Receptionist

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading luxury care home provider in Bournemouth is seeking a warm and dedicated Receptionist to be the first point of contact. Key responsibilities include providing high-quality customer service, managing reception tasks, and assisting the General Manager. Candidates should have excellent communication skills, a positive attitude, and experience in complaint handling. This role offers a supportive work culture with opportunities for growth and development.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Confident in using computers.
• Positive, friendly, and welcoming attitude.
• Previous exposure to problem-solving and client complaints.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional customer service at reception.
• Complete reception-related administration.
• Maintain tidiness of the reception area.
• Answer telephone and respond to enquiries.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Confidence in using computers

Positive attitude

Experience with problem-solving

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'. They are a place where people love to work, offering exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes. Avery is committed to creating a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Main duties of the job

As a Receptionist at Avery Healthcare, your focus will be to offer professional, high-quality customer service as the first point of contact within the home, as well as provide a range of administrative services. Your responsibilities will include answering the telephone, completing reception-related administration, maintaining databases, and providing administrative assistance as required by the General Manager.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Shift Details: 6 hours per day, Saturday and Sunday only

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we\'re here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you\'ll be making a positive impact on residents\' lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We\'re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you\'ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We\'re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Receptionist. If this sounds like the place for you, we\'d love to hear from you!

Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Shift Details: 6 hours per day, Saturday and Sunday only

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we\'re here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you\'ll be making a positive impact on residents\' lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We\'re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you\'ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We\'re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Receptionist. If this sounds like the place for you, we\'d love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as a receptionist will be to offer professional, high-quality customer service as the first point of contact within the home, as well as provide a range of administrative services.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Answering the telephone and responding to enquiries at reception, redirecting calls to relevant staff and recording messages accordingly.
• Completing reception-related administration, maintaining databases, and providing administrative assistance as required by the General Manager.
• Maintaining the general tidiness of the reception area, liaising with Housekeeping to ensure standards are maintained.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Be confident in using computers.
• Have a positive, friendly, and welcoming attitude.
• Have previous exposure to problem-solving and client complaints.

ABOUT AVERY

At Avery, we\'re not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we\'re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we\'re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Please note this role will require:

• ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you will need excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, be confident in using computers, and have a positive, friendly, and welcoming attitude. Previous exposure to problem-solving and client complaints is also desirable.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.