Junior School Receptionist

Junior School Receptionist

Location: Oxford

Salary: £13,477 per annum

Hours: Job share - 8am – 12:45pm

The Junior School, for boys aged 7-11, is a happy and highly successful part of one of the country’s leading independent day schools. It currently has 138 pupils in eight forms. The intimate size of the Junior School helps to create a family-like atmosphere, where boys demonstrate a spirit of respect and tolerance.

They aim to provide an education which enables each boy to acquire an independent and searching mind, to develop a broad range of extra-curricular interests, and to take pleasure in the life of ideas. Key dispositions such as kindness, perseverance, resilience and teamwork underpin all aspects of Junior School life.

The Role

The School is seeking to appoint a flexible and experienced Receptionist to provide a professional, efficient and friendly welcome to all visitors to the Junior School.

The main duties of the post will include, but not be restricted to, the following:

• Responsibility for Junior School Reception, ensuring the environment projects the best possible image of MCS to all coming in
• Acting as the ‘front-of-house’ to all visitors, providing a friendly welcome, whilst ensuring School policy is followed regarding security of all callers
• Overseeing pupil registration
• Ensuring telephone calls are answered promptly and messages forwarded
• Responsibility for creating the weekly JSJ (Junior School Journal) publication to parents
• Providing assistance with photocopying and preparation of general resources
• General administration tasks

Skills and Qualifications

• A keen interest in the welfare of pupils and show clear commitment to safeguarding children
• Demonstrable experience in a similar role
• Previous experience of working in a school would be desirable, but not essential
• Reliability, resilience and stamina
• Accuracy and thorough attention to detail, as well as excellent organisational skills
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills, along with a diplomatic and discreet approach
• Proficient use of Microsoft programmes, including Word, Outlook, Powerpoint and Excel
• The ability to maintain a high work-rate and to cope with a range of tasks and competing priorities
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• A good telephone manner and ability to deal with visitors and callers in a calm and courteous way
• An enjoyment of working in the company of children, and of participating fully in the life of the School.
• A high level of personal integrity, honesty, and enthusiasm.
• Excellent attention to detail
• An understanding of the ethos of independent schools

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable College School, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

The College School recognises and is committed to ensuring applicants and employees from all sections of the community are treated equally regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marital and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. They welcome applications from all sections of the community.