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Senior Receptionist

Reed
Posted 19 days ago, valid for 10 days
Location

London, Greater London N1 9AJ, England

Salary

£30,191 - £33,576 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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.

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  • The job title is Senior Receptionist, offering a permanent position with hours from Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM, office-based in Kings Cross.
  • The salary range for this role is £30,191 to £33,576 per annum.
  • Candidates should have experience in a customer-focused environment at a supervisory level, ideally with experience in leading or supervising others.
  • Key responsibilities include overseeing reception services, ensuring coverage during core hours, and implementing organisational improvements.
  • The ideal candidate will possess excellent organisational skills, strong relationship-building abilities, and a passion for delivering high-quality service.

Do you enjoy delivering great service?

Are you able to lead a team and form great working relationships?

Do you have excellent organisational skills and a passion for making improvements?

Job title: Senior Receptionist 

Role: Permanant

Hours: Monday- Friday 9-5 office based 

Salary: £30,191 to £33,576 Per Annum 

Location: Kings Cross

Role Overview: The Senior Receptionist will have day-to-day responsibility for the reception services across both buildings. This includes ensuring reception desks are always covered during core hours and delivering efficient, consistent service.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Oversee reception services across both sites.
  • Ensure reception desks are staffed during core hours.
  • Deliver efficient and consistent service.
  • Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients and staff.
  • Implement organisational improvements to enhance service delivery.
  • Create rotas for all reception cover

Ideal Candidate:

  • Experience in a customer-focused environment at a supervisory level.
  • Experience of leading or supervising others
  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
  • Passion for delivering high-quality service and making improvements.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Teams
  • Experience of delivering high-quality services in a customer-focused environment.
  • Familiarity with safety and security protocols.
  • Experience of working in a multi-tenanted commercial building or business centre.

Communication:

  • Clear and confident in verbal and written communications.
  • Ability to remain calm and assertive under pressure and use discretion when dealing with difficult or sensitive situations.
  • Ability to receive and provide constructive feedback.
  • Experience of producing written documentation such as Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Experience of providing senior managers with reports or service status updates.

Teamwork & Motivation:

  • Dynamic and positive attitude with the ability to promote a culture of cooperation and teamwork by being a key part of a successful Front of House team.

Initiative & Problem Solving:

  • Ability to work on own initiative and without close supervision.
  • Approachable and adaptable attitude to respond to unexpected changes.
  • Experience of developing and implementing new processes to improve efficiency.

Planning and Organisation:

  • Knowledge of creating rotas and managing staffing levels to ensure cover during core hours.

Benefits:

  • Competitive and attractive pension package.
  • A range of family-friendly policies, including adoption, maternity, and paternity pay and leave.
  • On-site cafés and restaurant.
  • Free access to on-site gym.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • 30 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays and Concessionary Days).

If you are passionate about delivering exceptional service and have the skills to lead a team, we would love to hear from you!

Apply Now - Interviews to take place on 10th September with an immediate start 

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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.