Receptionist/Admin Assistant

To provide a professional and courteous welcome to all visitors, dealing with enquiries from parents, students, external visitors, staff and members of the public. To answer the switchboard promptly and deal with telephone enquiries, taking messages and emailing relevant staff or redirecting calls to appropriate members of staff. Printing of student ID badges. To sort delivered mail advising admin team when it is ready for allocation to staff pigeonholes. To prepare all mail for franking, examination packages and special deliveries as required, including maintaining a postal record. To operate the reception desk to control access into the school premises for all visitors. To provide general administrative support, photocopying, emailing and completing routine forms and responding to routine correspondence. Re-directing during the day voicemail messages left on the night telephone service and ensuring the answering machine is cleared of the messages at the beginning of the day. To ensure effective safeguarding of staff and students by undertaking relevant signing in and out procedures on the InVentry System. Provide all visitors with relevant coloured visitor lanyards and ensuring they are returned on their departure from the school. Undertaking DBS documentation checks as required. Setting up events on InVentry for workshops, Curriculum Enhancement staff, etc. To ensure the information on the school website is up-to-date and ensure all letters/communication are uploaded as requested. Managing the certificates@keaston.bham.sch.uk e-mail address and the distribution of exam certificates. Administrative assistance for the annual Festival of Cultures. Running fire evacuation reports when fire drill or lockdown in process. Keeping DBS spreadsheet updated with visitor/contractor information. Undertake training and professional development where appropriate and required. Participate in the school’s performance management system for support staff. Any other tasks that could reasonably be expected to be undertaken by the post holder.