- Vacancy Reference
- JOB002190
- Job Title
- Receptionist
- Job Start Date
- As soon as possible
- Salary Range
- £22,737 to £24,702 pro rata Subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
- Hours Per Week
- 36, Monday 8.00 to 3.00 Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 8.00 to 4.00 Friday 8.00 to 3.30
- Working Pattern
- Term time only
- School Address
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St. Saviour's C of E Primary
Alum Rock Road
Birmingham
B8 1JB - Contact Email
- f.warwick@stsav.bham.sch.uk
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Closing Date
- 30 September 2024, 9:30am
- Job Information
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Located in the east of Birmingham, St Saviour’s C of E school is a two-form entry primary school. We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and committed Receptionist.
St. Saviour’s aims to provide ‘Opportunities without Limits’ for all our children within a nurturing, stimulating and varied curriculum. We offer a warm and safe environment, living out our Christian values; our children (and staff) love coming to school each day. Our strong ethos permeates every aspect of school life and faith in God/Allah is at the heart of our school community.
There is an effective partnership, and very supportive links with, the church and our multi-cultural community, which enriches the experience of our children and their families; there is a shared commitment to the teaching of Christianity whilst supporting a multi-faith approach to the curriculum.
We are seeking a skilled Receptionist to join our office team, where you will be the first point of call at the School Office, with the responsibility of meeting and greeting of our pupils, parents/guardians, outside agencies and visitors.
Key Responsibilities:
- answering the telephone in a polite and professional manner
- screening or redirecting calls, answering queries or taking and relaying messages
- dealing with queries from the public, parents and staff politely and efficiently
- to be the first point of contact for all visitors to the school
- greeting all visitors, ensuring safeguarding measures and the school visitors’ policy is adhered to
- providing access to visitors through the electronic gates
- have good general admin and IT skills
- undertake general administrative tasks
- prepare documents and letters as requested
- data collection for pupils
- receive, sort and redistribute incoming mail and deliveries
- responsibility for incoming and outgoing mail; ensuring postage is completed within a timely and prompt manner
- compile the school’s termly newsletter
- assist with emergency fire and safeguarding evacuation procedures as required
- work as part of the larger support team
Visits to the school are welcome, please call 0121 4646923 to arrange a visit Application forms should be forwarded to enquiry@stsav.bham.sch.uk
- This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
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Application packs can be found on our website
Application forms should be forwarded to enquiry@stsav.bham.sch.uk
- Safeguarding
- This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
- enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
- References
- All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
- Short-listed candidates
- An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
- Terms and Conditions
- 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.
- How to submit your application
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