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Job Description
Taaleem is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. At Taaleem, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective practices in relation to child protection and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to various background checks including, receipt of high quality references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification and police checks, including overseas checks.
Job Purpose:
Handle a variety of administrative support tasks, including answering phones, receiving visitors, preparing meeting and training rooms, sorting and distributing mail, and making travel plans.
Key Responsibilities:
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Greet clients and visitors with a positive, helpful attitude
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Assisting clients in finding their way around the office
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Announcing clients as necessary
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Helping maintain workplace security by issuing, checking, and collecting badges as necessary and maintaining visitor logs
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Assisting with a variety of administrative tasks including copying, faxing, taking notes, and making travel plans
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Preparing meeting and training rooms
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Answering phones in a professional manner, and routing calls as necessary
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Assisting colleagues with administrative tasks
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Performing ad-hoc administrative duties
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Answering, forwarding, and screening phone calls
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Sorting and distributing mail
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Hiring, managing, and developing the junior administrative team
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Provide excellent customer service
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Scheduling appointments
Position Requirements:
Education: Good general education appropriate to the post
Experience: A minimum of 2 years working in a similar field
Competencies:
Excellent command of the English language, both written and verbal.
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Proficiency in written and/or verbal Arabic is highly advantageous
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Excellent telephone manner
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Highly organized
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Experienced in Microsoft
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Good-natured
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Well-groomed and courteous
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Understanding of general reception tasks with excellent customer facing skills
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Proficiency in MS Office and Excel
Skills
Position Requirements:
Education: Good general education appropriate to the post
Experience: A minimum of 2 years working in a similar field
Job Details
Preferred Candidate
Dubai British School Jumeirah Islands
Taaleem and DBS Emirates Hills Taaleem, one of the largest education providers in the UAE, proudly celebrates Dubai British School Emirates Hills for our ‘Outstanding’ ratings, awarded by both the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB) and British Schools Overseas (BSO). We are a thriving British international school, located in The Springs area of Dubai’s Emirates Hills delivering high-quality National Curriculum for England education to over a thousand students aged 3 to 18. Our mission of ‘Enjoy, Aspire, Achieve’ perfectly captures the ethos of our great school, where students thrive in a nurturing yet challenging environment - able to achieve the best possible educational outcomes and flourish as individuals during the experience. It is this warmth of spirit that sets DBSEH apart, where every student, every member of staff and every parent can find their place. Schools are often talked about as being ‘happy places’, but DBSEH is made up of happy people - happy to be respected, valued, and appreciated, given every opportunity to succeed in a way that is meaningful to them. DBS Emirates Hills Curriculum Our curriculum is modelled on the National Curriculum for England and adapted to our own international context, leading to a challenging set of GCSE, BTEC and GCE A Level courses from Year 10 to Year 13. We feel the opportunities that students enjoy outside the classroom are just as important as the main curriculum and we offer an extensive and varied Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) programme.