupils alike.

About Oxford High School: 

As well as our commitment to girls’ education, we are committed to investing in our staff’s personal development through training and learning initiatives and via the Girls’ Day School Trust network. 

As part of the Girls' Day School Trust, the leading and largest group of independent girls' schools in the UK, we offer a variety of benefits, which include: 

• Competitive salaries and pay progression 
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities 
• Training grants for qualifications 
• Generous pension schemes 
• Free life assurance benefit 
• Free school lunches 
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools 
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans 
• A Cycle to Work scheme 
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment 

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

The closing date for applications is 14th June 2022.

Interviews will take place on 20th June 2022.

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included. 

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.