School receptionist jobs involve answering phones, assisting visitors, and providing administrative support. Most schools have multiple receptionists, and the job is typically seasonal. Receptionists may also assist other school administrators and can be eligible for promotions.
In practice, most school receptionist jobs are made up of a collection of similar tasks and daily tasks. Some receptionists may more often work at a school’s front desk, while others may provide more behind-the-scenes administrative support. In general, however, most receptionist jobs involve answering the phone and assisting callers, as well as providing assistance to everyone in the school, including students and staff. Most medium and large schools will have multiple receptionists and administrative professionals working at the same time; some work year-round, but most only work during the school year as there is less need during the summer break.
School receptionist jobs usually involve manning a school reception desk. As a result, daily tasks involve answering the phone when people call the school, as well as helping people who come in, whether they be students, parents or other visitors. In the morning, the school receptionist may be primarily responsible for collecting attendance records and answering the phone for parents who are calling to say their child will not be at school that day, and then preparing the attendance report. The next few hours of the day are likely to be slightly less busy, but receptionists should still be available to provide assistance and answer questions as needed throughout the day.
The school receptionist can also provide assistance to other school administrators, such as the principal and vice principal, as well as anyone else who works in the office. While these people sometimes have individual administrative assistants, in smaller schools the receptionist may simply provide that assistance to everyone. This may involve scheduling meetings, preparing reports and maintaining the general office environment. These school receptionist jobs are a little less common as most schools will have a variety of employees to perform these tasks, but they do exist, especially in smaller communities.
Many school receptionist jobs will only exist during the months of the year that the school is open, although some schools will keep one or two receptionists staffed during the summer. These people will again provide administrative support and help prepare for the new school year. Otherwise, school receptionists’ hours are typically the same as students are at school. A person who is successful as a school receptionist will likely be eligible for raises and/or promotions, particularly if administrators are hiring someone to be an executive administrative assistant.
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