Receptionist

We wish to appoint a confident, friendly, committed and organised receptionist to join our busy and highly efficient administration team. You will provide a professional and welcoming reception for all visitors and callers to Holte School. Other duties include dealing with telephone calls and taking messages, management of the school's incoming and outgoing post, word processing, data input, filing and other administrative duties. This is a temporary contract for potentially up to 1-year.

We are looking for a dedicated and passionate person who has:

• experience of working within a school administrative environment would be advantageous with a clear knowledge and understanding of all aspects of safeguarding


• excellent literacy, numeracy and computer skills


• excellent interpersonal skills with all members of the school community


• the ability to work calmly under pressure


• a professional attitude to work and flexible manner


• able to work as part of a larger team as well as independently, prioritising work effectively, This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
  
  Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence.


There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.


• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.


• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.


• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.


• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.


We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

As this is a term time only role, the actual salary range is £20,022 to £21,752.,
• a talented staff team who welcome new challenges and are committed to supporting and developing colleagues and students


• a supportive community and Governing Board


• quality continuous professional development


• opportunities to work in collaboration with partner schools, where available


Holte School is an oversubscribed, diverse, multi-racial, 11-18 community school and are one of only 8 schools across the country to be recognised as a 'National IQM Inclusion Champion' school. The school is on a shared site with both a primary and a special school. The school's ethos emphasises high quality teaching to achieve excellence and enable our students to maximise their potential. We have the highest expectations around behaviour and standards, and this is achieved through working alongside passionate and dedicated colleagues who share this vision., In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.