Job Vacancy: Receptionist/ Office Assistant
Location: Lukestone Care Home, 7 St Michael's Road, Maidstone Kent ME16 8BS
Contracted hours: 40 hours (to include – every other weekend free, as applicable),
Work flexibility in accordance with your availability and the service requirements
(Hourly) rate of pay: £12.50
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Nellsar Care Homes as a Receptionist / Office Assistant, you will enjoy being a part of an exceptionally supportive team, welcoming you into providing excellent reception & administrative support to the Home and staff of Lukestone Care Home to assist in the smooth running of our service.
The perfect role for you
Working as a key member of the team, your role will be to greet and welcome all visitors to the home, following all the procedures for health & safety regulations and assist the administrative team for the business and finance systems and regular deliverables. You will possess the ability to manage your own workload, organise your time and act independently with excellent communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal).
Nellsar is committed to developing and training our staff to ensure high quality care is provided to our residents and the successful candidate will receive on-going training and development with opportunities for progression within the Company, including apprenticeships for new and existing staff.
You will have the opportunity to excel whilst:
The Receptionist/ Office Assistant responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
* Ensuring that all visitors entering the home are welcomed in a professional and polite manner, and they complete the signing in process for Fire Safety Regulations.
* Ensuring that all telephone calls and enquiries are always dealt with proficiently and professionally.
* Ensuring that mail to the Home is dealt with correctly, and all mail related to the home is post marked on opening and forwarded to the appropriate department/ individual.
* Ensuring that the company policy on Confidentiality is always adhered to.
* Showing prospective clients around the home and dealing with enquiries from prospective clients.
* We are passionate about making every day count and bringing colour and laughter to the people living in our home, their visitors and the team supporting them.
* You will be an important member of the Abbotsleigh family, who will support you to reach your goals and feel accomplished by enhancing other people's quality of life.
For more information on the role and to see the job description and person specification, please visit – https://recruitment.nellsar.com/receptionist-office-assistant-job-description/
What we offer in return to your dedication:
* Competitive pay and paid training hours
* Enhanced pay rate for Bank Holidays
* Flexibility of work according to your personal availability
* Workplace pension
* ‘Refer a Friend' payments of up to £1000
* Longevity Staff Awards
* Enhanced DBS paid for by the company on completion of six months employment
* Comprehensive induction programme
* Access to funded qualifications via the apprenticeship programme
* 5.6 weeks annual leave
* Working in a supportive team
* The opportunity to help your team develop
* Free 24-hour access to confidential employee support helpline
* Nellsar work uniforms
Why Choose Us?
Nellsar has been a family-run Company since 1988 and we provide exceptional care for residents across our group of 13 Care Homes in Kent, Surrey, and Essex. We consistently strive to achieve the highest standards of professional and person-centred care, and we achieve this by promoting the wellbeing and development of our team members. Our values focus on the individual, creating an inclusive environment with both residents and our teams at the heart of what we do every day.
It's our mission at Nellsar to ensure that people live life to the full
Nellsar is an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion, and we are committed to creating a work environment that embraces and celebrates individual differences.
Thank you for considering the possibility of joining the Nellsar family, we are looking forward to welcoming you!