School Office Receptionist - Term Time

Cliftonville Primary School, Margate

• Ref:KCC886-2028-161S
• Posted:22/05/2024
• Pay:Coastal Academies Trust Grade 3 (£11.54 ph)
• Start Date:September 2024
• App Close Date:19/06/2024 at 12:00
• Interviews:w/c 24th June

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Receptionist Required

Grade 3 Point 11 (£11.54 per hour) £22,264 FTE / £19,150 actual

37 hours per week Monday to Friday term time only 

8:30am to 4:30pm with 30 min lunch break

Start date: September 2024

Cliftonville Primary & Pre School is looking to appoint a Receptionist for the School’s front office to start in September 2024. As Receptionist you will be the first point of contact for visitors and parents so will need a calm, pleasant and professional manner.

Your main responsibilities will include answering the school’s main telephone and dealing with queries or requests as necessary; maintaining the electronic visitor system and ensuring that all our safeguarding procedures are strictly followed by all visitors. You will also be required to undertake administrative tasks such as word processing, data input, filing and contacting parents when required through telephone,texts and app messages. You will be part of the wider Admin Team and will work closely with the Office Manager and Finance Officer to provide an efficient and effective service to the rest of the school.

The ideal candidate will need to be well organised, proficient in their own time management, be able to work well as part of a team as well as on their own, have a friendly, welcoming manner, and be able to communicate with all members of our school community. Above all though a sense of humour is essential!

Please see the job description for full details. Any queries should be emailed to the School Business Manager, but please note that the school is on half term from Monday 27th May to Friday 7th June. Visits can be arranged for week commencing 10th June.

Information about the school

We are one of the largest primary schools in Kent with nearly 862 children on roll, including a Pre-School that offers 30 hour provision. Following our Ofsted inspection, January 2023, we join a small group or primaries who have kept their OUTSTANDING judgement in every aspect of the school. This is attributable to the dedication and professionalism of ALL staff.

When joining us, you will be supported to be the best that you can be. As an academy within the Coastal Academies Trust (CAT) we are passionate and driven in delivering outstanding opportunities for our whole community- staff, children and parents.

We are a family. Our school is warm and welcoming to children, their families and staff. The school is immensely proud of the diverse community it serves and is committed to maintaining outstanding outcomes for every child, no matter what their starting point in an environment that promotes intellectual, physical, emotional, social and spiritual development. As with any school, there are challenges...but the rewards of working at Cliftonville are huge.

Our school values of Independence, safe and settled, respect, resilience, aspiration, learning and community are integral to all that we are and do at Cliftonville Primary and Pre-school. As part of our commitment to community we make it our mission to promote positive wellbeing for all our pupils, staff and the wider community including parents and carers. We recognise that without positive wellbeing we cannot reach our full potential. Therefore, we aim to educate and support our whole school community on the importance of wellbeing and mental health, ensuring it is everyone’s responsibility to care for one another. Through our innovative ‘Wellbeing Hub’ we will provide mental health support, understanding and intervention for pupils and parents ensuring a holistic approach.

Our staff are our greatest resource and so we ensure that all staff have a supportive network and feel they are listened, to and valued at all times.

We work together with a whole range of partners including parents, external agencies, local groups to foster warm, friendly and purposeful relationships. Through these partnerships we support and develop the childrens social, and emotional foundations upon which learning is achieved through a bespoke, exciting, ambitious and engaging curriculum.

The school holds a number of important accreditations including most recently the Well being Award, the Inclusion Quality Mark and the Continuous Professional Learning and Development Quality Mark.

Cliftonville Primary and Pre-School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 other relevant employment checks, online recruitment checks and overseas criminal background checks, where applicable. All new trustees, employees and volunteers will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance. Cliftonville Primary and Pre-School is an inclusive and accessible employer, we are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. We embrace and cultivate an inclusive, equitable and respectful workplace. We welcome colleagues with different backgrounds, perspectives and capabilities.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Ceri Stammers, School Business Manager
• Address:Northumberland Avenue, Margate, Kent, CT9 3LY
• Telephone: (01843) 227575
• Email: finance@cliftonvilleprimary.co.uk

Fax: (01843) 230614

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• Job Description and Person Specification