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Scope of Work – appropriate for this post:
To provide the School with an effective and professional reception service operating as the first point of contact for telephone calls and visitors. To liaise with staff, students and parents as necessary. The postholder is expected to prioritise their own workload and adhere to school policies and procedures.
Accountabilities/Responsibilities – appropriate for this post may include:
1. Undertake reception duties including answering telephone and responding to routine queries, distribute messages, receive visitors, signpost calls
2. Provide general clerical and administrative support, including word processing, filing routine correspondence, distributing mail etc.
3. Routine financial administration, including petty cash, postage, banking etc.
4. Maintaining and updating manual and computerised records including, for example, school trips, registers, ticket sales.
5. Maintaining stock and ordering supplies, check of incoming deliveries, distribution of stock.
6. General welfare support, where required
General
1. Allocation of work and demonstration of duties to lower graded administrative/clerical support as necessary.
2. To work within school policies and procedures.
3. To contribute to the provision of an effective environment for learning.
4. To support the promotion of positive relationships with parents and outside agencies.
5. To attend skill training and participate in personal/performance development as required.
6. To take care for their own and other people's health and safety.
7. To be aware of the confidential nature of issues.
37 hours per week
Permanent, term time only + 3 INSET days + 5 days work in the school holidays
08:00 – 16:30 Monday – Thursday with 1 hour break
08:00 - 16:00 Friday with 1 hour break
Less than 5 years' service: £21,501 - £22,187
More than 5 years' service: £22,090 - £22,796
The governors of this high performing 11-18 school are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, flexible and enthusiastic individual to undertake reception duties in our busy main-school reception. As the first point of contact for visitors and telephone callers, we are looking for someone with a pleasant, professional manner who possesses excellent organisational skills, and is ideally experienced in Reception duties.
Further details and an application form are available on our website: www.haslingdenhigh.com/vacancies
Haslingden High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and takes its statutory duties and responsibilities in this context very seriously. We fully expect everyone working in or behalf of the school to share our commitment. As such, this post is subject to satisfactory DBS clearance and references.
Closing date for applications: Thursday 31 July 2025
Interview date: Tuesday 2 September 2025
Due to the summer holidays, there is a longer than usual period of time between the closing date and interview date. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted mid-August to be invited for interview in September. Thank you for your understanding.
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