Receptionist - Dorchester, United Kingdom - Country Court

Country Court

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Dorchester, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

**Receptionist
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required for our brand-new luxury care home 'Selwood House' in Charlton Down, Dorchester, Dorset, Part of the Country Court Family.

Hours: 26.25 Average Hours per week (Week Hours over 3 days, Week 2 30 Hours over 4 days).

Would you like to be part of our new Team at Selwood House Care Home?

Selwood House Care Home is due to open at the beginning of September 2023 & will accommodate up to 84 residents, and will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to cater for various care needs.

Specialising in residential care, dementia care, and short-term respite care, Selwood House will provide a warm welcome as soon as you set foot through the door.

We are now looking for a Receptionist, to join us mid-August 2023, just before we open our doors to our 1st residents in September 2023.

We like to ensure everyone receives exceptional training, so your first 2 weeks induction will ensure you know all about your role, the team around you and the home.

We'll provide you with the right tools, information, and thorough training ready to deliver the very best care to our residents, this initial training will be Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

ABOUT THE RECEPTIONIST ROLE

Our receptionists are key in providing our colleagues with support in a multitude of areas including filing, maintaining personal records for both staff and Residents, answering the telephone, greeting new visitors to the Home, providing diary management assistance, clerical support and working with our activities team.

You will need to have acute attention to detail, excellent customer service & communication skills, be a real team player, adaptable, have excellent computer skills and knowledge, be positive and have the ability to build relationships easily with people from all walks of life.

ABOUT YOU
As the receptionist you will be the first person everyone meets in our luxury care home, so we are looking for someone with fantastic customer service and a warm, welcoming personality

Previous experience as a receptionist or administration support.
Experience in providing face to face customer service.
Ability to meet deadlines as required & prioritise work.
Ability to warmly and professionally communicate both verbally and in writing.

JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT CARE FAMILY

We're proud to be a family run business that's grown over the years to a family of 2,300+ employees and over 35 care homes.

We're passionate about providing 5* care to our residents. From bistros to pubs and cinema rooms to spas - we've created extraordinary care homes so we're looking for extraordinary people to join our team

IN RETURN
You'll be joining a family business and will benefit from our generous range of benefits which include:

28 days holiday (FTE) (including bank holidays)
Annual pay reviews, pension contributions & enhanced bank holiday rates
Supportive and bespoke Induction Training Programmes, ongoing training and development and nationally recognised qualifications
Refer a friend or resident bonus scheme
Pension Contributions & a range of excellent discounts for shops, restaurants, days out & more.
Annual Staff Awards Programme across all our Homes celebrating our great staff
Subject to Terms and Conditions

PLEASE NOTE:

**All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence.