Our Reception team plays a key role in shaping the first impression of our workplace, creating an experience that is warm, professional, and committed to excellence. This is an exciting opportunity for a Corporate Receptionist to join us and help elevate the client experience at Walker Morris.
In this role, you’ll be the friendly and professional face of Walker Morris – welcoming clients and visitors, ensuring their experience is seamless, and helping uphold the high standards we pride ourselves on. You’ll work closely with colleagues across Facilities, and the wider business, contributing to the smooth coordination of meeting rooms, catering, switchboard operations, and day‑to‑day Front of House services.
If you’re looking for a role where you can combine people‑focused service with variety, pace, and the opportunity to make a real impact, this could be the perfect fit. We’re committed to helping you grow, with access to training, support from an experienced Facilities team, and a workplace that values collaboration, curiosity, and a proactive approach.
The position is offered on a 12‑month fixed‑term contract from the beginning of May 2026, with part‑time working hours. You’ll work three days per week, Monday to Wednesday, with shifts scheduled between 8:00am and 6:30pm on a rota.
As a Corporate Receptionist, you will:
1. Work collaboratively as part of the Front of House team to ensure the efficient, professional, and smooth delivery of all FOH services we offer.
2. Welcome clients and visitors, providing a seamless and positive experience by supporting their needs throughout their arrival, waiting period, and departure from the WM Office.
3. Maintain accurate FOH records, including visitor logs, parking allocations, and security access badges.
4. Ensure the Reception area remains clean, tidy, and presentable at all times during the working day.
5. Manage meeting room bookings and ensure all reservations are processed efficiently.
6. Coordinate in‑house working lunches, including taking orders, receiving deliveries, and arranging the presentation of food and refreshments.
7. Clear boardrooms and meeting spaces of lunches and refreshments during and after meetings, maintaining a high standard of cleanliness and readiness.
8. Provide support with the setup and basic troubleshooting of AV equipment in meeting rooms.
9. Deliver Front of House service in the Café on an ad hoc basis, including covering staff absences when required.
10. Ensure compliance with Health & Safety and food hygiene standards at all times.
11. Operate the full switchboard service, handling incoming calls, messages, and related queries in a friendly and professional manner.
12. Provide support for in‑office events as needed.
13. Assist in emergency procedures, including fire evacuations, by following established protocols.
14. Perform any other reasonable duties required by the Firm to ensure the effective running of the office.
We are looking for:
15. A minimum of 1-year experience working within a reception or front of house role, within a professional services or hospitality environment.
16. Demonstrable experience providing exceptional customer service in a front of house position.
17. Experience of working with a meeting room/resource booking system is preferred but not essential.
18. Experience of working with a Softphone Switchboard System is preferred but not essential.
19. Be able to demonstrate good verbal communication skills for both internal colleagues and external visitors/callers
Due to the nature of the role, this is a fully office‑based position at our Leeds City Centre office with occasional flexibility to work from home.
Some of our benefits include:
20. Salary reflective of experience, up to £27,500 FTE.
21. Earn up to 10% of your salary with our annual bonus scheme.
22. Minimum of 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays per year increasing to 31 days with length of service, with the opportunity to buy up to 5 days holiday per year.
23. Auto enrolled into the workplace pension scheme, and we’ll contribute a minimum of 6% of your salary.
24. 4x your annual salary in the event of a death in service.
Find out more about working at Walker Morris here.
Company Values
Our shared values represent our culture and the things that are important to us. They define who we are as a Firm, as an employer and what we expect of our people. They provide direction and purpose by influencing the decisions that we make and the actions that we take. It’s really important that all candidates and employees demonstrate these values in their day-to-day activities:
25. Embrace the fact everyone is different and unique.
26. You can be serious without wearing a suit.
27. Never lose sight of the bigger picture.
28. Two heads are better than one.
29. Take the bull by the horns.
30. We win & lose together.
Walker Morris is committed to being an inclusive employer. We welcome applications regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, neuro diversity or disability status, family or parental status, race, religion or ethnicity. Click here to find out more about our diversity and inclusion work.
If you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to ask. We are a Disability Confident employer.