Weekend Administrator

Hartford Care Ltd; Alton; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Hartford Care Ltd. is seeking an Administrator/Receptionist for weekends at their Alton home. You will be the first point of contact for visitors and perform reception and admin duties, supporting the Home Manager and the team with a warm, caring approach.

You should have strong IT skills (Word, Excel, Outlook), excellent communication, and be able to work well both independently and as part of a team. DBS check will be conducted as part of recruitment.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and caring nature.
• Excellent communication and IT skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Good telephone manner.
• Strong organisation and planning skills.
• Able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
• Flexible approach to working hours.

Responsibilities

• Act as first point of contact for all visitors to the home.
• Perform general reception and administrative duties within the home.
• Provide support to the Home Manager and work as part of a team to create a caring atmosphere.
• Liaise with applicants to arrange interviews and update records.
• Transcribe minutes of meetings and handle routine admin tasks.
• Deliver newspapers and welcome family carers into the home.

Skills

Compassionate nature

Strong IT skills

Excellent communication

Telephone manners

Organisation skills

Team player

Flexible hours

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Employment Type: Weekends Only / 16hours per week (Sat & Sun 09:00-17:00)

Home: Alton Place, GU34 1UY

The Role

As an Administrator/Receptionist, you will act as first point of contact for all visitors to the home, perform general reception and administrative duties within the home, provide support primarily to the Home Manager, and working together as a team to create a happy and caring atmosphere.

Whether you are liaising with a potential applicant to arrange an interview, updating training records on our internal systems, transcribing minutes of a meeting from a Dictaphone, delivering a newspaper to one of our residents, or welcoming a family carer into the home, you will do so with care at the heart of everything you do.

• Do you want to make a difference to someone's life and feel a sense of purpose in an extremely rewarding role?
• Are you an experienced administrator/receptionist with strong IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook?
• Do you have excellent written and verbal communication skills and are an efficient problem solver who can work well as part of a team as well as autonomously?
• Are you caring, warm and understanding?
• Are you spontaneous, patient, flexible and have a good sense of humour?
• Do you strongly believe in the values ofCreating Communities, Caring for Each Other and Celebrating Individuality?

If your answer is yes to all these questions, why not join our Hartford Care family?

Requirements

Essential:

• A compassionate and caring nature
• Excellent communication skills and ability to use IT systems (including knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Good telephone manner
• Strong organisation and planning skills
• Able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• A flexible approach to working hours

This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.