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Weekend Receptionist

Barchester Healthcare

The closing date is 17 November 2024

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Job summary

As a Weekend Receptionist at Barchester care home, you will be the first point of contact for residents, visitors, and prospective residents. Your warm and friendly welcome will help create a positive environment. The role involves a variety of tasks, including answering phone calls, greeting visitors, managing the reception area, and assisting with administrative duties.

Main duties of the job

The Weekend Receptionist role at Barchester Healthcare's care home in Camberley involves providing a warm and welcoming experience for residents, visitors, and prospective residents. As the first point of contact, you will be responsible for answering phone calls, greeting visitors, managing the reception area, and showing prospective residents and their families around the home. Additionally, you may be required to carry out some administrative tasks, such as typing, photocopying, and filing.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care services in the UK. They operate a network of care homes across the country, with a focus on delivering personalized care and creating a comfortable, home-like environment for their residents.

Date posted

22 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.10 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1158360939

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Camberley

GU15 3NQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Weekend Receptionist 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 YOUYou'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 at home. No formal qualifications are required but you will need a good telephone manner and strong communication skills.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Weekend Receptionist 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 YOUYou'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 at home. No formal qualifications are required but you will need a good telephone manner and strong communication skills.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No formal qualifications are required, but you should have a good telephone manner and strong communication skills. You should also be professional, caring, courteous, and well-organized.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No formal qualifications are required, but you should have a good telephone manner and strong communication skills. You should also be professional, caring, courteous, and well-organized.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Camberley

GU15 3NQ


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Camberley

GU15 3NQ


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Manager

Barchester Healthcare

Recruitment@barchester.com

Date posted

22 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.10 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1158360939

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Camberley

GU15 3NQ


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