ABOUT US

The Beacon is a large and busy prep school for boys aged between 3 and 13, with superb facilities and resources that support a forward-looking educational environment. The school is accessible by Chiltern Railways and Met Line, located close to Amersham town.
To give you a flavour of life at The Beacon, please look at our website beaconschool.co.uk. Here, you will find our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy among other useful policies on the ‘policies’ page.
Website:
https://www.beaconschool.co.uk/work-for-us/

SKILLS:

Excellent communication skills and telephone manner
Strong organisation skills
Able to work in busy environments and multi-task
Knowledge of Office 365, Word, Outlook, Excel etc as well as confident about learning new systems
Able to work both independently and as part of a team
Strong attention to detail

ABOUT THE ROLE

Hours: Term time: 12:30 pm to 6:00 pm, 5 days per week, 27.5 hours per week
Non-Term time: It is envisaged that extra time may be required over the School Holiday periods to cover during the Lead Receptionist’s annual leave and assist with other admin needs. Whilst not guaranteed, this could be up to 40 additional hours in total – to be claimed as overtime dependent upon hours worked.

FRONT DESK RECEPTION DUTIES

• To provide support to the Lead Receptionist and to deputise as required
• To welcome visitors, parents and prospective parents
• Signing all in, checking ID and arranging supervision as appropriate
• Operating the School’s main telephone line, transferring calls and taking and delivering messages accurately and swiftly
• Ensuring a welcoming, tidy and professional reception area is maintained at all times