Job
Overview.

Great opportunity to work as a Receptionist for G4S, a leading global security and outsourcing group, specialising in outsourcing of business processes in sectors where security and safety risks are considered a strategic threat.

G4S is recruiting for a Receptionist to work in Halstead at a well known site.

Contract Information:

Pay Rate - £13.93 per hour
Hours - 37.5 hours a week
Shift Pattern - Monday - Friday
Shift Times - 08:00-12:00 & 12.30 - 16:00
SIA License - Door Supervisor or Security Guarding required. Happy to consider those without SIA who have good experience.

Your Time at Work

As a Receptionist you will be responsible for:

- Welcome guests to the venue, making them feel comfortable, important and at home
- Greet customers during their departure
- Verifying identity, managing access passes, keeping an accurate record of who is in the building, and staying alert to anything out of place.
- Incoming post: sort on arrival, distribute business post on the post run; store personal post for signed collection.
- Switchboard and reception phone - answer promptly, transfer correctly, take accurate messages, follow up.
- General enquiries by phone, email and in person; escalate anything beyond scope.
- Facilities & Building Support

Our Perfect Worker

Our perfect worker will:

- Front of house: proven track record in corporate reception or front-of-house role; polished, professional and discreet.
- SIA licence: valid SIA licence preferred; strong candidates without one considered.
- Judgement: sound judgement at the door - able to hold a process and say no politely under pressure, including to senior people, and to escalate rather than intervene.
- IT fluency: confident with modern office technology; able to pick up Proxyclick and access-control software quickly.
- Communication: excellent professional English, written and verbal.
- Attributes: disciplined, detail-oriented, calm under pressure, and able to balance a premier client-facing manner with consistent security awareness.

Key Information and Benefits

- 5.6 weeks paid holiday (8 of these will be in lieu of bank holidays - subject to shift pattern and accrual) - Workplace pension scheme
- Life assurance benefit
- Financial support for SIA Licence & renewal
- Contributory Healthcare Scheme
- Eyecare vouchers
- Employee Discount Schemes
- Progression, training & development opportunities
- Refer a friend scheme
- Free uniform provided

Job Ref: 1G4S (G269)

About Staffline

Staffline are working in Partnership with G4S, providing a recruitment solution for security roles.

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