Part-Time Receptionist

Yavneh College; Borehamwood; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Yavneh College in Borehamwood seeks a friendly School Receptionist to welcome visitors, parents and pupils and support daily admin. You will answer the phone, manage the main inbox and coordinate with staff and the on-site security team.

The role requires clerical experience, good numeracy and literacy, and competence in Microsoft Office. A caring approach to pupils and ability to work well in a team are essential; full training for medical/first aid duties will be provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in clerical and administrative work.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Experience using Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Understanding of the needs of children.
• A caring nature, especially with pupils needing first aid.

Responsibilities

• Presenting a positive welcome for all visitors, parents, pupils and staff.
• Answering the telephone, greeting visitors and liaising with other school staff.
• Maintaining visitor logs and liaising with our on-site security team.
• Monitoring and handling the main school email address.
• First point of contact for all student enquiries.
• First point of contact for medical or first aid queries from pupils and staff; full training provided by accredited provider.
• Maintaining medical records and administering prescribed medication to pupils as necessary.
• Sorting and distributing external mail to staff.
• Maintaining the lost property store.

Skills

Teamwork

Numeracy

Literacy

Child awareness

First aid awareness

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

For this post, relevant experience of working in a busy office is desirable, but experience of working in a school is not; you just have to like children - including teenagers!

For full details on the role, please use this link https://sway.cloud.microsoft/jTI1UJMgqVxlEz2r?ref=Link

The main duties of the post are:

Presenting a positive welcome for all visitors, parents, pupils and staff.

• Answering the telephone, greeting visitors and liaising with other school staff.

• Maintaining visitor logs and liaising with our on-site security team.

• Monitoring and handling the main school email address.

• First point of contact for all student enquiries.

• First point of contact for any medical or first aid queries from pupils and staff. Full training will be given by an accredited provider.

• Maintaining medical records and administering prescribed medication to pupils as necessary.

• Sorting and distributing external mail to staff.

• Maintaining the lost property store.

The following knowledge and experience are essential for the role:

Experience of clerical and administrative work.

• Good numeracy and literacy skills.

• Experience in using Microsoft Office.

• Ability to work in a team.

• Understanding of the needs of children.

• A caring nature, as much of this role will be dealing with pupils who require first aid.