Receptionist

Kirklees Metropolitan Council; Tadcaster; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council’s Leisure Centre team seeks a competent receptionist to be the first point of contact for visitors in Tadcaster. You will manage inquiries by phone, email and social media, handle payments, and support administrative duties while upholding safety policies and GDPR requirements.

You will assist in sales, member sign-ups and centre improvements, while training new reception staff and maintaining a welcoming, professional environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer care skills and ability to coordinate administrative tasks.
• Strong communication, diplomacy and problem solving with visitors.
• Experience handling money, receipts and cashing up procedures.

Responsibilities

• Operate the telephone system and respond to queries, emails and social media.
• Follow CSOPs and ensure safety of customers during emergencies and evacuations.
• Keep reception area clean, safe and welcoming; manage general housekeeping.
• Manage communications, stay updated on systems and processes via notices and briefings.
• Handle monetary transactions and receipts in line with procedures.
• Reconcile financial transactions following cashing up procedures.
• Contribute to service improvements; train new reception staff.
• Deal with complaints with diplomacy and escalate as needed.
• Wear uniform and maintain professional appearance.
• Conduct sales tours, coordinate appointments and sign up new/returning members.
• Maintain knowledge of membership products and promotions; meet targets.
• Carry out other duties commensurate with the pay grade.
• Verify/store documents; maintain filing and GDPR-compliant records.
• Maintain MIS understanding and protect confidential information.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Cash handling

Reception duties

Job description

The post holder will work within North Yorkshire Council’s Active North Yorkshire team to provide excellent front-line services to leisure centre visitors. Either based at one site or multiple sites, the post holder will be line managed by the Duty Manager and/or other members of the Management Team. As the first point of contact for all visitors to the leisure centre, the role requires excellent customer care skills and co ordination of a range of administrative tasks whilst following North Yorkshire Council’s policies and procedures at all times.

• Confidently operate the telephone system and positively respond to customer queries, e-mails and social media messages.
• Follow Leisure Centre Safety Operating Procedures (CSOP’s) and control the safety of all customers within the centre, including assigned tasks in emergency and evacuation situations.
• Ensure that the reception area is safe, clean and welcoming by carrying out general cleaning and housekeeping duties.
• Practice and promote effective communications. Keep updated on changes to systems and processes through e-mails, bulletins, team meetings and direct instruction from the leisure centre management team.
• Be responsible for the taking of monies and issuing of receipts in accordance with approved fees and charges and operational procedures.
• Ensure that all financial transactions are reconciled following the centres cashing up procedures.
• Contribute to service improvements of leisure services and assist in the development of a customer focused culture within the council. Act as a trainer for receptionists new of the job.
• Deal with customer complaints, ensuring diplomacy to sensitive matters and promptly advise line manager of any problems which may affect the ability of the centre to provide a high-quality service.
• Wear staff issued uniform and always ensure professional appearance whilst at work.
• Carry out sales tours of the facility and follow up membership enquiries in line with the centre’s sales process:
• Co-ordinate sales appointments and attend regular sales training as required.
• Complete the sale/signup of new/returning members.
• Have excellent knowledge of all membership products, including details of promotional offers and sales targets.
• To carry out other duties relevant to and commensurate with the pay grade of the post.
• Verify and store documents, keep records and organise filing, in line with the centres quality record system and fulfil administrative duties as directed.
• Have detailed understanding, knowledge, application of and maintain the management information system.
• Exercise proper integrity in respect of confidential matters and personal information at all times following the centres policies relating to GDPR related to the duties of the post

Key Documents

Job Description

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Key Dates

Closing Date: 19 October 2026

Interview Date W/C 26th of October 2026

Venue for Interview Tadcaster Leisure & Wellbeing Hub

Company: North Yorkshire Council

Salary: £13.28 to £13.92 per hour

Location: Tadcaster, North Yorkshire

Sector: Corporate Services

Sector: Administration

Job Role: Specialist