Receptionist - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Edinburgh is seeking a Weekend Receptionist to ensure a warm welcome for residents and visitors. The role involves greeting visitors, managing the reception area, and performing administrative tasks. Ideal candidates should have a good telephone manner and strong communication skills. This position offers competitive salary and comprehensive rewards package including learning opportunities and profit share.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Automatic enrolment into profit share scheme

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Unlimited access to Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Professional, caring, and courteous demeanor.
• Well-organized with strong people skills.

Responsibilities

• Answer phone calls and greet visitors.
• Manage the reception area.
• Show prospective residents and their families around.
• Carry out administrative tasks like typing, photocopying, and filing.

Skills

Good telephone manner

Strong communication skills

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Weekend Receptionist at a 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 at home. No 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.