Apprentice Receptionist
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Company: NEWENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL & SIXTH FORM CENTRE
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Location: GL18 1QF
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £15,434.00 per year
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Sector: Business and administration
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Ref: NAS-2000021734
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Application Deadline Date: 31/03/2026
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Start Date: 05/05/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday (Term time only plus 5 days INSET) 8am - 3.30pm (half hour unpaid lunch)
Brief Description
Responsibility of the reception area including daily running of the school reception desk and wider area, thorough knowledge of the switchboard, dealing with students & staff, welcoming visitors, etc. To provide organisational & administrative support to assist with the efficient running of the school’s support services
Future Prospects
Potential position upon completion of the apprenticeship.
Vacancy Detail
Your duties will include:
- Be responsible for the school reception area, ensuring the first impression of all visitors is of the highest quality
- Maintain a safe and clean reception area by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
- Deal with the main switchboard taking incoming telephone calls and making outgoing calls as necessary
- Receive visitors and ensure they sign the visitors book, receive a visitors' badge and they are directed to the safeguarding arrangements
- Deal with enquiries from students and answer queries and deal with forms for transport, uniform, absence, etc.
- Deal with mail as appropriate, including franking of mail, providing an effective delivery and distribution service throughout the school, visit post office daily, to post school mail and parcels, deal with recorded delivery, registered packets etc. as necessary
- Sign students in and out