Weekend Receptionist

This role as a Weekend Receptionist at a Barchester care home involves providing a warm and friendly welcome to residents, visitors, and prospective residents. The job entails a variety of tasks, including answering phone calls, greeting visitors, managing the reception area, and administrative duties like typing, photocopying, and filing.

As a Weekend Receptionist (Sundays only) at our Barchester care home, you'll provide the warm welcome that helps to make resident and visitor feels at home with us. As the first point of contact for almost everyone who comes to the home, you'll have a vitally important part to play in creating a positive and friendly environment. The role of Receptionist with us is very varied.

You can expect to answer phone calls, greet visitors, manage the reception area and show prospective residents and their families around. We might also need you to carry out some administrative tasks, like typing, photocopying and filing.

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care and support services in the UK. With a network of care homes and retirement villages across the country, Barchester is committed to delivering excellent care and creating a welcoming, supportive environment for residents and their families.

This role is Sundays only 9am-3pm

ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Weekend Receptionist (Sundays only) at our Barchester care home, you'll provide the warm welcome that helps to make sure every resident and visitor feels at home with us. As the first point of contact for almost everyone who comes to the home, you'll have a vitally important part to play in creating a positive and friendly environment. The role of Receptionist with us is very varied.

You can expect to answer phone calls, greet visitors, manage the reception area and show prospective residents and their families around. We might also need you to carry out some administrative tasks, like typing, photocopying and filing.

ABOUT YOU
You'll need to be professional, caring, courteous and well organised to join us as a Receptionist. You'll take a real interest in our residents and go out of your way to make every visitor feel  formal qualifications are required but you will need a good telephone manner and strong communication skills.

REWARDS PACKAGE
As well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

• Free learning and development
• Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme
• A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts
• Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you'd like to use your administration and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

• No formal qualifications are required, but you will need a good telephone manner and strong communication skills.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.