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Receptionist

Receptionist

West London Free School

Hammersmith and Fulham

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Salary:
£22,000 - £24,000 depending on experience
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2019
Apply by:
30 August 2019

Job overview

Receptionist

Start Date: September 2019

The West London Free School aims to provide all pupils, no matter what their background, with a classical liberal education. We have a distinctive school culture built on a passion for bringing rich, demanding and inspiring knowledge to pupils of all abilities.

We are looking to appoint a personable, friendly and confident individual to represent the school in a professional manner, as the initial point of contact for parents, carers, students and visitors. Building excellent relationships with parents/carers, students and staff is an essential part of this role and the ideal candidate will have experience of working in a school or similar environment.

Time Commitment: Term Time including INSET days plus one week. 

9am – 6pm with one hour for lunch.  40 hours per week.  The role holder will be expected to be flexible to support events outside of normal office hours for major events such as Parents Evenings, Open Days, Founders Day, Careers Fairs and Fundraising events.

Annual Salary: £22,000 - £24,000 depending on experience.


Role Summary

To be the main contact person for all parents and visitors and assist in the successful administration of the school.

The post requires that you will promote the smooth running and efficiency of how the school handles visitors to site and handles incoming calls and messages.

To ensure that the front of house runs efficiently and effectively and is presentable and welcoming at all times.

To be the first point of call during the school day to deal with all matters relating to the medical welfare of students including First Aid. First aid training will be provided.

To actively develop positive, supportive relations with visitors, staff, pupils and their parents/carers.

To be organised, able to multitask, work flexibly and have a ‘can do’ approach to work, as no two days are the same. 

You will be expected to maintain and promote the ethos of the school in all your dealings with pupils, parents and visitors.

To assist the school with a wide variety of administrative tasks, requiring a good level of IT skills.


Skills

Excellent organisational skills

Excellent communication skills, with pupils and parents

SIMS Experience

Experience of ParentPay would be an advantage


Please see the full job description for more details. 


West London Free School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.


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About West London Free School

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The West London Free School is one of the country's pioneering free schools, renowned for academic excellence, high standards of behaviour and a wide choice of co-curricular clubs. Since our foundation in 2011, we have provided all children with a rigorous, knowledge-rich education irrespective of their background. We believe that knowledge is a good in and of itself, empowering pupils to understand and take an interest in the world around them. The education we offer is not just a preparation for work, but a preparation for life. As such, we value the knowledge of our teachers, and the passion for their subject that they bring to the classroom.


Outcomes

We offer a challenging curriculum, with a supportive environment, underpinned by fantastic teachers. Through this combination, pupils at the West London Free School excel. In 2023:

  • A-level: 48% of entries were graded A* to A, and 77% were graded A* to B.
  • GCSE: 48% of entries were graded 9 to 7, and 86% were graded 9 to 4. Progress 8 was 0.69, and Attainment 8 was 6.1, placing us in the top 2% of comprehensive schools in the country.
  • WLFS students went on to study at some of the best universities in the UK and abroad, with seven students accepted to courses at Oxford or Cambridge in both 2022 and 2023.


Staff experience

At the West London Free School, we aim to build a culture of sustainable success. We have a stable body of staff who feel supported and fulfilled.

  • We have clear, evidence-informed, pragmatic approaches to teaching and learning, as summarised in our Seven Principles of a WLFS Lesson (see here).
  • Workload is closely monitored throughout the school year, and systems are refined to be as efficient and hassle free, so that teachers can spend as much time as possible focusing on the core component of their job: teaching.
  • Paperwork and form-filling is kept to an absolute minimum.
  • Senior leaders see it as their responsibility to ensure all teachers can teach without disruption. School rules are non-negotiable, and poor behaviour is met by escalating sanctions.
  • Our annual survey is conducted by EdSRS, and in 2023 revealed that 100% of teaching staff would recommend the WLFS to other teachers as a good place to work (84% nationally); 100% of staff responded that behaviour management of pupils is good (75% nationally); and 87% responded that the SLT are highly visible and approachable (71% nationally).


Co-curricular

As well as a knowledge rich education, the WLFS runs an extensive co-curricular programme that encourages children to develop outside the classroom. The school specialises in music and offers a range of sporting opportunities as well as general interest clubs. All staff are encouraged to share their co-curricular enthusiasm by committing one hour a week to running a school club.

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