Receptionist

**Role: Receptionist**

**Location: Hackney, East London**

**Salary**:
**£15 to £16 per hour**

**Start Date: After Half Term**

**Contract: Temp to Perm. 8:00 am
- 12:30 pm noon (morning receptionist) / 12noon
- 4:30 pm (afternoon receptionist) Or 8:00 am
- 4:30 pm full time**

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GSL Education are looking for enthusiastic
**Receptionists** for one of our client secondary schools in
**East London, after the half term. **In the heart of Hackney, the school is a superb 11-19 institution. They provide a friendly, inviting, and exciting learning atmosphere where students are encouraged to do their best while being supported. It is extremely successful because of the incredibly committed staff and wonderful students who take pride in, cherish, and enjoy their accomplishments.

**About**
**Receptionist**

**Responsibilities**:

- To deliver an effective receptionist/switchboard service for the academy and promptly and politely interact with all callers and in-person guests.
- Serving as all visitors' first point of contact and ensuring that the proper protection documentation is gathered and given to the HR Manager.
- Making a contribution to the protection, advancement, and personal care of children and young people in accordance with the Every Child Matters initiative and child protection protocols.
- Maintaining order and cleanliness in the reception area and other meeting spaces, as well as working with the marketing team to make sure that literature and visual displays are current.
- Organizing and maintaining the reception cover rota for post and academy activities and daily breaks.
- Carrying out any additional responsibilities as assigned by the line manager, such as filling in for missing co-workers on critical tasks.
- 5+ GCSE’s A*- B, including English and Maths
- NVQ level 2 in administration or equivalent
- Experience working in a busy setting and having the capacity to perform well under pressure are two desirable qualities.
- Knowledge of how to responsibly handle confidential information
- Experience performing a variety of administrative and clerical tasks, including data entry and retrieval
- Good literacy, numeracy and ICT skills
- Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS on the update service._

**_and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch._