Receptionist

**Location**:
27 Lichfield Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire

Hours:
Part time

Practice:
Riversmeet Vets Tamworth

**Salary**:
£10.80 per hour

**Riversmeet Veterinary Centra Enriches the Lives of Our Team, Clients, and Patients**

It's important to us that our team is happy and harmonious. Compassion, trust, skill, and friendship are all key to achieving this. Veterinary Medicine is a way of life. We can choose how to live it.

We’re all about our people

Riversmeet is about people. We are here because of our clients. We’re human-first and we want the best for our team, our customers, and our patients.

You'll want to work with us if you enjoy an ever-evolving and progressive environment. The skills we all have are important because we elevate each other. We want individuals who push themselves and inspire those around them. It’s amazing to have that kind of peer support.

This is a 23-hour role working 1 Saturday in 4 (8.30 - 17:30) and 2 x 9.5 hours days in the week. Flexibility is required to provide extra hours to cover holidays.

Duties will include but not limited to:

- Welcoming clients
- Registering clients
- Answering phones
- Dealing with enquiries
- Taking payments
- Taking orders for repeat prescriptions
- Promoting the pet health club.
- Previous veterinary experience is desirable but not essential
- A driving licence is required to be a successful applicant.

**Benefits**
- 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
- Career progression opportunities
- Staff discount schemes
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Enhanced equal family leave
- E-car salary sacrifice scheme
- Employer contribution pension scheme
- Wellness program including:

- Employee assistance program
- Eyecare voucher scheme
- Free annual Flu jab
- Cycle to work scheme
- Recruitment referral reward scheme

**About us**

Riversmeet Veterinary Centre was established over 100 years ago and is a small animal, primary care practice in Staffordshire and Warwickshire, with sites in Tamworth and Atherstone.

As a practice, we are proud of our closely knit, supportive team. The majority of whom have 5 20 years' service We are all motivated individuals who are passionate about high standards and the pets in our care.

Our core values are Clinical Excellence, Client Care, Patient Care, Teamwork, Development and Positivity. We are looking for like-minded team members to come and join our fantastic team.

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

**Part of an amazing global family**

Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best - caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make **A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS**.

Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best - caring for pets.

Our Associates are fundamental to our success and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team.

Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.