Receptionist (part-time)

Bournemouth School; England; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Bournemouth School in the United Kingdom is seeking an administrative assistant to support daily office tasks and frontline service to the public. The role requires a solid GCSE profile (English and Maths) and proven competence with Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel.

The ideal candidate will work well in a busy school environment, demonstrate excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, manage time effectively, and maintain high accuracy while safeguarding children as a

Qualifications

• Five GCSEs with a minimum grade C or above in English and Mathematics (or equivalent).
• Experience using Microsoft Office suite (Word and Excel particularly).
• Experience of working in an office.
• Experience of working with the public.
• Good customer service mindset and telephone manner.
• Excellent interpersonal, organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of audiences.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Understanding of the issues surrounding the safeguarding of children and a commitment to child welfare and safety.
• Desirable: A recognised ICT or word processing qualification.
• Knowledge and experience of Arbor software or similar.
• Experience of working in a school environment/Experience of working with children.

Skills

Office experience

Public interaction

Customer service

Telephone etiquette

Communication skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Safeguarding awareness

Education

GCSE English and Maths (C+)

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

Job description

ESSENTIAL

• 5 GCSE’s with a minimum grade C or above inEnglish and Mathematics, or equivalent
• Experience of using Microsoft Office suite (Wordand Excel particularly)
• Experience of working in an office
• Experience of working with the public
• Good customer service mindset and telephonemanner
• Excellent professional interpersonal,organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise
• Ability to communicate effectively, bothverbally and in writing, with a wide variety of audiences
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Understanding of the issues surrounding the safeguardingof children and a commitment to child welfare and safety

DESIRABLE

• A recognised ICT or word processingqualification
• Knowledge and experience of Arbor software orsimilar
• Experience of working in a school environmentExperience of working with children