Receptionist

Receptionist
Grade 2 £22,366 to £23,114 per annum (£19,408 to £20,057 pro rata to hours and weeks worked).
Permanent, 37 hours per week, Term Time only plus Teacher Training Days.
Monday to Thursday 8.00 am to 4.00 pm and 8.00 am/ 8.30 am to 3.30/ 4.00 pm on a Friday (half an hour unpaid lunch).
Richard Lee Primary School is a school with a great future!
This is a fantastic opportunity for a welcoming, friendly and reliable individual to join our dedicated and enthusiastic administrative team to help with the smooth running at Richard Lee primary school.
You will be the face of our school; customer service will be your thing alongside a flexible ‘can do’ approach to working. We pride ourselves in our welcoming approach, positive attitude, our impressive facilities and building, and meeting, greeting and helping pupils, staff and everyone who visits our school is a fundamental part of this job. You will be confident when communicating with a wide range of stakeholders in customer facing situations and have sound admin, IT and organisational skills.
This is an exciting time to join our school, we have a great staff team who are dedicated to school improvement and ensuring that our children are at the heart of everything we do. You will have a chance to make your mark in the hub of the school, ensuring effective admin and communication in all that you do to ensure we are providing great opportunities for learning for all our pupils. If you gain satisfaction from making a difference to young people, in a role where every day is different, this is the job for you!
Richard Lee Primary School is a proud member of the Castle Phoenix Trust, strongly promoting ‘leading learning and excelling together’. Our Trust prides itself on being the kind of place people want to work, where everyone recognises the buzz of excitement and togetherness, whatever stage they are at in their career.
We can offer: -
• Hard working colleagues and well-trained support staff who are passionate about what they do
• A supportive and committed administrative team to work alongside
• A supportive Trust and local governing body who are committed to helping the school move forwards
• A pledge to grow your talent through professional development and collaboration opportunities within our Trust and beyond.
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition, through the Trust people strategy, and a range of benefits which include the local government pension scheme, term time only working, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership and an employee discount scheme
If you would like to know more, please call the school for an informal chat about the role.
We are excited about our future – we would love to hear from you if you think you could be part of creating that future.
Closing date: Monday 11th March noon
Interview date: Monday 18th March
These posts are exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.