Receptionist / Administrator - Full-time/Part-time

Bishop Challoner School, Shortlands

• Ref:KCC305-6003-55S
• Posted:07/01/2020
• Pay:Competitive salary
• Start Date:February 2020
• App Close Date:21/01/2020 at 12:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Receptionist / Administrator required from February 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Bishop Challoner School, founded in 1950, is in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a Catholic, independent, day school for girls and boys from 3 to 18 years, welcoming all faiths.

We are seeking to appoint a friendly and approachable person who is highly organised with exceptional customer service skills to join the office team at Bishop Challoner School. The successful candidate will understand that as the first point of contact for all visitors to the school, being an excellent marketer with good interpersonal and communication skills is a key aspect of this role. The successful candidate will have experience of working in an office and have excellent IT skills. A very good telephone manner, ability to maintain confidentiality and attention to detail are essential.

As you apply for this post, you will be opening a secure account in CVMinder. This gives you access to your personal information, plus application updates from us. As part of your application you will be invited to DOWNLOAD a Microsoft Word application form in your account. It is important to follow the instructions and return your competed form as part of your application. Applications unaccompanied by a completed WORD application form will not be accepted.

The is a term time only position (plus 20 additional days to be worked in the holiday).

Applications will be assessed in order of receipt and interviews may occur at any stage after applications are received. Please apply as soon as possible.

Closing date will be 21st January at 12.00 noon. Interviews will take place in the week commencing 27th January 2020.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children, and child protection screening will apply to this post.

Information about the school

Bishop Challoner is a highly successful and ambitious school providing a warm and welcoming community where each member is embraced and encouraged to flourish and achieve.

We are committed to providing an environment in which all pupils are challenged to be the best they can be, and one in which pastoral care and wellbeing underpin the academic and co-curricular excellence. This rings true in the school's motto - "Dare to do your best".

We believe in providing an education for life and we seek to ensure that the learning experience at our school blends the best of tradition with the exciting opportunities provided by developing new skills and aptitude for an ever-changing world. Learning how to learn is a key facet of our education philosophy and is an essential need for the twenty-first century.

We believe that a truly excellent school is about more than academic achievement alone: it is about developing a real passion for learning; a capacity for independent and critical thinking; self-awareness and resilience; self-confidence without arrogance and genuine interests that extend beyond the classroom walls.

At Bishop Challoner we focus on developing the whole person; aiming to ensure that each pupil leaves us ready for the challenges of life at university or the world of work, and understanding their responsibilities towards others.

We want our pupils to leave Bishop Challoner well equipped to engage positively with a rapidly changing world as accomplished problem solvers and confident individuals with a clear appreciation of and respect for the views and potential of others.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Carolyn Chamberlain
• Address:228 Bromley Road, Shortlands, Kent, BR2 0BS
• Telephone: 0208460 3546
• Email: cchamberlain@bcsweb.co.uk