Receptionist - Nursery

Job description / Role

Receptionist - Emirates British Nursery - Mirdif

- Commitment to the Ethos at Emirates British Nursery.
- Working at the reception desk and answering the telephone.
- Receiving visitors and prospective students and dealing with enquiries from the public and staff.
- Providing information about the Nursery to both personal, telephone and email callers.
- Maintaining information lists.
- Taking messages for colleagues and ensuring they are passed on.
- Giving administrative support to the office team.
- Support field trips ensuring all consent forms are collected
- Prepare monthly class registers
- Organise schedule for parents open days
- Assisting in the smooth running of the office and providing general support for the work of the Nursery.
- Screening of management calls.
- Maintain staff list and organize birthday cards.
- Check registers every Tuesday and call parents if children have been absent for 3 days or more.
- If parents are collecting their children late after 12:30 or 3pm, please remind them they will get charged late fees.
- Call late class children on tanoy at 12:35pm.
- Call when buses arrive and depart on tanoy.
- Fire officer – maintaining fire file and drills.
- Arrange refreshments for Headmistress and Admin staff and visitors.
- Any other tasks requested by Management.

Requirements

- A positive and friendly personality.
- Punctuality and reliability.
- Ability to work calmly and positively in a busy organization.
- Ability to communicate fluently and effectively with a wide variety of people.
- Ability to work well as part of a team.
- Ability to quickly acquire new skills and adapt to changing process and programmes.
- Capacity for attention to detail and accuracy.
- Background knowledge of and interest in the Early Years Foundation Stage.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office

About the Company

Established in 1978, by the Baker family who still own and manage the company today, Gulf Marketing Group is one of the Middle East's leading, family owned companies. Gulf Marketing Group operates regionally, across the GCC and boasts a diverse portfolio of brands, retail outlets and services. Gulf Marketing Group subsidiaries operate in key sectors such as retail and distribution of sporting goods and lifestyle brands, health and fitness, food and food processing, integrated 3PL logistics, real estate, healthcare and pharmacies, education and technology. Since 1978, Gulf Marketing Group has introduced more than 90 international brands into the Middle East, as well as building the reputation of our homegrown brands as reliable and quality driven companies.

We are proud to be one of the top 10 retailers in the Gulf region with:

• More than three decades experience managing international brands in local environments
• A prestigious portfolio of world class brand partners
• Anchor tenancy in all major GCC shopping malls
• A proven track record of securing exclusive retail and distributor agreements
• An experienced management team
• Strong customer relationships