Part-time Receptionist
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, efficient, and highly welcoming administrative assistant to join the small administration team at Rowhill School on a temporary basis until the end of the summer term.
This post requires a flexible, independent, and resilient person with a great sense of humour, a good standard of literacy and numeracy, who relates well to others and is keen to make a difference to the prospects of the young people. Please see the job description for more information.
The successful candidate will be educated to at least GCSE level and have proven literacy and numeracy skills, having achieved Grade 4, or above, in Maths and English. The ideal candidate must also be able to demonstrate accurate record keeping, resilience, resourcefulness, initiative, good time management and patience.
What the school offers its staff
Rowhill is a Pupil Referral Unit serving the secondary schools in North-East Hampshire we have approximately 80 students on our roll at any one time and have a highly effective outreach programme working with students either in their mainstream schools or their homes.Students are referred to Rowhill for a variety of reasons including being medically unfit for school, emotionally vulnerable, at risk of permanent exclusion or because they have been permanently excluded from school.
Our school strives to cultivate a desire for learning and self-improvement so that students leave Rowhill School with the tools needed to succeed in their onward pathways, we strive to develop well mannered, confident and culturally rich individuals.
Further details about the role
Desirable experience:
Our ideal candidate should, ideally, have previous experience of:
- Working within a reception or school environment
- Understanding of safeguarding
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- A flexible, calm, positive and professional personality
- The ability to communicate clearly
- A naturally caring temperament towards our students
- Strong IT literacy and numeracy skills
Essential:
- Understanding of safeguarding children.
Please read the person specification, for further information.
All school employees will be expected to take annual leave during the school holiday periods.
Commitment to safeguarding
This school and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.All successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Check as well as other relevant pre-employment checks.