Receptionist Temp

my clients are the UK's leading manager and developer of student accommodation. We provide a home for over 46,000 students in 133 purpose built properties across 28 of the UK's strongest university towns and cities.

they are looking for a temp receptionist to join ASAP

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Answering switchboard and redirected calls in a timely fashion and redirected accurately and in a timely manner
- Providing a friendly welcome to visitors, dealing efficiently with the signing in process and advising UNITE staff of their arrival
- Maintaining the Reception area as a tidy and welcoming environment
- Making hospitality arrangements for meetings, as required
- Setting up new joiners and temporary employees with security passes, as required
- Maintaining effective security of the office premises
- Receiving courier parcels and arranging internal dispatch in a timely fashion, advising UNITE staff promptly of receipt of a parcel or delivery
- Liaising with Building Management to allocate visitor's car parking spaces as appropriate
- Taking and passing on messages as necessary

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Essential
- Previous experience of working within a receptionist capacity, including switchboard and face to face customer service experience
- Ability to communicate effectively and courteously, both orally and in writing
- An objective, professional and calm approach when handling difficult situations
- Previous experience of and commitment to understanding, empathising and delivering against customer needs
- Previous experience in an administrative role
- Experience of and ability to work at pace whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Able to manage own time effectively, prioritising tasks when required
- Good computer literacy including previous experience of Microsoft Office and Outlook
- Ability to work unsupervised and organise own workload
- Strong team player
- GCSE English and Maths Grade C or above, or equivalent
- Good IT systems including MS Office and Outlook

MONDAY - FRIDAY - SHIFTS CAN VARY...... YOU MUST BE ABLE TO START ASAO THIS IS ON-GOING PLEASE SEND ME OVER YOUR CV now if you are keen