
Receptionist – Talbot House Children’s Charity
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School:
Talbot House Childrens Charity - School -
Location:
Newcastle -
Salary:
£21,216.00 (FTE £24,960.00). -
Hours:
40 hours per week during term time, Monday to Friday: 7:30am to 4:00pm. -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
6th May 2024

Talbot House Children’s Charity are a registered charity with a School and Residential Children’s Home on the same site. Set in 8 acres of beautifully maintaining gardens and land, you would be forgiven if you thought we are based in the heart of the countryside, however, we are based in Walbottle, Newcastle upon Tyne, offering an easy commute for all.
The Charity is looking to recruit an experienced, highly organised, pro-active Receptionist to provide a warm welcome to all of our external and internal visitors, including our pupils and staff. You will need to have a naturally warm and friendly personality, and thrive when working in a customer facing role, while providing an efficient administrative support service to the Charity.
Previous experience of working within reception and administrative roles is essential. If you believe you have what it takes to become part of our fantastic team please apply.
Working term time only, annual leave is taken during school holiday periods.
Salary: £21,216.00 per annum (FTE £24,960.00).
Starting date: as soon as possible, pending your notice requirements.
Working at the Charity you will:
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receive death in service benefit, equal to 4 x basic salary, plus many other benefits such as employer assist program (EAP), GP and physio access and more.
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be offered access to an independent financial advisor.
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have the option of joining the Charity’s competitive pension scheme, matching contributions up to 6.75%.
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attend staff events.
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work with a passionate team.
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work in a bright and modern environment, with ample parking and grounds.
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be added to the DBS update service, paid for by the Charity.
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be offered opportunities to undertake training and gain qualifications relevant to the role.
To apply please fully complete our application form, using the personal specification to help you complete the ‘Personal Statement’ section of the form. Applicants who read our Tips for Applicants document before completing this section of our application form are more likely to be offered an interview. You will find our Tips for Applicants document and Application Form attached above. Please send your completed application form to: hr@talbothousecc.org.uk
Closing Date: Midnight, Monday, 6 May 2024
Shortlisting: w/c Monday, 6 May 2024
1st Interview Date: w/c Monday, 6 May 2024
Polite request: if you have applied for this vacancy in the last 6 months and were unsuccessful, please do not re-apply at this time.
If you have any queries regarding this position or the application process, please contact HR on 0191 229 0111 or email hr at:
For safer recruitment reasons we are unable to accept CVs. You will find our Application Form attached above. CVs will not be reviewed.
You will also find our Safer Recruitment Policy and other key information on our website: talbothousecc.org.uk
Supporting documents
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Tips for Applicants - PLEASE READ, this will help with your application Job Description & Personal Specification Diversity Monitoring FormTalbot House Childrens Charity - School
Talbot House Children’s Charity Limited is situated in the North East of England and is a non-maintained specialist school with pupils ranging from Reception 1 to Key Stage 4. Class sizes are rarely bigger than 6 pupils.
The school provides education for up to 60 children who have various complex needs which include SEMH, ASD, ADHD, early childhood trauma and learning disabilities. We are a ‘Thrive’ school and provide the services of an Occupational Therapist and Speech and Language Therapist. We pride ourselves that when children leave us in Year 11, they leave with qualifications including GCSE’s and go onto college placements with the help of our career’s advisors.
We have children on roll from local authorities around the Northeast, and we are proud to communicate our vision to them and our passion for the outcomes we want for the children in our school. Children are placed in one of our four zones within the school depending on stage not age which enables them to progress at their own pace. Referrals can come directly from local authorities; however, we are seeing more parental, word of mouth and previous school referrals recently.
As a charitable organisation, we do not have any shareholders, so all surpluses are reinvested into Talbot House. This has allowed us to make some substantial changes over the last 10 years. There has been lots of developments to the building and grounds which include new playgrounds, sports facilities, and an outdoor gym along with redevelopment of the building, a new science classroom, a new heating system and roof. We have also have developed a nature garden which includes an allotment, giant reading chair, mud kitchen, sensory paths and an outside classroom.
We aim to ensure every child aspires to become the best they can be. To achieve this, our staff must also aspire to be the best they can be and share our values; to care for, respect and support one another in this endeavour.
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