Receptionist (Administrator)

Receptionist (Administrator, Secretary) BLUR11412
Old Trafford, Greater Manchester
Salary: £26,000per yearpro-rata

Our client is a charitable, not-for-profit housing association, providing housing and management services to over 7,000 households across the Greater Manchester area.

They want all of their colleagues to really enjoy working here, to value and respect their colleagues, and to treat people as they would like to be treated – with dignity and respect. They pay good salaries, train and develop their colleagues, because they want to attract and retain the best people.

They now have an opportunity available for a part time Receptionist to join them to provide a professional reception service at their head office, giving an excellent first impression of the association to all customers. This is a part time role (job share) and the successful candidate will be required to work 22.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 12.30pm – 5.00pm).

Dealing with external calls in an efficient and helpful manner, you will take and pass on messages where necessary and take ownership of, and deal with, all face to face and telephone enquiries. The Reception area must be adequately covered at all times and you will also undertake additional responsibilities including the ordering and maintenance of stock levels for beverages, leaflets, forms and other stationary.

To be successful in this role, candidates should have previous experience of working in a busy reception and dealing with members of the public in a customer focused environment; some experience of Microsoft packages including Word, Excel etc and the ability to carry out administrative tasks would be beneficial. The role requires exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with a methodical, well organised and positive approach to your workload.

Closing date: 5pm, Friday, 30 May ‘14

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