Weekend Receptionist – Barnes Lodge

Avante Care & Support is a Registered Charity supporting over 1000 older people through our registered nursing and dementia care homes and home care services.

We are proud to be a well-established not for profit organisation, with an experienced and skilled workforce. We are committed to making a positive difference to both individuals and their loved ones through individualised support and guidance.

We are looking for a Weekend Receptionist to join our residential home Barnes Lodge, located in Tonbridge, Kent.

This position is for 15 hours per week, on Saturday and Sunday’s only, 9am to 5pm.

Numerate and IT literate with good communication and keyboard skills, you will be capable of using your own initiative and working as part of a team. You will further be required to have a flexible approach to your work.

The successful candidate will provide general reception and telephonist duties at key times of day. You will also provide hospitality and support for the home, in addition to dealing with customer enquiries and undertaking other general administrative support.

Main duties will include:

• Welcoming visitors, showing them around the home’s services and facilities.
• Responsible for all incoming and outgoing mail, receiving and monitoring incoming telephone calls.

If the above sounds like you, join now and benefit from;

· Highly competitive rates of pay

· DBS (at no cost to yourself)

· Pension Contributions

· Free Uniform

· Refer a Friend bonus scheme

· Training & Development Opportunities

· 24/7 access to virtual GP’s, Physiotherapy and counselling with our well-being service

· Employee of the Month & Sparkle Awards

· Flexible working patterns

· Discount at over 800 retailers

· A friendly, supportive, team working environment

Our positions are subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosures which will be completed upon successful application. All applications will be dealt with on an individual basis in accordance with our policy and organisational requirements.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Please note: If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to attend an interview. We regret to inform you that due to the high volumes of applicants, we do not write to candidates who are unsuccessful at the shortlisting stage. In the meantime, we would like to thank you for the interest you have shown in Avante Care & Support.