Receptionist - Dorset Studio School

at  Dorset Councils

Dorset Studio School is a land based school, operating over two sites on the Kingston Maurward College estate and Poundbury.
Above all you will need to like children, to want the very best for them and be prepared to put their needs first. Children will be at the heart of your work. For an informal discussion please contact Tracey Richards, Business Manager on 01305 443600.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to this end any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory.
We are excited to have an opportunity for a receptionist to join our excellent administration team. The role is full time term time only based at our Poundbury site (or hours to be negotiated).
The schools receptionist is a key person, being the first point of call for all visitors. As the ‘face’ of the school, the successful candidate must be personable, helpful and have good communication skills, extending a warm welcome to represent the schools in a professional and friendly manner.
You will need to be organised, able to multitask and work flexibly, remaining calm under pressure and have a ‘can do’ positive approach to work within a very busy and pressured environment. The role will require you to provide an effective administrative support using office packages and in house systems, also to be an appointed first aider.
At Dorset Studio School we are blessed with being able to maintain a stable, happy well-motivated family of staff. The school take pride in committing to staff development.
If you would like an informal discussion or visit the school please contact tracey.richards@dorsetstudioschool.co.uk
Dorset Studio School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern

Please refer the Job description for details