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Temporary Office Assistant

EllisKnight International Recruitment
Posted 11 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Reading, Berkshire RG30 3HG

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • Join our team as an Office Assistant for a temporary role lasting 2 to 3 months, with the potential for a permanent position thereafter.
  • The role requires previous experience in an Office or Facilities Assistant position and excellent organizational skills.
  • Key responsibilities include daily kitchen replenishment, housekeeping checks, and managing meeting room bookings.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, though not specified in the job description.
  • Candidates should thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess strong attention to detail.

 Join Our Team as an Office Assistant! 

Are you passionate about providing excellent service and driving smooth operations? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail is key? We are looking for a dynamic Office Assistant to join our team! 

This is a temporary role for 2 - 3 months, with opportunity to also go for the permanent position further down the line. 

 What You'll Do:

  • Daily replenishment of kitchens, (snacks 2 days a week), and fill the printer with paper.
  • Empty and fill dishwasher
  • Cleaning of the coffee machine
  • Milk and fruit delivery to be sorted (2 days a week)
  • Daily/ weekly housekeeping checks, rectifying issues where possible and / or escalating to the manager or the building manager
  • Daily/weekly inspections for general tidiness and cleanliness, flushing of the shower to prevent legionella.
  • Monitoring and maintaining stationery and office stock levels, ordering when required
  • Sorting, processing, and distributing all incoming post
  • Collecting and processing of internal and out outgoing post/UPS
  • Placing call-outs to contractors
  • Escorting trade person around
  • Working with Apex for office repairs
  • Maintaining security passes for access control & creating reports via the door iPad entry system, when necessary
  • Re-configuring the meeting rooms, which will entail moving furniture such as tables, chairs, and partitions
  • Receiving visitors, making them welcome and comfortable, offering refreshments (and making these on occasion), informing hosts of their arrival, and giving reminders to hosts, as necessary
  • Co-ordinating the room layout and provision of all necessary crockery, cutlery and drinks, etc if needed to be placed in meeting rooms
  • Maintaining the appearance of the meeting rooms, especially after meetings, and ensuring crockery and cutlery are placed in the dishwasher for future use.
  • Accepting and managing bookings for meeting rooms, maintaining the electronic booking system and wall iPads.
  • Distribution of all Reception deliveries to the intended associate.
  • Purchase of sandwiches/fruit for lunches in the meeting rooms.
  • Liaising with travel companies to arrange travel and local hotels to arrange accommodation for overseas associates
  • Booking Taxis with local taxi company
  • Booking Train tickets via a travel company or online
  • Uploading all details to associates' calendars
  • Booking in and out of the pool car
  • Booking car charging stations for associates
  • Any other ad-hoc Duties

 What You Bring:

  • Experience: previous experience in an Office/Facilities Assistant role 
  • Skills: Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to juggle multiple tasks

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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.