School Receptionist

Aspire People; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An education staffing agency is seeking School Receptionists in Coventry for temporary roles. Responsibilities include welcoming students and parents, answering calls, and ensuring safeguarding processes are followed. Candidates with receptionist experience in educational settings are preferred, and DBS clearance is required. Full-time and part-time opportunities available.

Qualifications

• Experience in a school environment is advantageous.
• Strong receptionist experience in a similar sector will also be considered.
• Ability to handle DBS processing.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming students, guests, and parents.
• Ensuring safeguarding processes are followed.
• Answering telephone calls.

Skills

Receptionist experience

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Overview

School Receptionists — £13.00 - £15.00 per hour

Responsibilities

• Welcoming students, guests and parents into the school
• Ensuring safeguarding processes are followed
• Answering telephone calls and filtering as necessary
• Responding to emails
• Letters to parents
• Typing of letters and memos
• Filing, faxing and photocopying
• Dealing with parents and pupils

Requirements / Qualifications

• Experience: It is advantageous that applicants have some school receptionist experience. However, applicants with strong receptionist experience in a similar sector will also be considered.
• Contract type and hours: You must be willing to work on a temporary basis between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. There will be full-time and part-time positions available throughout the school year, running for a variety of time periods.
• Potential progression: There may be an opportunity to move to a permanent contract within the schools, although this is not guaranteed.
• Application note: Please only apply if you understand that the roles are temporary, as and when required.
• Registration and DBS: You will be required to fully register with us, including providing right-to-work documents and obtaining an enhanced Child Workforce DBS that will be processed by us but at a cost of £47.20 (unless you already have one registered on the Update Service). Please only apply if you are able to do this.

Additional information

To find out more about Aspire People, head to our website: www.aspirepeople.co.uk

Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks.