Receptionist

Berry Recruitment are NOW hiring for a committed and experienced Receptionist to work for a company in Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Role: Receptionist

Salary: £24,479 per annum

Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Key Responsibilities of the Receptionist

• Respond to all incoming telephone calls, ensuring that these are answered promptly and are directed to the right person in the company
• Receive all visitors to the branch, ensuring that their requirements are promptly dealt with and that they are given a favourable impression of the company
• Ensure visitors are entered into the visitor's book
• Maintain the reception, client waiting area and meeting rooms in a tidy manner so that a favourable first impression is given to visitors
• Supervise the collection and delivery of incoming and outgoing mail, DX, and faxes to ensure that they are promptly delivered to the correct addresses, internally and externally
• Daily collection and delivery of DX from depot
• Taking delivery of office supplies and receiving deliveries for staff in the building
• Provision of monthly data concerning the franking machines

Administration

• Identification checks for clients, paying in of client monies, accepting payments for invoices and issuing receipts
• Prompt logging and retrieving of deeds and wills
• Administration by request including regular photocopying
• Dealing with post
• Scanning invoices and documents and manual filing
• Assisting staff with day-to-day queries
• Scanning of files for archiving
• Help support fee earners with archiving files

Facilities

• Arranging service calls for repairs of office equipment
• Maintaining first aid kits, accident books, posters, and roll calls
• Maintain smooth operation and tidy appearance of the stationery stores
• Regular and timely stationery orders
• Regular and timely replenishment of kitchen supplies

Other

• Abiding by all company Health & Safety procedures
• To carry out reasonable tasks that may be requested by their line manager

About you:

• Pleasant demeanour
• Quick learner
• Ability to work co-operatively with a wide variety of people
• Reliable, dependable, and willing to "pitch-in" at all times
• High degree of confidentiality
• High level of personal presentation

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification we have listed. If your experience looks a little different but you think you can role; value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!"

For more information and to apply, contact the Oxford branch of Berry Recruitment - (phone number removed) or click 'Apply Now' to submit your application.

We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. All applicants will be considered on the basis of their skills, experience, qualifications and ability to perform the role, and no applicant will be treated less favourably because of a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010.