Receptionist

**Salary**:
Salary: £17,820 per annum actual salary (£25,027 FTE)

**Job type**:
Full Time, Part Time, Permanent

**Start date**:
As soon as possible

6 January 2025

**Job overview**:
We are seeking an organised, friendly and personable Receptionist to act as an ambassador for Badminton School by providing a hospitable, professional and welcoming reception function for visitor and callers to the school. The School Receptionist is often the first point of contact that members of the wider community have the with the school and this is a key role in upholding and representing the ethos of Badminton.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Provide a warm, professional and courteous welcome to all visitors
- Answer all incoming calls and transfer or take message as appropriate
- Act as first point of call for pupils, working closely with the School Office
- Liaise daily with the Admissions team to ensure a warm welcome is given to guests/prospective parents
- Oversee the internal room booking system ensuring facilities are prepared/booked in advance and liaising with the Domestic Team as needed
- Sorting and distribution of external mail
- Support the School Office and other departments as required
- Play a key role in the safeguarding function of the Reception area

**What We’re Looking for**:

- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Ability to work calmly under pressure and to prioritise competing deadlines
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with people at all levels
- Experience of delivering excellent service in a customer-focused role
- Strong IT skills and computer literacy
- Ability to work confidentially and with discretion
- Ability to manage difficult situations using tact and diplomacy
- Previous experience of working in a school would be an advantage but is not essential. Most importantly, you will be efficient, keen to learn with a common-sense approach and willing to get involved in all aspect of school life.

**What We Offer**:

- Additional benefits: free lunch, free onsite parking, use of the school gym and heated swimming pool (at designated times) and access to free fitness classes are all included
- Pension scheme membership (including life cover)

Location: On-site in Westbury-on-Trym

**Salary**: £17,820 per annum actual salary (£25,027 FTE)

Starting date: February 2025

Closing date: Monday 6 January 9.00 am

Interviews: Friday 17 January
- The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)._

**About**Badminton School**:
**Badminton School**
- Westbury Road, Westbury-on-trym
- Bristol
- BS9 3BA
- United Kingdom

+44 117 905 5200

Badminton School is a thriving independent day and boarding school for girls aged 3-18, which has remained at the forefront of girls’ education for well over 150 years. Set within a campus of beautiful buildings and pleasant gardens in the city of Bristol, the School has an enviable sense of community which is felt the moment you step inside the gates. With a consistently outstanding academic record coupled with excellent pastoral care, Badminton’s approach to the holistic education it provides is to broaden the girls’ skills, knowledge and attitudes to ensure they are curious and confident. Badminton girls are characteristically thoughtful individuals who are understanding of the viewpoints of others and who leave school ready to face the changing and challenging wider world.