Front Office Assistant

Sodexo Group; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 21,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Free meals

Career development opportunities

Sodexo employee benefits package

Job summary

Sodexo Group is hiring a Front Office Assistant in Little Island, Cork for a part-time role of 25 hours per week. The position runs Monday to Friday, with hours from 7:00am to 5:00pm and a pay of €17.50 per hour.

The role supports reception, visitor sign-ins and meeting room coordination, while collaborating with internal teams to ensure a seamless workplace experience. Benefits include free parking, free meals, career development opportunities, and the Sodexo employee benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience in client-facing or hospitality roles is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential.
• Positive, energetic and proactive attitude with customer service focus.
• Proficiency with standard office software is expected.

Responsibilities

• Greet and assist employees, clients and visitors warmly.
• Manage reception, sign-ins, and meeting room coordination.
• Coordinate with internal teams and vendors for seamless workplace experience.
• Host workplace events and address facilities issues with urgency.
• Handle incoming communications and ensure accurate message delivery.
• Maintain a tidy, presentable office environment.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Client facing

Hospitality experience

Proactive attitude

Office software

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

• Part time
• 25 hours per week
• Monday-Friday
• Hours variable between 7:00am - 5:00pm
• €17.50 per hour
• Free parking, free meals
• Opportunities for career development
• Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package

Front Office Assistant

Little Island, Cork - Part time

A role that keeps everyone smiling.

At Sodexo, we’re passionate about our people. We know that our teams are the key to delivering exceptional service and creating meaningful experiences for our clients, customers, and employees. So, whilst you enhance comfort and convenience, we'll enhance your career!

What you'll do:

• Greet and assist employees, clients, and visitors with warmth and professionalism.
• Deliver consistent front-of-house operations, including reception, visitor sign-ins, communal areas and meeting room coordination.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to support a seamless workplace experience.
• Host workplace events, client activities, and proactively elevate maintenance or facilities issues to the appropriate teams.
• Handle incoming communications and ensure messages are delivered accurately and efficiently.
• Maintain a tidy, organized, and presentable office environment.

What you'll bring:

• Previous experience in a similar client facing or hospitality role is a plus, but excellent interpersonal and communication skills are the key
• A positive, energetic and proactive attitude with a passion for exceeding customer expectations
• Proficient in office software (e.g., Microsoft office, excel, power-point, outlook)
• Strong organisational abilities and attention to detail

Why Sodexo?:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance tobe part of something greater.

Belong in a company and team that values you foryou.

Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailers
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo:

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed tobeingan inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Work with the best in the business.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications