We are looking for a first class receptionist looking for 30 hours per week Mon to Fri on a temp to perm basis ideally. You need to be available immediately as interviews will be next week and it will start on the 25 March (2 April at the latest). Following a short temp period this is definitely a permanent role. You need previous reception and admin experience to work for this firm who offer amazing "thank you" gestures to their staff throughout the year as well as a bonus and excellent benefits. It is simply a great place to work!

Job Profile

Front of house reception and administrative role with varied admin duties linked with HR and purchasing. First point of contact for all visitors and it is essential to ensure a great visitor experience. The postholder will provide a highly professional and service orientated approach to running the reception area and carrying out reception duties such as dealing with visitors to site, deliveries and responding to external calls and internal enquiries. The postholder will additionally provide timely and high-quality administrative support to the HR team.

Responsibilities:

• Being the first point of contact at the reception desk and ensure that the reception is professionally managed
• Respond accurately, politely and promptly to all telephone, face to face and email enquiries/contacts
• Organise the delivery and collection of goods and post to the business
• Support the IT team with sending computer equipment to new employees and assisting with the return of computer equipment
• Ordering of stationery
• Support the HR team with new vendor set up for HR suppliers and contractors and raise POs
• Track progress of PO approval and payment to ensure invoices are paid on time
• Ensure all orders are confirmed within the specific delivery dates, minimising the number of queries from a finance perspective
• Support with administration for employee on-boarding, employee recognition and governance, compliance and risk
• Varied HR admin duties

Experience, skills set and/or qualifications required:

• The role requires someone with 3+ years reception/admin experience and a strong background in customer service
• Good understanding of MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Team
• Highly professional phone etiquette and customer services skills
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with sensitivity and discretion
• Excellent team player with a can-do attitude
• Proven organisational skills
• Self-motivated; able to work both independently to complete tasks and respond to department requests
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Good attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and record keeping

Hours: Mon to Fri 10am to 4.30pm with 30 minutes lunch and you will be required to extend these hours to cover a colleagues hours on reception when they are on holiday (approx 6 weeks per year working 8.30 to 4.30 with 1 hour lunch - you will be paid extra for these additional hours).

Salary: £12 - £12.50 per hour whilst temping with a view to increasing to £20k for the hours 10am to 4.30pm with 30 mins lunch when permanent (£12.82 ph). There is also an annual bonus of 4.5% of salary per annum which would be pro rata'd in the first year.

Location: Outskirts of Leeds centre - free car parking

Due to the amount of response we receive, unfortunately we are not able to give feedback to individuals, if you have not heard back within 5 days please assume that you have not been successful for the role you have applied for. By applying to this advertisement, you are hereby giving consent for Jo Holdsworth Recruitment to hold your details for a 30 day period and contact you via any method of contact you have listed on your application.

(Jo Holdsworth Recruitment - Recruitment Agency)