Receptionist / General Administration

Front Desk Activities:

• Answer telephone and direct calls to appropriate party;
• Take and relay messages;
• Prepare correspondence and documents;
• Schedule appointments;
• Greet all arriving guest and direct to appropriate party;
• Give information to prospective students and parents;
• Contact parents in the event that students are not collected on time;
• Contact parents to arrange collection of students in the event of timetabled events being cancelled;
• Monitor visitor access and maintain security awareness;

Maintain Registers:

• Maintain late-arrival register and ensure that all late students sign in;
• Review the daily class registers and ensure that all late students sign in;
• Review the daily class registers and update where necessary with late arrivals;
• Ensure knowledge of the staff movements in and out of organization;
• Print daily fire register.

General Administration:

• Any other duties pertaining to general school administration.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• Flexible; must be able to multitask ;
• Must be organized with handling documentation;
• Computer-literate;
• Quick learner;
• Bilingual Arabic and English;
• Understanding about UK National Curriculum highly desirable;
• Have an understanding of the UK Data Protection Act and its implications on school data;
• Have an understanding of numerical data and the ability to provide meaningful analysis of results;
• Show attention to detail, self-motivation and a desire for excellence;
• Demonstrate strong time management skills and an ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines;
• Have the ability to work with limited supervision and utilize initiative;
• Effective inter-personal skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Resilient with drive and a purposeful approach.

• College or University graduate.

• Have experience of working with data management and analysis;
• Experience of working in a school environment;
• Minimum two years of experience in administration or similar field;
• Customer interaction in previous employment.