Receptionist - part time considered

Gosford Hill School; Kidlington; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Gosford Hill School invites applications for a friendly, organised Receptionist to be the welcoming face of our school. You will be the first point of contact for pupils, staff, parents and visitors, contributing to a warm, safe and efficient environment at the heart of school life.

You should be calm under pressure, personable and confident when dealing with a wide range of people, with strong communication and organisational skills and a genuine commitment to safeguarding.

Qualifications

• First point of contact for pupils, staff and visitors.
• Strong communication and organisational skills are essential.
• Genuine commitment to safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Be the welcoming face of Gosford Hill School for pupils, staff, parents and visitors.
• Maintain a warm, safe and efficient environment at the heart of school life.
• Remain calm under pressure and handle a wide range of enquiries confidently.

Skills

Friendly

Organised

Professional

Communication skills

Job description

Gosford Hill School is looking for a friendly, organised and professional Receptionist to be the welcoming face of our school and a key part of our team.

As the first point of contact for pupils, staff, parents and visitors, you'll play a vital role in creating a warm, safe and efficient environment at the heart of school life.

You'll be calm under pressure, personable, and confident dealing with a wide range of people. Strong communication and organisational skills are essential, along with a flexible, can-do attitude and a genuine commitment to safeguarding.

Gosford Hill School is situated in Kidlington, on the northwestern edge of Oxford near to the Oxford Parkway Station (a 50‑minute journey from London). We are also fortunate to be at the gateway to the rural Cotswolds.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

The River Learning Trust and Gosford Hill School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered