Receptionist - Bank - Care Home

NHS; Chester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Bank Receptionist at a Barchester care home, where you'll be the first point of contact for residents and visitors. This role involves greeting visitors, answering calls, and managing the reception area, all while providing a warm and friendly environment. Flexibility is key as the hours will vary based on need, and no formal qualifications are required, making this a great opportunity for those with strong communication skills.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Flexibility in hours

Free learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required.
• Good telephone manner essential.
• Strong communication skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Answer phone calls and greet visitors.
• Manage the reception area and show prospective residents around.
• Carry out administrative tasks like typing, photocopying, and filing.

Skills

Communication skills

Telephone manner

Job description

As a Bank Receptionist at a Barchester care home, you'll provide the warm welcome that helps to make sure every resident and visitor feels at home. You'll have a vitally important part to play in creating a positive and friendly environment as the first point of contact for almost everyone who comes to the home. The role is very varied, including answering phone calls, greeting visitors, managing the reception area, and showing prospective residents and their families around.

Main duties of the job

You'll need to be professional, caring, courteous and well organised to join us as a Receptionist. You'll take a real interest in our residents and go out of your way to make every visitor feel at home. No formal qualifications are required but you will need a good telephone manner and strong communication skills.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, operating over 200 care homes and retirement villages across the country. They are committed to providing high-quality care and support to the people who live in their homes, and take the growth and development of their employees seriously.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Receptionist at a Barchester care home, you'll provide the warm welcome that helps to make sure every resident and visitor feels at home with us. As the first point of contact for almost everyone who comes to the home, you'll have a vitally important part to play in creating a positive and friendly environment. The role of Receptionist with us is very varied. You can expect to answer phone calls, greet visitors, manage the reception area and show prospective residents and their families around. We might also need you to carry out some administrative tasks, like typing, photocopying and filing.

ABOUT YOUYou'll need to be professional, caring, courteous and well organised to join us as a Receptionist. You'll take a real interest in our residents and go out of your way to make every visitor feel at home. No formal qualifications are required but you will need a good telephone manner and strong communication skills.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.

If you'd like to use your administration and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications are required, but you will need a good telephone manner and strong communication skills.

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.