Business Support Assistant

3 days ago


Chester, United Kingdom Optimal Recruitment Full time

Our Client is a specialist and thriving Legal 500 solicitors firm with offices based across the UK and a strong growth plan in place. We are now supporting their search for a New Business Support Assistant to join their growing team in Cheshire.

Prior administration experience and working in a busy office environment is required for this role.

**Department**:Business Support

**Position**:Business Support Assistant

**Based**:Cheshire, Chester

**Sector**: Legal

**The Role Involves**:

- Processing the archiving
- Making refreshments for clients and visitors
- Arranging storage and collection of confidential waste and cardboard
- Photocopying, scanning, printing
- Checking stationery / ordering stationery / managing stationery across departments
- Checking first aid boxes are fully stocked
- Opening and distributing of post / franking post / ordering postal supplies
- Arranging couriers
- Clearing paper jams from photocopiers / arranging repairs when necessary
- Keeping stationery cupboards in a neat and orderly manner
- Moving boxes of files either when delivered or for collection
- Data Input
- Greet and welcome clients and visitors as soon as they arrive at the office
- Answer, screen and forward incoming phone calls.
- Ensure reception area is tidy and presentable
- Complete Visitor logbook in line with GDPR
- Maintain Fire Log Sheets and ensure staff sign in
- Arranging Confidential Waste collections
- Book Meeting Rooms and update calendars
- Perform other clerical receptionist duties such as copying identification documents
- Book Taxis
- Keeping Meeting Room clean and tidy
- Be the contact point for the office to report maintenance/servicing and facilities issues and report them into the facilities team
- Check the cleaning logbook daily for any issues regarding the cleaners, deal with them if possible, if not report into the facilities team
- Update Marketing Spreadsheet for New Enquiries
- Ensuring Contractors sign an NDA before being allowed round the building to carry out works and scanning the completed forms to Facilities
- Ordering Water bottles for the water machines round both buildings
- Any reasonable ad-hoc duties requested by your Line Manager

**Key Skills & Experience**:

- You will be e capable of handling a busy switchboard/reception duty
- Able to work as part of a team
- Be flexible in your approach to work
- Be positive in your approach to work - have a can-do attitude
- Be able to contribute towards the delivery of a high-level professional reception service for clients and staff
- Be well organised

**Salary & Benefits**
- Salary from £19,110
- 22 days holidays, plus option to purchase another five
- BUPA health insurance
- Life insurance
- Medicash
- Employee Assistance Program
- Contributory Pension

This company has a genuine focus on ensuring talented people have long and strong career opportunities with the business. If you are looking for a career in the Legal Sector then this is a truly fantastic opportunity.



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