School Receptionist
Bishop David Brown School
Surrey
- £10,153 - £11,533 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- UST S4
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 26 February 2022
Job overview
School Receptionist - Afternoons only
Part time - Monday to Friday 12.30pm to 5pm, Fixed Term, Term Time only, Required as soon as possible
Salary £18,883 to £21,450 per annum (FTE), Actual Salary £10,153 to £11,533 Dependent on skills and experience.
We are seeking a smart, friendly and well organised person to manage our busy reception area during the afternoon. You will be confident in dealing with visitors and telephone enquiries, assist students and staff with enquiries and you will have good general IT skills. Your duties will include:
Providing a professional receptionist role to internal and external visitors.
Maintaining the efficient operation of the reception area and telephone system, handling incoming calls and re-directing or taking messages as appropriate.
Liaising with taxi companies re term dates and school closures etc.
Providing administrative and secretarial support, as required.
Assisting the Data Manager in up-dating SIMS.
Overseeing lost property.
Administering lockers keys for students.
Employing initiative and discretion at all times when dealing with all school personnel, visitors and outside agencies
Bishop David Brown is passionate about providing a well-rounded education for its students, not only academically but culturally and artistically. This is provided through its diverse and rich curriculum that makes a major contribution to the students’ moral and cultural development.
We are proud of the school’s cultural and ethnic diversity and the vibrant community that this has created. Links with our local community are vital and the school works closely with parents/carers, other schools and local organisations to achieve this.
The students and staff are committed to transforming our school into one which is exceptional. At Bishop David Brown School we want all students to be challenged in order to achieve academic success. We aim to give students opportunities and experiences to learn beyond the classroom and we strive to ensure all our students feel happy and safe.
This has been reflected in our most recent 2019 Ofsted inspection which resulted in a ‘Good’ result.
Bishop David Brown is part of the Unity Schools Trust which is a Multi-Academy Trust formed in September 2015 by the partnership of The Magna Carta School and Bishop David Brown School.
The stated objective of Unity Schools Trust is to achieve Excellence through collaboration. The Trust aims to instil a love of learning by the full engagement of all of its community- students and staff- in the process of acquiring and applying knowledge and engendering the positive habits which support future development.
To arrange a visit or request a conversation about this post, please email recruitment@unityschoolstrust.co.uk or telephone 01932 349 696.
To apply please visit the vacancies section of our website www.bdb.surrey.sch.uk/vacancies or contact Liz Challen - PA to the Head of School on echallen@bdb.surrey.sch.uk
Head of School, Bishop David Brown School, Albert Drive, Woking, Surrey, GU21 5RF
Email: recruitment@unityschoolstrust.co.uk
Website: www.bdb.surrey.sch.uk
Telephone: 01932 349 696
Bishop David Brown reserves the right to interview suitably qualified candidates ahead of the application deadline where appropriate.
Applications from agencies will not be considered and all applications must be made on the School’s application form.
Please note this School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory enhanced clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
About Bishop David Brown School
Bishop David Brown is a rapidly improving school with excellent opportunities for professional development for the successful candidate.
Under the leadership of a motivated and supportive leadership team the staff are offered every opportunity to develop their skills including an excellent middle leadership structure. We seek to employ enthusiastic and inspiring professionals to join a team of enthusiastic and supportive staff who are committed to working creatively with our young people to raise standards and enable them all to achieve. In return we offer a supportive and stimulating environment with a comprehensive CPD programme and opportunities for further development.
The students at this school are well behaved and engaged. The school has a performing arts specialty that enables students to widen their experiences to provide well balanced individuals that are attractive candidates for local colleges. It also offers the opportunity to link other subject areas into a creative framework. The school offers a wide range of curriculum subjects to GCSE standard and extra-curricular opportunities that include a steel band.
The school is at the centre of a regeneration project of the local area that will see rapid change to the facilities and environment of local people. Bishop David Brown has been identified by the local authority as a growing school that will double in size in the next five years. This growth will also result in renovated and updated facilities for staff and students.
If you would like to visit us you would be more than welcome. Our experience shows that candidates who visit our school always subsequently apply.
"There is a warm and friendly atmosphere that pervades the school and a great sense of pride among staff and pupils " Ofsted 2018
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