Receptionist

Job description

  Location
Bracknell, Berkshire
·  Salary
£10.00/Hour
·  Category
Office and Secretarial - Receptionist
·  Job type
Contractor
·  Industry
Office and Secretarial
·  External Reference
JN-072019-82330

Receptionist

Our client, who are based within probation, custody and consultancy are looking to recruit a receptionist to work as an integral part of the local operations office to provide a high quality reception, telephony and administrative service.

·  Location: Bracknell

·  Pay: £10 per hour

·  Duration: Ongoing

·  Start Date: ASAP

·  Hours 9am-5:30pm on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. 9am-7pm on a Tuesday and 9am-5pm on a Friday.

The successful candidate will be required to obtain a DBS Clearance.

Job Description:

Reception

·  Deal with all visitors in accordance with the Policies and Procedures.

·  Maintain a record of attendance of all visitors.

·  Obtain basic information from all casual callers, dealing with queries as appropriate.

·  Report any aggressive / abusive behaviour to the appropriate Line Manager, taking appropriate action to reduce the risk of escalation.

·  Monitor CCTV for group work/interview rooms.

·  Provide training and instruction on the use of the switchboard and other duties associated to this post.

·  Respond to panic alarm system and summon assistance in accordance with procedures.

·  Operate and maintain room bookings system.

·  Monitor and maintain the reception area to a good standard.

·  Receive and disseminate information in an appropriate manner, e.g. telephone, paper, email.

·  Maintain own Outlook diary and collate Outlook diaries for the team.

·  Access electronic mail regularly and respond accordingly.

·  Process incoming and outgoing post.

·  Update and maintain Service User records as appropriate.

Administration

·  Update and maintain offender information on relevant approved databases, spreadsheets and paper systems.

·  Undertake administrative tasks relating to the control and movement of files/documents.

·  Make bespoke appointments for Service Users taking into account individual requirements.

·  Update and maintain Service User records.

·  Issue petty cash /vouchers/warrants for travel costs, maintaining appropriate records in line with local office financial procedures.

·  Organise and attend meetings, taking notes as appropriate.

·  Maintain and issue stock items, including stationery.

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