Receptionist/Administrative Assistant

The Royal Liberty School

Part of The Success for All Educational Trust

Upper Brentwood Road, Romford, Essex, RM2 6HJ

Tel: 01708 730141

Fax: 01708 723950

Website: www.royalliberty.co.uk

Receptionist / Administrative Assistant

Hours: 32.5 hours per week x 39 weeks per year - 5 days per week 8:30am - 3:30pm with 30 minutes lunch

Grade: Scale 3 points 5 to 6 

Actual Salary: £17,393 - £17,707 p.a. (includes holiday pay)

To Start: ASAP

The Royal Liberty School where “pupils are well behaved, respectful and courteous” and “parents value the sense of community, which is palpable throughout the school” (OFSTED February 2019).

We are seeking to appoint a methodical, well organised and enthusiastic colleague to join our school office team.

Some of the main responsibilities of the role would include to provide an effective and efficient reception service to both internal and external stakeholders and to be responsible for the archiving of student records.  The receptionist is often the first point of contact therefore the candidate should demonstrate exemplary customer service skills.  You will be expected to use computerised management software to enter, record and retrieve data of students.  You will also be responsible for the distribution of incoming and outgoing mail which would include taking the mail to the Post Office and organising hospitality for meetings & visitors.

There would be a requirement for the successful candidate to undertake all relevant first aid training such as diabetic pump training and epi pen training to support the needs of our students.

The hours will be 7 hours per day (with a 30 minute lunch break), 5 days per week, 39 weeks a year (term time plus 5 INSET days).

The Royal Liberty School is a small comprehensive school for boys situated on a very pleasant Grade II* listed site.  The school is in an excellent location, a short walk from the main line Gidea Park station to London Liverpool Street.

We recently celebrated our centenary (our main school building has a history dating back over four hundred years) and are proud of our traditions, our strong sense of community and the excellent behaviour of our students. 

As part of the Priority Schools Building Programme the school has just completed a £20 million refurbishment and building programme providing exceptional learning and sports facilities with further enhancements planned over the next two years.

We are part of the Success for All Educational Trust with Redden Court School, Sanders Draper School and Rise Park Academies.  As an employee you will be covered by our excellent well-being support and medical cover programme through the School Advisory Service (SAS).

• Access 24 hours a day to a GP helpline where you can have a telephone conversation for you and close relatives.
• Access to Physiotherapy
• Access to a counselling service
• Free 12 week Weight Management Programme
• Support for stress management
• Lifestyle Screening
• Relationship Counselling
• Long-term condition support - support for you and family members where you or a member of your family is suffering from a long-term condition such as cancer, Multiple Sclerosis or Motor Neurones disease.  This list is not exhaustive.
• Private Medical Service
• Stress Counselling

We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community regardless of gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, age or sexual orientation.

Applicants must include e-mail address contacts for two professional referees.

Further details can be downloaded from our website www.royalliberty.co.uk  Mrs Tara Barrett, Director of Operations.tbarrett@sfeat.co.uk 

To apply: Applications can be received by email to jobapplications@sfaet.co.uk or post or via JGP online form.

Closing Date: Monday 4th July at 12pm

Interview and tasks will be held on Friday 15th July 2022

The Success for All Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  If successful for this position you will be expected to undertake a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service before appointment is confirmed.  References will be sought on shortlisted candidates before interview.