Responsibilities
- To act as first point of contact to the Home by answering the phone and operating a small telephone switchboard – receiving and transferring calls, recording and passing on accurate messages where necessary.
- To deal with queries from the public and customers
- To monitor visitor access and maintain security awareness
- To provide general administrative and clerical support
- Receive and greet visitors and members of the public and respond to their enquiries, and escort them to their meetings etc.
- Receive deliveries and arrange for their distribution.
- Typing of documents including letters, minutes, charts, notices etc
- Keeping the reception area tidy and its notice boards up to date.
- Book transport as required.
- Dealing with post and distributing to relevant departments, people.
- Setting up meeting facilities
- Arranging for catering for meetings and daily office use
- Undertake all pre-employment checks (references, DBS, etc.) and proactively supporting the on-boarding process.
- Maintaining employees file records up-to-date by updating changes in employee detail or status in a timely manner.
- Arrange meetings, process confidential reports and documents, filing electronic and hard copy, tracking deadlines and taking action as required
- Additional administration duties may be requested from different departments
Requirements
- At least one year’s experience of switchboard/receptionist duties.
- The ability to remain calm, helpful and courteous whilst providing professional services to callers, visitors, residents and fellow work colleagues.
- Good Time Management
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels and with a pleasant telephone manner
- An organized approach and good attention to detail
- Good IT skills including Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint
Benefits
- Salary £13.32 per hour
- Employee of the Month
- Long term service awards
- Blue Light Card
- Professional Development
- Refer a Friend
Work Arrangement
On-site — Brighton
Additional Information
- Contract duration: 3 months
- Pre-employment checks including references and DBS required