Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

King Charles Primary School
School Administrator - maternity cover
32.5 hours per week
Term-time only

Grade 3 (Points 4 – 6)
£13,859.82 - £14,420.20 per annum
£9.55 - £9.94 per hour

The Bentley Federation is seeking a highly motivated, friendly and enthusiastic receptionist to work in our school office.  The successful candidate will initially be based in the office at King Charles but must be willing to work flexibly across the federation as the need arises.  This is a temporary role to provide maternity cover, the working hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am – 4.00pm with a one hour lunch break.  

This job involves working on the busy school reception, an essential part of the role is direct contact with pupils, staff, parents and visitors so the ability to communicate in an effective and friendly manner is essential, as well as an understanding of the importance of child protection and safeguarding.  As the first point of contact for the school you must be approachable and well presented.

As well as excellent communication skills and telephone manner you should have experience of carrying out general office tasks such as filing, word processing, spreadsheets, use of Publisher and photocopying.  Experience in an educational or school office setting would be advantageous but not necessary as training will be given on Integris.

The successful candidate will have a positive, friendly can do attitude and be able to carry out tasks with organised and time managed precision, demonstrating a clear commitment to the team approach combined with the ability to be creative and work independently.

Visits to the school are positively encouraged, please contact Mrs Zoe Andrews on 01922 720792 to arrange.

The successful candidates will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.  We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

For an application pack, please go to our website www.bentleyfederation.org.uk

Please note that only applications submitted on the application form will be considered, we are unable to accept CV’s.

Closing Date: Monday 21^st September 2020 at midday.