Receptionist

University Academy Holbeach; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

University Academy Holbeach in Nottingham is recruiting a Receptionist to manage calls and emails, welcome visitors, and support administrative tasks at the school reception. You will handle post and deliveries, maintain pupil records, and ensure safeguarding procedures are followed.

The role requires handling confidential information with discretion, providing attendance support, and maintaining an organised reception area throughout the day.

Responsibilities

• Answer telephone calls, respond to emails and deal with general enquiries.
• Manage incoming and outgoing post and deliveries.
• Update and maintain accurate pupil school records.
• Welcome visitors, parents, carers, visitors and staff to the school, ensuring visitors follow safeguarding procedures.
• Support attendance administration and other office-based tasks.
• Complete general administration including filing, scanning, photocopying and data entry.
• Handle confidential information professionally and appropriately.
• Ensure the Reception area remains organised and run.

Job description

Thank you for taking an interest in applying for our role as Receptionist at University Academy Holbeach.

The Role:

• To answer telephone calls, respond to emails and deal with general enquiries.
• Manage incoming and outgoing post and deliveries.
• Update and maintain accurate pupil school records.
• Welcome visitors, parents, carers, visitors and staff to the school, ensuring visitors follow safeguarding procedures.
• Support attendance administration and other office-based tasks.
• Complete general administration including filing, scanning, photocopying and data entry.
• Handle confidential information professionally and appropriately.
• Ensure the Reception area remains organised and run.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references, which will be requested, prior to interview, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, medical check, evidence of qualifications plus verification of the right to work in the UK.

We will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

Whilst every effort has been made to outline the key duties and responsibilities of the role, it is not an exhaustive list. The duties and responsibilities of the role may vary from time to time, commensurate with and without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed and would not in itself justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.

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