Student Welcome Officer

5 months ago


West Dean, United Kingdom West Dean College Full time

**About West Dean**

West Dean is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for art, design, craft, and conservation education. The work of staff and students, frequently rooted in traditional skills, is both innovative and world leading.

Our programmes are delivered across two sites in the UK: West Dean, the idyllic Grade II listed rural campus in the stunning South Downs near Chichester (West Sussex), and our new, prestigious Bloomsbury site in the heart of London. These inspiring locations provide the ideal environment in which students can work across disciplines and forge exciting new collaborations.

We are making bold and ambitious moves as an organisation with the expansion of our portfolio, the redevelopment of our estate and our strategic push on diversity and sustainability.

**About the Role**

We have an exciting opportunity for a friendly, welcoming and professional Student Welcome Officer to join our vibrant community at West Dean College.

As a Student Welcome Officer, you will play a crucial role in providing a courteous and efficient service to our students, tutors and visitors, ensuring a warm welcome and that needs are met to the highest possible standard.

**General Duties & Responsibilities**
- Greet and register students, tutors, conference delegates and other visitors on arrival,
- Answer all calls into the Foundation, relaying incoming calls, offering a warm welcome and ensuring that messages are conveyed promptly. Ensure (as far as possible) that calls are responded to promptly and enquires are answered.
- Respond to customers’ needs including room adjustments, answering queries and handling complaints, ensuring that the line manager is kept informed of any customer concerns or complaints so that appropriate action can be taken.
- Ensure the Student Welcome area and desk remains tidy and monitor presentation and parking at the front of the House.
- Act as Gold commanders during your working hours, complying with all fire safety procedures. Manage fire alarm activations for all sites within the historic curtilage in line with company fire procedures.

**Who we are looking for**:

- A friendly, welcoming, and professional approach.
- The ability to remain calm during difficult situations or in a very busy environment.
- The ability to work unsupervised.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including a pleasant telephone manner.
- Good administrative skills and the ability to use Office 365 and booking system.
- Great team working skills.
- Previous customer service experience.
- A good standard of education
- Ideally has previous experience in hospitality, an education sector and/or visitor attraction.

Full details of the role are found in the Job Pack.

**Hours & Location**
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The role is based at West Dean, the idyllic Grade II listed rural campus in the stunning South Downs near Chichester (PO18 0QZ).

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The Student Welcome Officer role works on a shift basis, with the below shifts:
**Average working hours 36.38 per week (1.04 Full Time Equivalent)**
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**WEEK 1**

**WEEK 2**
- Monday 14:00-20:15 - 6.25 hours- Monday Off- Tuesday 08:00-20:00 - 12 hours- Tuesday 08:00-20:00 - 12 hours- Wednesday 08:00-20:00 - 12 hours- Wednesday Off- Thursday Off- Thursday Off- Friday Off- Friday 14:00-20:15 - 6.25 hours- Saturday Off- Saturday 08:00-20:15 - 12.25 hours- Sunday Off- Sunday 08:00-20:00 - 12 hours**Total Hours **30.25 hours**

**Total Hours **42.5 hours**

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