Position: Full-time temporary Receptionist
Location: Lancaster
Contract: 3 months with the possibility of extending
Working Hours: 37 per week Mon-Fri
Pay rate: £12.21 per hour
Job description:
We are currently recruiting for an organised, motivated receptionist to support the team at Lancaster Probation Service. The successful applicant will be the first point of contact and greet people on probation and visitors professionally, logging their arrival and departure, ensuring the appropriate member of staff is notified and issue visitor passes and security fobs if necessary. Other receptionist duties will include but not be limited to;
* Monitoring and ordering stationery and PPE; logging building faults, tracking completion and chasing up when required.
* Carrying out and keeping record log of panic and fire alarm weekly tests.
* Updating of confidential records and producing a range of documentation when required.
* Issuing of travel expenses.
* Answer all enquiries, while on Reception, relating to basic information about the Probation Service and local Person on Probation support services such as the provision of food banks, referring more technical enquiries to an appropriate manager.
Requirements:
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
* Receptionist experience would be an advantage.
Benefits:
* Weekly pay, holidays and pension scheme
* Location accessible by public transport
Application Process:
To apply for this position, please apply online with your CV in WORD format
Important: Successful candidates will be subject to a thorough background and clearance check, including Criminal Record Checks (DBS Checks), Reference Checks (Employment, Education, and any gaps) covering the past three years, as well as Address checks for the past five years. This process may also include obtaining character references and/or other evidence to cover periods of unemployment.
Please note, this role will require HMPPS vetting which can take approx. 8 weeks to come through and the successful applicant cannot start in the role until this is in place.
Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.
As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.
Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.
In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.