Receptionist Grade 2 £23,656 – £24,404 FTE (pro rata to hours and weeks worked). Term Time only plus 1 Teacher Training Day Actual salary £4,161.07 p.a. Working hours: Friday 8.00am – 4.00pm Caludon Castle School 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 Caludon Castle 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. The role may include working on reception later in the evenings, on occasion, for specific school events, they can run until circa 7.30 pm, however the dates would be known well in advance and these additional hours would be paid. Caludon Castle has a great deal to be proud of; we are a caring school that achieves high standards. We have excellent resources in a modern, well-equipped building, with a well-planned IT infrastructure and outstanding sports facilities. We offer a range of benefits which includes cycle to work, discounted gym membership, free parking and an employee discount scheme. Caludon Castle 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 telephone or email the school to arrange an informal visit. Closing date: 8am on Friday 20 th December 2024 Interview date: Tuesday 7 th January 2025 If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date for applications, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. 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) 2024. 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.