Receptionist - Temporary
£12.00 - £13.00 per hour
Our client is seeking a receptionist to assist on an add hoc basis to cover holidays and sickness cover on their busy site.
Based on the needs of the business the hours of working will be 8.30am - 4.30pm between Monday to Friday on an add hoc basis. We are therefore looking for candidates that are open to add hoc cover to suit their work-life balances near to the East/West Malling area.
First date of cover is 2nd May, with further dates in July.
Main job activities
- Answer all calls to the main reception, transferring the caller to the relevant person
- Meet and greet all visitors to site and inform the relevant person of their arrival
- Sort all incoming mail and courier deliveries to Reception, informing recipients
- Frank external mail for collection by Royal Mail, keep machine topped up and extract reports from the franking machine software
- Assist with administration tasks for Short Courses and Tours
- Operate intercom entrance gates
- Take payments for personal franked mail, tenants’ key fobs, products etc.
- Point of liaison in the event of fire / emergency
- Miscellaneous administration tasks e.g., filing, preparing visitor badges, data entry etc.
- General administration duties as required
Job Requirements and Person Specification
General Essential Elements:
- Excellent communication skills
- Smart appearance and professional manner
- Good customer service skills
- General office skills (keeping items in stock, labelling, filing etc.)
Special Skills
Essential Elements:
- Familiarity with pc-based systems
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Ability to work unsupervised using own initiative and managing own workload
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to solve problems within area of work/knowledge
- Numerate
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Desirable Elements:
- Self-motivated with a calm and friendly disposition
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