School Receptionist

Responsibilities

• Answering the phone, transferring calls, taking messages and communicating to the team/individuals
• Adding information and recording data and information on computer systems
• Welcoming visitors/parents – signing them in and ensuring they have correct documentation and supervision
• Filing, organising and keeping the reception area clean, safe & tidy
• Working together with other administrative staff and teams and liaising with all staff collaboratively and proactively for the best outcomes
• Dealing with issues that may arise and using a positive and professional approach
• Supporting with school events when required
• Scheduling and coordinating appointments and events effectively
• Dealing and responding to enquiries and communicating in a timely manner
• Fully aware and compliant with safeguarding and H&S

• Proactive and reliable
• Professional and approachable
• Strong communicator
• Previous administrative experience is desirable
• Previous school reception duties are desirable
• Be able to work at a fast pace efficiently
• Be able to prioritise and multi‑task
• Be able to effectively communicate to staff, students, parents and visitors
• Be organised with a flexible approach
• Be competent with IT systems (experience with school systems such as SIMS and Bromcom is desirable)

Hours –
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:15am – 4:15pm, term time only

Location –
South Gloucestershire, Bristol

Pay – £14.25 – £15.38 per hour (dependent on experience)

Start date –
3rd September

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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