Weekend Admin Assistant

Admin Assistant/Receptionist
£12.50 per hour plus company benefits
Part time hrs - Weekends

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Abbotswood Court is a beautiful 60 bedded residential and dementia care home located in Romsey, near Southampton.

We are looking for an Administration Assistant/Receptionist to be the first point of contact at the home. This is a part time role to work weekends with the flexibility of covering week day annual leave and ad hoc sickness. The role requires someone who has a range of skills with good IT experience and attention to detail. 

In addition to reception duties you will provide additional administration support to the Home Administrator - predominantly HR related administration duties, although you will also need to have a good knowledge of financial aspects of the role, therefore being able to cover in the Administrator's absence. 

Main Responsibilities:

• Welcome and greet visitors to the home in a professional and courteous way, ensuring the visitors book and the person’s identity is checked as far as reasonably practical
• Answer the telephone and respond to enquiries at reception, redirecting calls to relevant staff and recording messages accordingly
• In addition to reception duties provide additional administration support to the homes Administrator on a daily basis predominantly HR related administration duties
• Assist with recruitment tasks, sifting CVs, chasing references and verifying ID documents
• Organise internal meetings and ensure that any requirements have actioned
• Coordinate the staff meal process as applicable to the individual home
• Respond to any emergency situations as requested by the home
• Maintain the general tidiness of the reception area, liaising with the housekeeping team to ensure standards are maintained

Person Specification: 

• Excellent customer service skills
• IT literacy – competent with the use of systems
• Previous telephone experience
• Professional telephone manner
• Knowledge of general administration
• Good communication skills
• Neat and well presented
• Excellent written and verbal English