Administrator/Receptionist in Hythe

Location: Hythe

Salary: Hidden

Recruiter: BF Hartford Care

Job Hours: Part-time

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The Role

This is a part-time position for weekend work only (14 hours per week).

As an Administrator/Receptionist, you will act as first point of contact for all visitors to the home, perform general reception and administrative duties within the home, provide support primarily to the Home Manager, and working together as a team to create a happy and caring atmosphere.

Whether you are liaising with a potential applicant to arrange an interview, updating training records on our internal systems, transcribing minutes of a meeting from a Dictaphone, delivering a newspaper to one of our residents, or welcoming a family carer into the home, you will do so with care at the heart of everything you do.

Do you want to make a difference to someone's life and feel a sense of purpose in an extremely rewarding role?

Are you an experienced administrator/receptionist with strong IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook?

Do you have excellent written and verbal communication skills and are an efficient problem solver who can work well as part of a team as well as autonomously?

Are you caring, warm and understanding?

Are you spontaneous, patient, flexible and have a good sense of humour?

Do you strongly believe in the values of Creating Communities, Caring for Each Other and Celebrating Individuality?

If your answer is yes to all these questions, why not join our Hartford Care family?

Requirements

Essential:

A compassionate and caring nature

Excellent communication skills and ability to use IT systems (including knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook)

Good telephone manner

Strong organisation and planning skills

Able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team

A flexible approach to working hours

This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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About BF Hartford Care

hartfordcare.co.uk

Hartford Care is an award-winning Care Provider of residential and nursing homes supporting older people and people who live with Dementia across the South of England.

Collectively, our backgrounds incorporate: customer care at the highest level; health; education; finance; social care and a thorough knowledge of the industry's regulatory authority.

Always working together, we ensure the knowledge and experience that emanates from our unique blend of talent and expertise is shared with our home managers and staff team.

Respect for our residents' privacy, dignity and individuality is at the heart of everything we do.

We firmly believe that each and every one of our residents has an absolute right to choose the way they live their lives.

Whatever their preferences, we do all we can to support our residents by providing them with the best possible environment in which to enjoy them.

Physical needs are carefully considered and, as such, we believe it is important to actively involve residents in their own care to ensure they retain as much independence as possible.

We understand the vital importance of looking after the emotional and spiritual needs of both residents and their nearest and dearest.

We are proud that Hartford Care, established more than a century ago, remains a family-owned business and firmly believe our excellent reputation within the care industry has been achieved by remaining constant to our core values of care, comfort and companionship