Location: Winnersh
Salary: £23,810 - £29,999
Hours: 8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri, office based
Benefits: 25 days holiday + BH, corporate wardrobe fully funded, free parking, pension, regular socials, Medicash cash back plan and retail discounts
DUE TO THE LOCATION OF OUR CLIENT, YOU DO NEED TO DRIVE
We are delighted to be working with a well-established company to recruit a professional, well-presented and articulate candidate to work alongside the Centre Manager as a Receptionist, ensuring the efficient day to day operations of the Centre.
You will be the first point of contact to meet and greet all clients and assist with setting up meeting rooms within the Centre. There is room for growth and development within the role.
This role would suit someone who is well presented with excellent communication skills and who is eager and willing at doing any task that is asked of you. A degree of flexibility around job duties is essential. This could include taking in parcels, organizing events, sorting the post, setting up and clearing of meeting rooms etc.
It would suit someone who is looking for their 1st job out of 6th form or Uni. This really is more about your personality rather than experience but if you have retail or hospitality customer service skills that would be great. You should be able to hold a conversation with a wide variety of clients at all levels from CEO through to junior staff.
The successful Receptionist will:
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Be well-presented and professional in their appearance
- Be a confident communicator and comfortable at welcoming clients
- Be methodical and organised
- Have strong time management skills.
- Be good with IT systems including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel
- Be proactive
- Be able to work independently.
- Be able to multitask
- Be able to demonstrate a high level of professional competence at all times
- Be eager to learn and develop
Key Responsibilities of the Receptionist:
- Liaise with clients, suppliers and colleagues on a daily basis
- Create strong working relationships with clients
- Monitor the cleanliness and maintenance of the Centre and resolve any issues that arise
- Ensure that any services used by clients are correctly and promptly recharged.
- Ensure all procedures are followed
- Complete Health and Safety checks, including the weekly fire alarm test
- Ensure the company Health and Safety policy is adhered to
- Assist the Centre Manager with client’s office moves
- Maintain the upkeep of communal areas
- Book and facilitate meeting rooms
- Distribute post and parcels
- Complete all copying and scanning
- Monitor levels of stationery, coffee and vending machine consumables and order and restock as appropriate