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Receptionist/Front of house

IDA RECRUITMENT LTD
Posted a day ago, valid for 18 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan

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  • The position is for a Front of House role at an award-winning architecture practice, offering a salary between £27,000 and £30,000.
  • The role requires experience in a customer-facing or studio support position, preferably in a design or architectural environment.
  • The successful candidate will work Monday to Friday, from 08:30 to 17:00, and will be responsible for creating a welcoming atmosphere for staff and visitors.
  • Key responsibilities include greeting clients, managing meeting room bookings, and ensuring the studio is organized and compliant with health and safety regulations.
  • This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and adaptable individual with strong communication and organizational skills to join a vibrant practice.

Front of House - £27,000 - £30,000

Benefits include - Monthly office lunch and drinks, Contributory pension scheme, Access to GP advice, Employee support programme, CPD talks, Profit share

An award-winning architecture practice is looking for a receptionist/front of house support to share their front of house activities, alongside the studio coordinator. This is a newly created and pivotal role for the studio helping to create a positive and welcoming atmosphere for both staff and visitors alike. The front of house role is an in office-based position, Monday to Friday 08:30 - 17:00 close to Old Street.

The successful candidate will need to have experience in a customer-facing or studio support role, ideally within the design or architectural environment. You will be an excellent communicator who enjoys interacting with others. You will need to be able to demonstrate excellent organisation skills and be proactive and adaptable, being able to manage multiple tasks. Ability to use Word, Excel and PowerPoint; InDesign skills are beneficial.

This is a wonderful opportunity for a friendly and professional individual to join this vibrant and growing practice.

Immediate start available

Reporting into the Practice Director and working closely with the Studio Coordinator and Studio Lead your role is varied and responsibilities include:

• Greeting visitors and clients, ensuring a professional and welcoming experience

• Answering incoming calls, screening and taking messages as needed

• Keeping all spaces organised and presentable

• Assisting with meeting room bookings, ensuring rooms are set up for meetings and refreshments are available

• Supporting with the day-to-day operation of the studio, including keeping communal spaces (kitchens, break rooms, restrooms) tidy and organised

• Ensuring all studio supplies are well-stocked and ordering new stock as needed

• Assisting with the distribution of incoming post, packages, and deliveries

• Helping to manage studio wide communications, such as daily updates on schedules, meetings and key announcements

• Assisting in maintaining a clean and safe studio environment, adhering to health and safety regulations

• Helping with studio compliance tasks, such as coordinating fire drills with the building manager and ensuring first aid kits are stocked

• Keeping track of expiration dates of fire marshals and first aid certificates; rebooking the relevant courses

• Helping with ad-hoc administrative tasks, assist with organising meetings and conducting basic research when needed

• Coordinating with project leads the curation of the current samples and storage in the dedicated project samples areas

• Helping to facilitate deliveries or collection of models and materials for projects

• Booking couriers, making travel arrangements for the Leadership team and all staff

• Supporting with internal and external studio events, including room set-up, liaising with main reception, catering and attendee coordination

IDA Recruitment Ltd specialises in office support recruitment across London. We work with sectors from Creative start ups to Professional Service organisations. We have a great deal of experience of the London Market and throughout our careers have nurtured long term respectful relationships with candidates, enabling them to reach their potential. Due to high volumes we are unable to respond to every application. We expect to contact successful candidates within 5 working days.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.