Admin and Reception Officer Full Time Temporary

Admin and Reception Officer needed in Illford, £13.98ph PAYE – Reference: OR279

1. To provide a front-line service covering reception duties, being the first point of contact for the service users, visitors and other members of staff.

2. To deal with a wide range of queries and complaints from the public and from other staff in a polite and helpful manner, in person and by telephone ensuring sensitivity at all times. Seeking advice and guidance from senior staff as appropriate.

3. To take session and room bookings for the building including cash and card payments and follow the client’s policies and procedures on cash and card handling and data protection. You may be required to bank cash.

4. To sort and circulate internal letters, documents and information to relevant staff in the office and to process and log outgoing mail.

5. To carry out photocopying and collating when required, ensuring it is completed to a high standard within time scales.

6. To provide an effective and efficient message taking service, ensuring detailed and accurate messages are passed in a timely manner to the relevant person.

7. To be responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of public areas in the building. To ensure that the reception and waiting areas are kept safe and tidy at all times.

8. To be responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of information such as leaflets etc. in the reception, waiting and other areas. Ensuring that information on display is up to date and accurate.

9. To be tactful and have respect for the need for confidentiality for all parties concerned including members of staff and service users.

10.To report security, health & safety problems and work within the Client’s Accident and Incident reporting procedures. To report any building issues/defects to the manager. This includes carrying out of health and safety risk assessments of the building before the opening hours of the building to the public and at the end of the day. To accurately complete and sign appropriate paperwork for building risk assessment. 

This is a Full time role on a temporary contract basis.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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