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Receptionist

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
Lakey Lane Primary School
Salary
£18,887 to £20,852 pro rata
Closing date
6 Jul 2022

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Sector
Education
Job Type
Schools / Academies - Support staff roles, Administration
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

Receptionist

£18,887 to £20,852 pro rata

Hours per week: 36.50 per week, term time only

Contract Type: Permanent

Lakey Lane Primary School

Lakey Lane

Birmingham

B28 8RY

Email Address: m.green@lakeyln.bham.sch.uk

Telephone Number: 0121 464 1990

Job Start Date: 1 September 2022

Do you want to be the first point of contact for a school on a mission to be world class? Do you have a professional and welcoming approach? If you do, you could be the next receptionist for Lakey Lane.

Lakey Lane Primary School is on a rapid school improvement journey to ensure all of our children receive nothing but the very best. Everything that happens at Lakey Lane must be of an exceptional standard. Our children only get one chance at primary school and we take this responsibility seriously.

We are seeking an experienced Receptionist to join our busy school office at Lakey Lane. Ideally, you will have experience of working in a similar environment and have the ability to organise and prioritise your workload effectively.

The successful candidate will have:

• experience in administration in an office or school setting

• a can-do attitude with an ability to multi-task effectively

• experience working with Microsoft Office programmes such as Word and Excel

• an understanding of how to provide excellent customer service

• the ability to stay calm and work well under pressure

• be a qualified first-aider or a willingness to be trained in administering first-aid

Full Time ‘Term Time Only’, Permanent contract. Hours to be discussed at interview.

To arrange an informal chat with Marie Green (Office Manager) and a visit to Lakey Lane, please contact the school office on enquiry@lakeyln.bham.sch.uk  or call us on 0121 464 1990.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Closing Date: 6 July 2022, 9am

Please download information pack here

Completed applications should include an application form and a supporting statement no more than 2 sides of A4 detailing how you meet the person specification for the role.

Completed applications should be emailed to m.green@lakeyln.bham.sch.uk

Interview Date: w/c 11 July 2022

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

BCC is a Living Wage employer

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
 

Company

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.

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Telephone
0121 675 7070
Location
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
United Kingdom

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