Corporate Receptionist

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based recruitment service is seeking a professional Receptionist to manage reception duties and ensure efficient office administration. Responsibilities include managing access to the building, handling communications, and maintaining security protocols. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills, be IT literate, and display professionalism in all interactions. This position ensures a welcoming environment for all personnel and visitors.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a receptionist role or similar environment.
• Ability to manage access points and maintain security protocols.
• Experience handling phone calls and emails professionally.

Responsibilities

• Perform reception, administration, and secretarial duties efficiently.
• Manage access points and maintain fob access systems.
• Sort and distribute incoming mail and packages.
• Manage documentation storage and retrieval.
• Open and close the building, maintaining security.
• Assist with emergency evacuations as required.

Skills

Sound communication skills

Interpersonal skills

IT literacy

Professionalism

Job description

We are on the lookout for a professional, welcoming, and experienced Receptionist to join our team. You will perform reception, administration, and secretarial duties efficiently and effectively on behalf of the building in which you are located in.

You will help facilitate the flow of personnel by managing access points throughout the building and ensuring the maintenance of fob access systems. You will be expected to keep a tidy and efficient reception area, providing a professional and courteous service throughout. You will also be required to handle any phone calls and emails in a prompt, professional manner as well as sorting and distributing incoming mail and packages.

As a Corporate Receptionist, you will be in charge of managing documentation and ensuring it is stored in the appropriate location or system. Some additional duties will include opening and closing the building, maintaining building security, managing queries and messages from visitors, issuing visitor and staff passes, assisting with emergency evacuations, ordering of consumable goods and more.

We are looking for someone with a friendly and approachable manner and can always remain professional, displaying sound communication and interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate needs to be IT literate with the ability to prioritise your own workload and work efficiently to agreed deadlines.