School Administrator/receptionist

**School**:St Mary’s & St John’s CE School **Reports to**: Office Manager **Grade**: Scale Point 5-6 (£27,030 - £27,438) Actual salary - £23,639 - £23,996 **Location **Bennett House Campus, Sunningfields Road, Hendon, NW4 4QR/Stamford Raffles Campus, Downage, Hendon, NW4 1AB (as required) **Contract**: Permanent - Term time only + one week We are looking to secure a school receptionist who will be working as part of the school administration team, and play an important role in supporting the school. - Be friendly and professional - Have excellent written and oral communication skills - Can work effectively with a wide range of colleagues - Must be professional and flexible - Ability to use initiative, recognising when to seek support and advice. **Our School** St Mary’s and St John’s CE school is an all-through school in Hendon, North London, successfully providing high quality education and academic achievement for children and young people from Nursery to Sixth Form. We are proud to be a diverse, multi-faith, harmonious school, with a distinctive Christian ethos, resolute in the belief that "With God, all things are possible". In a changing world, our values; **_Wisdom, Service and Hope,_** define us, strengthen relationships with our parents and children, and provide guiding principles that enable us to deliver academic excellence and promote self-discipline and resilience. **Nurture Talent: Nursery Phase** At SMSJ, we believe that young children feel secure when they feel safe, valued and cared for. We ensure that each child is cherished and given the encouragement and devotion they deserve. Within our Nursery, every child enjoys experiences which are holistic and balanced. Our environment is designed to promote inquiry and foster a love for learning. Our children learn by exploring the world around them, in engaging and practical ways. Play is recognised as vital for the development of our young and structured activities. SMSJ nursery children develop as confident communicators who can interact positively with their peers and with adults. The elementary skills that your child will acquire in our nursery, are the first stepping stones to life long learning. **Opportunity to Flourish: Primary School** Our objective within the primary phase is to ensure that children are excited to begin school and attend each day with the belief that **_‘With God, all things are possible’_**. Throughout our EYFS and KS1, we motivate each child in a positive way to help them to find interest, satisfaction, enjoyment and a sense of achievement in their schoolwork and a sense of wonder in the world around them. Our care combined with high-quality teaching, enables our children to become confident learners, to build strong relationships and to begin to take full advantage of a broad and rounded education. Students from our senior phase relish opportunities to inspire and support our younger children with activities such as reading, mentoring and performing. The unique care and academic rigor provided at SMSJ will ensure your child enjoys their learning experience as they progress successfully through the school. **Shaping Futures: Secondary School** The curriculum offered to students from Years 7 to 13 is one characterised by both depth and breadth. In the junior phase; KS3, students from Years 7 to 8 follow a broad and balanced curriculum. Our curriculum incorporates English, Mathematics, Sciences, History and Geography, specialist Music, Art, Drama, DT, Computer Science, Oracy, Religious Studies, PSHCEE, a range of MFL, and a full programme of Dance and PE. **Fulfilling potential: Sixth Form** It is our philosophy to prepare students to take responsibility for their own learning, in readiness for university and life beyond the Sixth Form in an environment in which they are not over-supervised, but well supported. The Lower Sixth will be where students’ first experience private study periods during which they will be expected to work independently, such as in the library or the Sixth Form Quite Study Area. With a wide variety of strong, widely-recognised A-Level courses from which to choose, the SMSJ Sixth Form curriculum allows children to build a portfolio of excellence, demonstrating to university admissions tutors and employers a depth and breadth of understanding in a wide range of fields. Students will have a choice of academic A Level courses to study which will lead to entry to any one of the Russell Group Universities. Drawing upon links with Universities and their world-leading research and resources, exploring best practices, and combining our own diverse experience in education, we’re setting an example of what’s truly possible for secondary school education - one that builds character and academic success. Although precise programmes of study vary based on the individual, most students will study three A-Level qualifications, with Further Mathematics being taken as an