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Our Values
At Templars our mission is 'Every child, Every day, Every chance'. Our vision is for everyone to know that they belong to Templars, and be proud to belong, because we are a school where everyone is welcomed, feels safe to take risks and strive to achieve their full potential.
Our Values
At Templars our mission is 'Every child, Every day, Every chance'. Our vision is for everyone to know that they belong to Templars, and be proud to belong, because we are a school where everyone is welcomed, feels safe to take risks and strive to achieve their full potential.
Our three school rules reflect our three school values: Care, Respect and Honesty.
About The Team We Are Recruiting To
Templars Primary School is a super place of work with an excellent team ethic. The whole team is committed to improving opportunities for both our pupils and staff. We have high aspirations for the children of our wonderfully diverse community and a proven record in developing careers supported by a dedicated leadership team. So that you can decide whether you would like to join us, here is what is important to us:
* Templars puts safeguarding first
* We believe that our community deserve us to be the very best we can be
* We are proud of our team ethic and value commitment and generosity of spirit
* We live by our values of Care, Respect and Honesty
* We believe that hard work and relationships are key to success and we expect everyone to be the very best of themselves
* We believe that working in education is an attractive, deeply satisfying, joyful job
* We believe that staff need to be happy, healthy, well-qualified, highly motivated, hardworking well-trained experts, who in return for the best working conditions that we can provide, accept the professional obligation to improve
* We believe in and evidence-informed approach to school improvement, most particularly in teaching and learning, to help us to identify what works best in our classrooms
* We believe that truly great teaching is that which improves pupil progress
What is the job role?
We are looking to appoint a well-organised, professional, friendly and approachable Receptionist/Administrative Assistant to join our experienced admin team.
Are you looking to develop a career in admin support in a school?
Your daily duties will be:
* Provide a professional front-of-house service dealing with enquiries and assisting pupils, parents and outside agencies according to office systems
* Deal with internal and external telephone calls in an appropriate manner, filtering calls as necessary, taking messages as required.
* Use text messaging service to notify Parents and update messages received
* Ensure security and safeguarding procedures are followed for all visitors.
* Ensure school visitors sign in via the electronic sign-in system.
* Make appointments when necessary, maintaining both manual and electronic office diaries
* Be responsible for dealing with the daily distribution of post both incoming and outgoing
* Receive and accept deliveries according to office procedures
* Ensure the tidiness and general appearance of the Reception Area is maintained to a high standard
Who are we looking for?
We are looking to appoint a well-organised, professional, friendly and approachable Receptionist/Administrative Assistant to join our experienced admin team. School experience is desirable but not essential.
You must have:
* Strong literacy and numeracy skills
* a 'can do' attitude
* the ability to happily work with constant interruptions
* excellent communication skills
* an attention to detail
We can offer:
* an opportunity to develop and gain experience
* a well-resourced and pleasant environment
* a vibrant school community
Hours of work are two days per week - Monday and Tuesday, 8.00 am - 4.30 pm, term time only. Initially on a fixed-term one-year contract.
Visits to school before application are strongly encouraged and will be warmly welcomed. Please contact our admin team on 02476 466337 to arrange an appointment.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS.
Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.
Interviews 19th June 2025.
Coventry City Council
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* Job Description and Personal Specification.pdf
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