Receptionist and Clerical Assistant - The Buckingham School

Buckinghamshire Council; Buckingham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

The Buckingham School in Buckingham is seeking a Receptionist and Clerical Assistant to join the busy school office. You will be the first point of contact for visitors, parents and pupils, greeting them warmly and directing enquiries.

The role includes answering calls, providing general clerical support to the Senior Leadership Team and staff, and organizing your workload with confidence. SIMs knowledge would be desirable and a professional, well-presented manner is essential.

Qualifications

• Interacts well with young people and a good team member.
• Communicates clearly and has excellent organisational skills.
• Personable and approachable.
• Well presented.
• SIMs database knowledge would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Greet visitors to the school and answer telephone enquiries.
• Provide general clerical support to the Senior Leadership Team and staff.
• Organise own workload and communicate with confidence to a range of stakeholders.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Clear communication

Organisational skills

Professional presentation

Tools

SIMs

Job description

Receptionist and Clerical Assistant - The Buckingham School

Location: Buckingham

Salary type: Bucks Pay

Salary Details: Bucks Pay Range 3 (£29,114 to £31,230 FTE) Actual Salary (£26,359 to £28,275)

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time,37 hrs per week, Monday-Thursday 07:45-16:15 and Friday 07:45-15:45 (42 weeks per year, including Inset and 3 additional weeks)

Interviews to be held: Friday 6th November

About us

The Buckingham School is a caring and supportive school with excellent student ambassadors who represent The Buckingham School very well, displaying good behaviour and a positive attitude to work. Our school motto is 'Success for All' and we aim to give all students life changing opportunities through educational achievement. We will continue to drive school improvement in order to achieve the very best for every student.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a School Receptionist to join our busy school office, who will be the first point of contact for visitors, parents and pupils. We are looking for an individual who is calm, resourceful and adaptable to change, to manage our main school reception.

The postholder duties will include greeting visitors to the school, answering telephone enquiries and providing general clerical support to the Senior Leadership Team and staff across the school. You should be able to communicate with confidence to a range of stakeholders and be able to organise your own workload.

You will need to be someone who:

• Interacts well with young people and a good team member
• Communicates clearly and has excellent organisational skills
• Personable and approachable
• Well presented
• SIMs database knowledge would be desirable

In return, we will offer you:

• Training relevant to the post
• A supportive and friendly working environment
• Professional development opportunities

About you

Please see attached Job description & Person specification for further information.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are also committed in promoting community cohesion, healthy school and young enterprise.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.