Part-time Receptionist - Plymouth, United Kingdom - UPP Ltd

UPP Ltd

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Plymouth, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Part time

Description

A successful university campus is about so much more than buildings.

It's about the environment, the atmosphere and the people - creating that sense of home that will help students feel safe, secure, and help them thrive.

At UPP, we understand just how important this is and that's why at each of the universities we partner with we have a dedicated onsite team offering a range of facilities management services designed to support the safety of the building and ensure students enjoy a high quality of life throughout their stay.

We currently have an opportunity for a Receptionist to join our fantastic UPP team onsite at Plymouth University University.

Our Receptionist is responsible for being front of house and operating the Reception Desk, switchboard, and the computerised system that controls the monitoring of all the maintenance work.

This is a permanent, part-time position working 25 hours per week from 3pm to 8pm Monday to Friday. The salary is £15,511.88 per annum.

Role responsibilities include:

Provide an excellent and comprehensive reception service to the students and office team; keeping records of all visitors, contractors and issue keys when required
Assist managers in the coordination of all onsite activities and day to day administration plus complete all regular reporting
Liaise with the university client, subcontractors, UPP staff and residents and support with all queries
Assist in procurement of goods and services via the purchase system including producing purchase orders and processes invoices
Maintain all technical and statutory records and personnel records held on site
Manage and monitor out of hours access to the residence, ensuring compliance with fire, health & safety procedures and any relevant residence instructions
Operate a computer based property management database which monitors all the planned and reactive maintenance works

We are looking for you to have worked in a similar role and environment with great communication and administration skills; comfortable working with databases and spreadsheets.

Most of all you will have the passion to work as a team to do an excellent job, always being helpful and welcoming to our students, staff and visitors.

You will also be flexible to work (with notice) to work additional hours when the need arises, especially during the main student arrival and departure weekends.

We truly care about the experience of our residents and invite you to join our friendly team and help make a positive difference to students living away from home in our accommodation.

What we offer:

In return, we are offering a fun and interesting environment to work in with a competitive salary and a great benefits package which includes 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, pension, training, two paid volunteering days each year, cycle to work scheme, store discounts, as well as discounts from a variety of top retailers, restaurants gyms and more.

Our people are at the heart of how we operate.

Innovation, Sustainability, Community, Partnership and Respect are our core values. These outline what is important to our business and our people.