Whitby School
Temporary Receptionist / Administrator
Location: Whitby School and Sixth Form
Contract: Casual contract
Hours/ Working Pattern: Select Fridays, ad-hoc until mid-December
Salary/ Hourly Rate: Grade CD, £12.00 - £12.38 an hour
Closing Date: 9am Wednesday 25th September
Interviews: Friday 27th
Start Date: ASAP
Looking to pick up some extra working hours before the festive season?
About us
Whitby School is a new school; an exciting development for the Whitby community. Our school will be a positive, warm, and welcoming school where pupils will aim to do their very best and take pride in their achievements. By constantly challenging our pupils to excel, we will nurture aspirations and strive to cultivate a lifelong love of learning in our young people.
We are looking for colleagues who will provide a creative, safe, and caring environment where every child is known and cared for as an individual. In this climate, every young person can thrive as they develop in personality, character and intellect and become a highly successful learner and individual.
Our opportunity
We require additional ad-hoc cover in our school office.
You will undertake reception and administration duties, such as greeting visitors, answering the phone, and providing general administration duties to support the school office team.
This is a customer facing role, you will need to deal with all the school's stakeholders in a friendly and professional manner, both on the phone and in person.
You will need to understand school systems and protocols and be able to use our school database and have some skill in using Microsoft and Google software, including checking for whole school emails and physical post and forwarding these on to the appropriate staff.
Planned working days (Ad-hoc, subject to change)
- Friday 25th October
- Friday 29th November
- Friday 6th December
- Friday 13th December
Key Skills
- Enjoy working as part of a team.
- Demonstrate good communication skills both orally and in writing.
- Strong computer literacy
- Excellent organisational skills with a keen attention to detail
We can offer you
- A supportive, collaborative team who openly share ideas and best practice
- A school community that prides itself on engagement, generosity, dignity and inspiration
Queries
Please contact Chloe Bullen on 01609 536 964 or via chloe.bullen@northyorks.gov.uk
Chloe has been engaged to support us with recruiting to this exciting opportunity.
Application Process
Please complete the online NYC Jobs application form. If you experience any problems completing your application, or require any further information please email us at: chloe.bullen@northyorks.gov.uk
We do not accept CVs.
When applying please take into account the following:
Supporting Information
The supporting information section of your application should clearly evidence your ability to meet the requirements we have outlined in the person specification (see application pack). This will be used to shortlist applicants for this role and therefore it is imperative that you provide evidence as requested.
References
When completing your application, please provide two employment referees. Generally, this is your current and most recent employer. Please note your referee should ideally be a previous line manager or someone in a position of authority.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We have a robust child protection policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the school. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children. An online search may be undertaken as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
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