The Cavendish Laboratory (Department of Physics) has an exciting opportunity for a new Receptionist to join our passionate and dedicated community. Working as part of the Department's Soft Facilities team, the roleholder will provide a welcoming, friendly and efficient reception service to all users of the Department.
The Cavendish Laboratory is at an exciting point in its 150-year history, and undergoing a substantial period of transformation, as it prepares for its relocation to a beautiful, purpose-built physics facility, the Ray Dolby Centre, which will be the centre-piece of the new Cavendish III Laboratory. The Department is home to over 2000 staff, students and visitors across a large range of disciplines and categories, where exemplary delivery of world-leading, innovative research programmes and teaching takes place and where the provision of an outstanding soft facilities service will be vital to delivering the vision for the new Estate.
Working alongside a number of facilities operatives, the successful candidate will be a positive, friendly and organised individual with a commitment to service delivery. You will be able to deal with all enquires in a professional manner, ensuring accuracy of information both in written and spoken communication form. You will be required to operate a number of systems and develop processes to book resource allocations, update or maintain data, and ensure building security and timely emergency or first aid response.
We are looking for someone who:
Has previous experience from a front facing customer focused role, preferably in an educational setting
Is able to communicate effectively and interact positively with staff, students and visitors, with a confident approach and positive attitude
Can manage their time to get tasks done and use their initiative to priortise when necessary
This full-time post is available now. Additional information regarding the role may be found within the Further Particulars via the link below.
Some of our many benefits include:
Competitive rates of pay with automatic service related pay progression and annual cost of living increases;
Generous annual leave provision
Family & Work-life balance policies including hybrid working and generous carer leave (maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, adoption leave), amongst others
An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution;
Exclusive employee discounts via our CamBens scheme
Personal Development: The Department actively encourages and supports personal development and our staff have access to a wide range of courses and training via our Personal and Professional Development (PPD) service.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 7 November 2024.
Interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 19 November 2024.
Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Victoria Steenkamp, RDC Project Manager (vg239@cam.ac.uk)
Please quote reference KA43708 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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