Part Time Receptionist / Office Assistant

Job Description LOCATION: York, North Yorkshire
JOB TITLE: Part Time Receptionist / Office Assistant
SALARY & BENEFITS: Competitive salary plus company pension, free car parking, free eye test, and a friendly working environment
WORKING HOURS: Part Time - Monday to Thursday 1pm - 5pm & Friday 12:45 to 4:45pm (will also require holiday and sickness cover)

THE COMPANY: Our client is a well established, leading Chartered Accountancy firm with offices in Goole, Pontefract, York & Selby. With expert advisors across all aspects of accountancy they are specialists in dealing with a range of businesses and individual commissions.

Due to the continued success of the company, our client are now looking to recruit an experienced Part Time Receptionist / Office Assistant to join their busy York office during afternoons Monday to Friday with holiday and sickness cover for other receptionist staff when needed.

THE ROLE: As a Part Time Receptionist / Office Assistant you will work as part of a Reception team where you will be providing Reception duties during the afternoons at a busy accountancy firm in York. Part of this role will require you to be flexible and work alongside the other receptionist, where during times of holiday or sickness you will be required to cover for other staff and hours could increase to Full Time, so a flexible approach to this role is essential.

You will provide a range of Receptionist and Administrative duties ranging from answering and handling incoming telephone calls and queries, greeting clients and customers, preparing meeting and conference rooms and a wide range of other general administrative duties on an ad hoc basis.

Key Responsibilities for the Part Time Receptionist / Office Assistant's role in York, North Yorkshire include:

Take incoming telephone calls and handle any questions or enquiries in a prompt, professional manner
Greet and welcome clients face to face and ensure waiting areas and meeting rooms are tidy and ready for use
Handling incoming and outgoing post & petty cash
General administrative duties such as photocopying, filling and scanning etc.
Work as part of a team to assist with any other admin duties as required

THE CANDIDATE: The successful candidate must have previous experience in a receptionist and admin role and must be someone who is confident and highly organised. As you will sometimes be the first point of call for many clients it is essential you have a smart and professional appearance, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as a clear and polite telephone manner. You must be an enthusiastic person who can work well as part of a team and it is essential you have good IT skills and are familiar using basic Microsoft Office packages such as Word and Outlook. Due to the nature of this role it is essential you are someone who Is able to be flexible with the hours you can work in times of staff holidays and sickness.

Key Experience/ Characteristics preferred for the Part Time Receptionist / Office Assistant role in York, North Yorkshire :-

Must have previous experience working in a receptionists and administrative role
Excellent spoken (face to face and over the telephone) and written communication skills are essential
Must be an organised person who has a smart and professional appearance
Must have good IT skills
Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook is essential
Flexibility with the hours you can work and ability to provide cover for occasional times of staff holidays and sickness essential

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