Receptionist

Receptionist

Temporary – Full time

GR2 SCP 3-8 (£22,737 – £24,702 pro rata, term time only)

Required to start as soon as possible

Holte School welcomes everyone. It is a calm and safe environment in which pupils learn well.

Pupils treat each other and adults with evident respect’

Ofsted October 2023

We wish to appoint a confident, friendly, committed and organised receptionist to join our busy and highly efficient administration team. You will provide a professional and welcoming reception for all visitors and callers to Holte School. Other duties include dealing with telephone calls and taking messages, management of the school’s incoming and outgoing post, word processing, data input, filing and other administrative duties. This is a temporary contract for potentially up to 1-year.

As this is a term time only role, the actual salary range is £20,022 – £21,752.

We are looking for a dedicated and passionate person who has:

·        Experience of working within a school administrative environment would be advantageous with a clear knowledge and understanding of all aspects of safeguarding

·        Excellent literacy, numeracy and computer skills

·        Excellent interpersonal skills with all members of the school community

·        The ability to work calmly under pressure

·        A professional attitude to work and flexible manner

·        Able to work as part of a larger team as well as independently, prioritising work effectively

We offer:

·        A talented staff team who welcome new challenges and are committed to supporting and developing colleagues and students.

·        A supportive community and Governing Board.

·        Quality continuous professional development.

·        Opportunities to work in collaboration with partner schools, where available.

Holte School is an oversubscribed, diverse, multi-racial, 11-18 community school and are one of only 8 schools across the country to be recognised as a ‘National IQM Inclusion Champion’ school. The school is on a shared site with both a primary and a special school. The school's ethos emphasises high quality teaching to achieve excellence and enable our students to maximise their potential. We have the highest expectations around behaviour and standards, and this is achieved through working alongside passionate and dedicated colleagues who share this vision.

Our young people are proud of the school and their community, and have high aspirations that we see reflected in their conduct and engagement. We also actively promote staff wellbeing, supporting colleagues in what is a challenging yet rewarding profession.

Please take the time to read our latest Ofsted Report (October 2023) which can be found on our school website. We hope this inspires you to visit us, as it is only by stepping into our school and meeting our students and staff, that you are able to appreciate the special place we believe this school to be.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for the role.

We hope you will take the opportunity to arrange an informal visit, as we believe that by doing so, you will discover what a great place this is to work and be inspired to join our hard-working students and supportive and ambitious staff. Please arrange a tour of the department and school by contacting Cherise Hogan, HR Assistant, on 0121 566 4370.

For further details and an application form, please download information from www.holte.bham.sch.uk Vacancies page. A completed non-teaching application form, recruitment monitoring form and supporting statement should be returned to hr@holte.bham.sch.uk.

Closing date: Tuesday 7th May 2024 at 10am.

It is anticipated that interviews will take place soon after the closing date.

Please note that strong applications may be considered upon receipt.