Receptionist Thursday and Friday Only

Our established and professional client are seeking a Part Time Receptionist Thursday and Friday 8.30-17.30 only to join their team in Uckfield.

Role:
To maintain a first class reception service to both clients and internal staff

Competencies:

• Ability to deal effectively with both internal and external telephone calls
• Levels of client and staff satisfaction with the reception service
• Professional attitude and manner when dealing with clients

Duties:

• To welcome and assist clients in a friendly, professional and courteous manner
• To ensure any telephone calls are answered from the switchboard within three rings and are directed to the appropriate member of staff
• Obtaining clients’ identification to ensure the firm’s ID verification procedure is adhered to
• Using Microsoft Outlook to check calendars twice a day to ensure the availability of meeting rooms
• Ensuring the reception area is maintained to a high standard, reporting requests or problems accordingly
• Any other ad hoc administrative tasks as and when required.

Skills Required:

• Clear communication skills and a professional telephone manner
• Good organisation skills
• Ability to keep calm when dealing with a high volume of telephone calls
• Ability to work well within a team
• Friendly and personable
• Positive attitude
• Willingness to be flexible in assisting admin team with ad hoc tasks

Knowledge and Experience:

• Good IT skills in particular and excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook
• Previous experience in a receptionist’s position is essential for the role and switchboard experience is desirable.

This role is offered as Part Time Thurs and Fri only. Full Time equivalent Salary: £26,000per year.

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