Reception/Administrator

Tate; Mildenhall; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established care home in Mildenhall is seeking a full-time Receptionist/Administrator to manage administrative procedures and provide reception cover. Working 37.5 hours per week, you will liaise with residents, relatives, and service providers while performing various administrative tasks. Ideal candidates will have excellent administration skills and a caring nature. Proficiency in Microsoft Office is essential. The role is site-based from Monday to Friday, with daily hours from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Qualifications

• Experience within the care or medical sector would be preferred.
• Caring and approachable nature.
• Local to Mildenhall area.

Responsibilities

• Manage administrative procedures as directed by the home manager.
• Liaise with relatives, residents, and professional service providers.
• Maintain and order office supplies required by the home.

Skills

Excellent administration skills

Diplomatic communication skills

Good IT proficiency

Attention to detail

Proactive team player

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We are recruiting for a permanent Receptionist/Administrator position for an established 29 room care home in Mildenhall.

This a full-time site-based position working 37.5 hours a week - Monday to Friday.

Daily hours are 8.00am to 4.00pm.

The main purpose of the role is to manage the administrative procedures within the home as directed by the home manager and to provide reception cover as required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To liaise and build relationships with relatives, residents, professional service providers and other visitors.
• To receive all residents/visitors to the home.
• To ensure that the home's filing system is maintained accurately.
• To carry out administrative duties such as filing, typing, copying, binding, scanning, etc, as required by the home manager.
• Arrange meetings for the home manager with agendas and typing.
• Liaise with external parties as directed by home manager.
• Maintain and order office supplies.
• Coordinate maintenance of office equipment.
• To ensure every resident has all relevant paperwork before they are admitted to the home.

Person Specification:

• Experience within the care or medical sector would be preferred but is not essential
• Excellent administration skills - good attention to detail.
• Diplomatic communication skills - and be a proactive team player
• Good IT proficiency especially in Microsoft Office - Word, Outlook and Excel,
• Caring and approachable nature.
• Based locally to Mildenhall. Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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