Job Title: Receptionist or School Administrator

Location: Central London

Start Date: January 2021

Contract: Permanent – Full Time

Salary: Competitive

We are currently looking for a well organised and enthusiastic Receptionist or School Administrator to join an Independent Sixth Form College.

Our client is a well-regarded independent school with an excellent reputation locally and across London and is part of a wider group of independent Colleges.

To be considered for the position of Receptionist or School Administrator you must have previous administration experience, with excellent Microsoft Office skills. The ideal Receptionist or School Administrator needs to be highly organised and able to work in a busy environment and has ideally worked within a school/college environment.

Summary of the role:

The Receptionist or School Administrator, will be answering incoming calls, working with administration colleagues and working with Registrar, Principal’s PA and academic colleagues in support role. You therefore need to be flexible, calm under pressure and well spoken, with an excellent telephone manner.

Among duties and responsibilities for the Receptionist or School Administrator:

• Meet and greet visitors, prospective students/parents
• Staff reception area, keeping it tidy and issuing staff cards and taking delivery of parcels
• Assisting admissions team and ensure all paperwork is up to date
• Administration of student files
• Answering, managing and directing calls, in a highly professional manner

The ideal Receptionist or School Administrator candidate will have previous experience within the school.

The school has a strong ethos of student welfare therefore any successful applicant will undergo a full enhanced criminal record check (DBS).

If you do have the relevant requirements and would like to be considered for this job, please send through your CV to Mhairi.

Connaught Education – The Independent Schools Specialist

Connaught Education is a trading brand of Connaught Resourcing and operates as an Employment Business and an Employment Agency. We are a committed equal opportunities employer who respect and value cultural diversity. We are committed to supporting the welfare of children and young people. In support of current Safeguarding legislation we will carry out background checks and an Enhanced DBS Disclosure as part of our recruitment and selection procedures.