School Receptionist
3 days ago
Redhill
We are working with a number of schools who are always looking for friendly and professional School Receptionists to join their dedicated administrative team. This critical front-facing role supports the smooth running of the school and helps create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment for pupils, staff, parents, and visitors. Key responsibilities will include: • Provide a friendly and professional reception service for all visitors, parents, and pupils, • Manage the school’s main phone line and email inbox, directing queries appropriately, • Ensure all visitors are signed in and out in accordance with safeguarding procedures, • Maintain accurate pupil records and update the school’s MIS (e.g. SIMS, Arbor, Bromcom), • Support attendance monitoring and liaise with parents regarding absences and late arrivals, • Handle incoming and outgoing post, deliveries, and general correspondence, • Assist with pupil admissions, transfers, and leavers, ensuring all documentation is complete, • Prepare letters, newsletters, and other school communications, • Support the coordination of school events, meetings, and parent evenings, • Maintain confidentiality and professionalism at all times, • Provide general administrative support to the Headteacher, SLT, and teaching staff, • Previous experience in a receptionist or administrative role (school experience preferred), • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a warm and approachable manner, • Strong organisational and time-management abilities, • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and comfortable using databases, • Experience with school MIS systems (e.g. SIMS, Arbor, Bromcom) is an advantage, • Ability to remain calm and professional in a busy, fast-paced environment, • High level of accuracy and attention to detail, • Understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality, and data protection in an educational setting, • A team player with a flexible and proactive approach to work