Part Time Receptionist - East Midlands

Avant Homes; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a forward-thinking housebuilder in Nottingham for a part-time Receptionist. Join a passionate team dedicated to providing affordable homes while delivering exceptional customer service. In this role, you will be the welcoming face of the company, ensuring a pleasant experience for all visitors. Your organizational skills and ability to communicate effectively will be key to supporting the business's administrative needs. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are eager to contribute to a growing team, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Discretionary Bonus

Buy, Sell, and Accrual Holiday Scheme

Private Healthcare

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Exclusive Discount Platform

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer service role, particularly as a receptionist.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first point of contact for customers and visitors.
• Maintain business records and assist in administration tasks.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management

Job description

Competitive Salary & Discretionary Performance Bonus & Holidays (Buy, Sell and Accrual Scheme) & Company Pension & Private Healthcare & Life Assurance & Benefits

With lots of exciting plans in the pipeline, there's never been a better time to join Avant Homes. Let us tell you why.

Avant Homes is a housebuilder operating in Scotland, the North East and West of England, across Yorkshire, the East and West Midlands, and Wales, with eight regional offices and a Group head office employing over 600 people.

We have ambitious growth plans and are looking for passionate individuals to help us achieve them. Our mission is to provide affordable homes to our communities, ensuring that new homes are accessible and attainable for all with a product suitable for everyone.

Avant Homes is proud to employ local people across our developments and regional offices. Teamwork is key to everything we do.

We are looking for people who want to be part of something special. Why not start the foundations and build your career with us today?

Due to continued success and future business growth, we have an exciting opportunity for a part-time Receptionist to join our East Midlands team based in Nottingham.

The Role

Are you organised and outgoing? Do you excel within a customer service-driven environment?

Do you want to be part of a friendly, driven team?

If yes, then look no further. Your next career could be with us!

Key Duties and Requirements

Joining our team as a part-time receptionist, you will be responsible for, but not limited to:

1. Delivering an effective, pleasant, and engaging customer-focused and professional first point of contact for all customers, suppliers, colleagues, and members of the public.
2. Effectively communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
3. Assisting in the preparation of key status reports.
4. Supporting the effective administration of the business.
5. Maintaining business records and filing, archiving, and data retrieval systems in line with departmental and data protection/security requirements.
6. Contributing to the development and improvement of administrative procedures.
7. Working as part of the wider administration and support team, helping other administrative staff as required to ensure the delivery of a fully effective administration function.

Who are we looking for?

To be successful as our part-time Receptionist, you will have previous experience working in a similar role.

You will be required to work Monday and Tuesday, 9 am to 5 pm, and Wednesday, 9 am to 1 pm, totaling 18 hours per week.

As this role is a job share on a part-time basis, you will need to cover your colleagues' holidays, which may require full-time holiday cover occasionally.

You must also possess:

• Excellent knowledge and application of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Excellent communication skills, as this is a customer-facing role and the first point of contact for visitors.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing requirements.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• A basic understanding of house building is desirable but not essential.

What will you get in return?

• Discretionary bonus
• Buy, sell, and accrual holiday scheme
• Private healthcare
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Other benefits, including our exclusive Avant discount platform

If this sounds like you, join us and be part of Avant's future success!

Please note: We reserve the right to fill this vacancy and/or remove this advert prior to the vacancy end date.