Weekend Receptionist

NHS; Brackley; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Barchester Healthcare as a Weekend Receptionist, where you'll create a welcoming environment for residents and visitors. This role involves managing the reception area, providing administrative support, and ensuring a positive first impression. No formal qualifications are required, but strong communication skills and a caring attitude are essential.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required, but good telephone manner essential.
• Strong communication skills needed.
• Professional, caring, and courteous demeanor expected.

Responsibilities

• Answer phone calls and greet visitors.
• Manage the reception area and administrative tasks.
• Show prospective residents and their families around.

Skills

Communication

Professional attitude

Organizational skills

Job description

Job summary

As a Weekend Receptionist at Barchester care home, you'll play a vital role in creating a warm and welcoming environment for residents and visitors. Your responsibilities will include answering phone calls, greeting visitors, managing the reception area, and providing administrative support. No formal qualifications are required, but you'll need excellent communication skills and a caring, professional attitude.

Main duties of the job

As a Weekend Receptionist at our 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 us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes in the UK. With a focus on delivering personalized care and creating a warm, welcoming environment, Barchester is committed to ensuring the best possible experience for its residents and their families.

Details Date posted

22 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.71 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1307338046

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Brackley

NN13 6JZ

Job description Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Weekend Receptionist at our 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 a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

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.

Job description Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Weekend Receptionist at our 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 a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

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.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

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

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• 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.

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Brackley

NN13 6JZ

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Brackley

NN13 6JZ

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)