Receptionist

Receptionist

Salary: £25,257 per annum, plus company benefits

Location: Leeds, LS1

Contract: Full Time Permanent

Shifts: 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 8.30am until 5:00pm with 1 hours unpaid lunch break

Work model: Fully onsite

Williams Lea seeks a Front of House Receptionist to join our team

Williams Lea is the leading global provider of skilled, technology-enabled, business-critical support services, with long-term trusted relationships with blue-chip clients across investment banks, law firms and professional services firms. Williams Lea employees, nearly 7000 people worldwide, who provide efficient business services at client sites in often complex and highly regulated environments, from centralised Williams Lea onshore facilities, and through best cost company offshore locations.

Purpose of role

The receptionist is responsible for providing administrative front line service to all visitors and provides support to all staff at DAC Beachcroft in Leeds. Exceptional customer service skills are essential and confidence in dealing with people face to face.

Key responsibilities

• Providing a high quality of service to DAC Beachcroft staff and guests as a Williams Lea service provider, exceeding their expectations and delivering an appropriate outcome to all queries
• Welcoming visitors with a high standard of customer service, signing in guests and issuing access cards with prior authorisation.
• Working extremely closely with the hospitality team to ensure a smooth running of daily requests, showing flexibility and willingness to support colleagues and take on additional duties if required.
• Delivering a high quality standard of corporate service including arranging client meetings and events.

Personal attributes and experience

• Previous reception/telephonist/customer service experience essential
• Well presented, with excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to operate at all levels within the organisation
• Ability to work under pressure, maintaining accuracy and delivering against timescales
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Team player, consistently in tune with the aims and objectives of the business

Rewards and Benefits

We believe in supporting our employees in both their professional and personal lives. As part of our commitment to your well-being, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays(pro-rata for part time or fixed term roles)
• Salary sacrifice schemes, retail vouchers – including our TechScheme which can be used on a range of gadgets such as Smart TV's, laptops and computers or household appliances.
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Health Assessments
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Discounted gym memberships
• Referral Scheme

You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects

Equality and Diversity

The Company values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (each of these being a "protected characteristic" in discrimination law). It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values openness, fairness and transparency.

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