About the role
Receptionist
Required as soon as possible
Grade 2, SCP 2 - £23,656 pro-rata
14 hours per week, term-time only
Working Hours: Thursdays and Fridays: 8:00am – 4.00pm
We are looking to appoint a flexible and enthusiastic Receptionist to join our friendly school. You will be required to provide general administrative support with key responsibility for the monitoring of telephone calls and ensuring all visitors are received in an efficient and effective manner.
The successful candidate should have excellent organisational, IT and customer service skills, with a positive approach to work. The post will include whole school administrative tasks, especially SIMS related, deal with enquiries direct or redirect to the appropriate member of the school’s staff, taking messages and arranging appointments and ensuring messages are passed to staff in a timely manner, addressing internal and external communications that come the way of the general office.
The administrative and communication functions of the school are currently supported by the SIMS management information system and School Comms. We also use Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher and Outlook.
Previous experience of working in a school would be an advantage and an ability to work in a very busy office with frequent interruptions is essential.
Further Information
We welcome visits to the school. Please contact Mrs Ali Araya in order to organise a visit, by phone: 01305265651 or by email: aaraya@dmsschool.co.uk.
Dorchester Middle School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
Dorchester Middle School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide 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.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Dorchester Middle School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children.
About Us
Dorchester Middle School is a member of the Wessex Multi-Academy Trust. The Trust schools share resources, planning and expertise in order to enhance continuity across all stages of the children’s education.
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