Office Receptionist - Term Time

We have an opportunity for an organised, friendly and reliable Receptionist to join our Office Manager in our busy school office. The post would be 28 hours per week worked over four days during term-time only, with the post holder being the first point of contact for calls, emails and visitors to the school.

You will need:

• IT skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Literacy skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• To be able to show initiative
• To be highly confidential with all matters
• To have a professional attitude
• To be well organised

We wish to appoint someone who has:

• Experience of working within an office environment, ideally a school setting.
• A friendly, flexible and professional approach, particularly when multi-tasking under pressure.
• A good working knowledge of office management systems such as Microsoft Word/Excel and ideally a school MIS such as Arbor.
• The ability to prioritise workload to ensure office systems operate efficiently for the smooth running of the school.

What can we offer you? We are committed to investing in staff development through ongoing training, and can offer tailored opportunities for your professional development. You will be working in a vibrant community in the heart of Canterbury. We are a school where staff voice is highly valued.

If your application is successful you will be invited to attend an interview.