Receptionist & Administrator

Henshaws College, Harrogate
Closing date: Wednesday, 3rd Aug 2022

Salary: £9.60 per hour/ £16,639.20
Hours per week: 37.5
Weeks per year: 40
Annual Leave 25 days plus 10 days bank holiday (pro-rata for part-time)
Contract Permanent
Location Harrogate
DBS Enhanced with child barring – Paid for by Henshaws

Benefits: Enhanced sick pay and annual leave, 4 days full pay emergency domestic leave per year, free eye test vouchers, long service awards, access to free of charge independent counselling service, opportunity to buy additional annual leave, flexible work patterns

Henshaws is a northern charity supporting people living with sight loss and a range of other disabilities to go beyond expectations.

We believe that, wherever they are, everyone has the right to an independent and fulfilling life. Our support, advice and training enables people and their families build skills, develop confidence, help each other and look forward to a more positive future.

We are now looking to appoint a Receptionist & Administrator to join our team, based in College. The successful candidate will manage the College reception and telephone switchboard, acting as the first point of contact for visitors. They will also provide general administrative support to various departments within the College.

Key responsibilities will include:

Management of switchboard, dealing with enquiries for the College and the wider Charity support services on campus.

Management of reception including:

receiving and booking in visitors for College and the wider Charity support services on campus
keeping reception diary
collating information on visitors, meetings, training, student appointments etc.
producing weekly College diary and distributing to staff
keeping literature on display stand in Reception up to date and fully stocked at all times
producing College telephone lists and updates
To uphold Henshaws values of Informed, Sharing, Proactive, Inspiring, Compassionate and Empowering.

The ideal candidate will possess:

Experience of working in a responsible reception and administration role in a demanding office environment.

The ability to effectively use a range of software such as:

Word processing packages
Spreadsheets
Databases
Email
An enthusiastic, respectful and sensitive attitude to our client group.

Closing date Wednesday 3rd August 12 Noon

To gain a full understanding of the role please read the job description and person specification available on-line at www.henshaws.org.uk/jobs or contact the HR department on 01423 814510.

Henshaws Society for Blind People aims to employ a diverse workforce and is committed to equality of employment and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

This role may require an enhanced DBS check, please refer to the job description for further details.

Registered Charity No: 221888