Reception Administrator

Job Description

Job Title: Reception AdministratorLocation: Stevenage Music Centre, The Nobel School, SG2 0HS Starting Salary: £21,189 to £21,575 pa (pro rata for part-time) - Pay increase pendingHours: Monday to Thursday 4pm-5.45pm and Saturday 8.30am to 12.30pmContract: PermanentDo you like bringing the enjoyment of creating music to our children and young peopleAre you caring and welcoming, and enjoy working with children and young peopleDo you have excellent customer service, communication, and administration skillsIf you answered YES to the above, we want to hear from you!We aim to deliver excellent musical tuition in a warm and family friendly environment where children and their parents feel welcome, safe, and encouraged to fulfil their potential. As the first point of contact, you are pivotal in setting the scene for thislearning to happen. Queries on lessons, instruments, or any aspect of the running of the school will be channelled through you whilst the Centre is open. You will be well supported by the Centre Business and Admin Manager, and a team of wonderful musical teachingstaff, as well as the Regional Manager who has overall responsibility for this Centre.You will begin each day setting up for lessons as well as taking note of any parents who wish to stay for lessons with their child, and ensure we comply with all fire safety regulations. You will check that rooms are ready for teaching to begin with adequateseating and available equipment. At the end of the evening, you will ensure everything is put back as it was and lock up securely. There are strict protocols in place for locking up and returning keys to keep everyone safe, and the Centre secureIf you enjoy listening and interacting with people and can converse with both children and adults alike and have some knowledge of administration and health and safety protocols, we would like to hear from you.Make a difference to the development of young people and help them discover the positive influence playing music can have in their lives. Leave work each day with a different theme tune going round your head, knowing that your warm welcome helped those studentsfeel inspired to create wonderful music.Closing Date: 20th August 2023Interview Date: week commencing 4th September 2023 Additional Information Benefits of working for us:• Flexible Working Arrangements (depending on the role)• Excellent Career Development• Salary Exchange for Additional Benefits• Excellent Pension Scheme with Employer Contributions• Shopping Discounts• Support Groups & Wellbeing SchemesDisability Confident: We are proud to be a Disability Confident employerand guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.English Fluency: The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreterwho speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.Safeguarding: Safeguarding children and adults is of utmost importance to Hertfordshire County Council. The Council requires employees to abide by legislation and best practice to enable Hertfordshire to achieve this. This role has beenidentified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.CS Roles Only: We expect all Children Services employees to fulfil Hertfordshires Professional Promise for how children, young people & young adults with special educational needs and / or disabilities and their families should be treated.It is our agreement to place families and children at the centre of what we do, and helps parents and carers to understand and be able to hold us to account for how we provide our services.How to ApplyAs part of the application, you will be required to upload your most recent CV ensuring gaps in employment have been addressed and asked to answer the 4 key questions which are located at the end of the advert and a template can be found in the AvailableDocuments.1Are you enthusiastic and encouraging, great at making children and parents feel valued and welcome2 Do you like people playing music at all different levels and volume3 Do you have some flexibility with ending times of work4 Are you happy helping or taking the lead to move equipment, set up rooms and keep an eye on coming and goings within the CentreIf you do not provide answers to the questions and upload to your application, your application will be rejected.

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