Receptionist

Job Title: Receptionist

Hours: Full Time (37 hours per week)

Salary: Grade 3 - SCP 3 to SCP 4 (£22,737 to £23,114) Pro Rata - Actual Salary: £19,123 to £19,440

Contract Type: Permanent - Term Time Only

Start Date: As soon as possible

About Us

Oldbury Academy is a large secondary school, serving ca 1400 11-16 year olds and is part of the Stour Vale Academy Trust. Ofsted inspected our school in December 2021 and judged us to be 'GOOD' in all categories. Ofsted concluded that "pupils at this school receive a good education" and "it is well led and school leaders are committed to further improvements".

Oldbury Academy is a happy and vibrant school where we aim to provide an excellent education for all pupils living in our community. We have friendly, committed and caring staff, all of whom endeavour to provide the finest educational experiences and a wide range of exciting opportunities for every child at our school.

The Role

Due to our current post holder retiring, we are seeking an exceptional receptionist for our very busy front desk. Excellent customer service skills both face to face and on the telephone, a good team player and the ability to multi task whilst remaining calm and professional are a must.

Working on our busy Reception, you will be responsible for receiving and dealing with a range of visitors to the academy, managing and where necessary transferring telephone calls, dealing with face to face enquires from parents, students, staff and external stakeholders, emails to members of staff, distribution of post and other general clerical duties.

Ideally you will have experience of an educational setting, reception or administration office and be able to work under pressure.

Knowledge of SIMS would be advantageous but full training will be given.

First Aid (full training will be given).

Hours of work will be Monday to Thursday 8.00am to 4.00pm and Friday 8.00am to 3.30pm - term time only.

Additional Information

For an informal discussion please contact Miss Adele Wilden (PA to Headteacher/Office Manager) on a.wilden@oldburyacademy.org.uk

CLOSING DATE: 12.00pm on Friday 8th November 2024

INTERVIEW DATE: Tuesday 12th November 2024 - Time TBC

Please see the supporting document 'Applicant Info Pack' for more information regarding this position.

To apply for this post, please complete the application form and return to Miss Adele Wilden, either by post to Oldbury Academy, Pound Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8NE or by email to applications@oldburyacademy.org.uk

For further information regarding Oldbury Academy please see our

website: https://oldburyacademy.com

Please note we are unable to accept CVs as an application for any of our vacancies.

Stour Vale Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will carry out pre-appointment checks including DBS and will disqualify any applicant where we consider the outcomes to be unsatisfactory. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

We are equally committed to ensuring that no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of their protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

Due to our current post holder retiring, we are seeking an exceptional receptionist for our very busy front desk. Excellent customer service skills both face to face and on the telephone, a good team player and the ability to multi task whilst remaining calm and professional are a must.

Working on our busy Reception, you will be responsible for receiving and dealing with a range of visitors to the academy, managing and where necessary transferring telephone calls, dealing with face to face enquires from parents, students, staff and external stakeholders, emails to members of staff, distribution of post and other general clerical duties.

Ideally you will have experience of an educational setting, reception or administration office and be able to work under pressure.

Knowledge of SIMS would be advantageous but full training will be given.

Oldbury Academy is a large secondary school, serving ca 1400 11-16 year olds and is part of the Stour Vale Academy Trust. Ofsted inspected our school in December 2021 and judged us to be 'GOOD' in all categories. Ofsted concluded that "pupils at this school receive a good education" and "it is well led and school leaders are committed to further improvements".

Oldbury Academy is a happy and vibrant school where we aim to provide an excellent education for all pupils living in our community. We have friendly, committed and caring staff, all of whom endeavour to provide the finest educational experiences and a wide range of exciting opportunities for every child at our school.