Prep School Receptionist and Administrative Assistant

The role:

Oxford High Prep School is looking for a School Receptionist and Administrative Assistant to work in our busy Prep School Office.

As a School Receptionist, you will provide a customer-focussed and efficient reception service to telephone callers and visitors to our school including families and assist our pupils and staff with enquiries and requests.

You will also provide a general administrative service to support the smooth running of the school. This includes attendance related admin, assisting in the preparation of school events, maintaining registers, making phone calls to families and the organisation of pupil and attendance filing.

Key to the role will be excellent communication skills both verbal and written and the ability to maintain a high level of efficiency as well as warmth and empathy. You will also need to be able to remain calm under pressure with the ability to multi-task and work to tight deadlines. Previous reception or school experience is preferred.

If you have the passion to work in a leading independent day school, we would love to hear from you. In return we offer you a great community in which to work where ideas are welcomed.

About Oxford High School:

Oxford High School is Oxford’s oldest girls’ school and provides a vibrant, dynamic and creative environment for staff and pupils alike.

Since its foundation over 140 years ago in the heart of Oxford’s historic city centre, Oxford High School has been innovative and pioneering in its approach to girls’ education.

Today Oxford High School is a happy and vibrant place to work. As well as our commitment to girls’ education, we are committed to investing in our staff’s personal development through training and learning initiatives and via the Girls’ Day School Trust network.

Benefits:

As part of the Girls’ Day School Trust, the leading and largest group of independent girls’ schools in the UK we offer a variety of benefits which include:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• Free school lunches
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

Previous applicants need not apply.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. An early application is therefore strongly advised.

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 21 April 2024.

Interview date: Thursday 25 or Friday 26 April 2024.

Oxford High School and the GDST are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contract: Fixed term until summer 2025

Hours: School days during term time plus inset days