Corporate Receptionist

Overall Purpose

The receptionist will be permanently based on the reception desk(s) covering the front of house function.

As a receptionist, you represent St James and St James clients. We provide our customers and clients with a high level of customer service and professionalism. To go the extra miles to keep our customers and clients happy. To liaise with the occupiers and make the building your own.

• To take full ownership of the reception and all associated areas, making sure that they are always kept in the best possible order at all times, liaising with cleaners, facilities, security and other departments as deemed necessary.
• Ensuring that all functions are carried out in accordance with stipulated protocols and procedures.
• Making sure the relevant St James Operational Manual, occupiers procedures, phone database is up to date.
• Being a presentable and professional first point of contact for all guests, visitors, occupiers and clients to the building, as outlined in St James Guide.
• Being responsible for the meeting and greeting of all guests and visitors to the building and providing them with exceptional service.
• Being responsible for the meeting rooms.
• Ensuring meeting rooms are ready for clients and their guests meetings.
• Ensuring meetings have all their requirements prior to the meeting e.g. AV needs or catering requests, guests registered.
• Signing in guests and visitors according to security procedures and processes and directing them to the relevant floors.
• To assist guests and visitors, occupiers and clients with their queries, comments and suggestions in a knowledgeable and professional manner.
• To assist with any meeting rooms bookings as well as logging any catering requirements.
• To receive/answer calls promptly and efficiently, identifying the callers requirements and transferring the calls as appropriate.
• Manage difficult calls and/or distressed callers in a calm and professional manner.
• Where appropriate, reporting of accidents or incidents.
• Handling post and deliveries and recording them in line with the buildings team agreement/ operational manual.
• Administrative duties including word processing, photocopying, ordering stationery and facilities management tasks as directed by Building Management.
• Ensure the reception area is kept organised, clean and tidy at all times.
• Stand to greet all visitors to the building.
• To be in post ready to greet at allocated time.
• To maintain good working relationship with colleagues.
• Adhering to St James policies and procedures, code of conduct and to be fully conversant with the emergency procedures in relation to Health and Safety issues.
• Any other duties as deemed necessary to support the client, customer, colleagues and St James.

• Proven working knowledge of customer service experience.
• Previous experience is essential in a similar corporate background.
• Good command of the English language.
• Working knowledge of IT with experience of using Microsoft Office.

• Good interpersonal skills, flexible to work with a range of styles and personalities and according to business demands.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong efficiency and motivation.
• Excellent punctuality.
• Outgoing and can do attitude.
• Innovation and creativity.
• Tact and diplomacy.
• Proactive and helpful.
• Collaborative.
• Flexibl