As the school’s receptionist you will be the first point of contact for visitors and those enquiring over the phone.
The successful candidate will work together with front line office staff to deliver high standards of customer service and administrative duties. They will play a key part in supporting the smooth running of reception at Christ’s College Finchley.
This is a key post ensuring support in promoting the vision, ethos, culture and policies of Christ’s College Finchley. The postholder will need to reflect the values of the school as a high achieving centre of educational excellence. The successful applicant will be well organised, personable, motivated and willing to go the ‘extra mile’.
At Christ’s College Finchley we value our staff by providing a positive school climate. Our aim is to ensure a balanced, secure and healthy workplace where our teaching and support staff can flourish. We do this because we know that our staff are central to the success of our pupils.
Your passion for education will be evident along with essential qualities such as the ability to communicate effectively, the ability to listen and the ability to collaborate and work with others. You will have that unique skill of monitoring and inspiring our young people and in return we will provide you with every opportunity for a rewarding career.
Christ’s College Finchley has a high performing workforce and staff talent which is evident by the low levels of staff absences and turnover. Our staff wellbeing approach is a a priority and, along with our focus on promoting from within, is central to our staff retention strategy. We place great emphasis on reviewing individual workloads and time pressures to ensure there are flexible work routines; workplace support and integration; individual and team recognition; and positive working relationships to maintain and improve the mental and physical wellbeing of our staff.
In the same way that we have high expectations of our pupils, we have high expectations of our staff but the benefits and rewards are multitudinous, from job satisfaction and career development to professional and lifestyle benefits.