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Job Title: Receptionist
Salary: £15,622.43 per annum
Contract: Permanent, Part Time
Hours: 25 hours per week
Shift Pattern: The applicant will have to accommodate around 2 shift patterns (one week- the morning shift will be from 07:30 to 13:00, and the following week, the afternoon shift will be from 13:00 to 18:00)
Location: MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, England, BS34 8JH
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an experienced and versatile team, delivering top-notch services at MoD Abbey Wood. Previous security clearance is encouraged but not essential for applicants. We are seeking a full-time, enthusiastic, and adaptable Receptionist, responsible for Access Control. The successful candidate will have the professional capability to multitask and carry out a variety of tasks to ensure smooth day-to-day Reception Services, including assisting with access control at the visitor car park when needed. Training will be provided where necessary.
Main Duties
The main duties of the role include providing reception services as the first point of contact for general inquiries and all persons wishing to enter the facility. The role will also involve assisting with the controlled access of entitled personnel onto the site, as well as helping at the visitor car park when required. Other reasonable tasks may be assigned, such as covering for other team members and performing building management and access control duties. The successful candidate will be expected to actively promote a safe working culture and adhere to health and safety procedures, processes, and laws.
We are looking for a reliable, trustworthy, competent, and physically fit individual who can work independently and as part of a team. The ideal candidate will be confident, self-motivated, and able to use their initiative while being highly responsive to company and customer needs. A proactive, consistent approach is key, with the ability to quickly adapt to the changing needs of the business. Additional qualities include the capability to multitask, a working knowledge of health and safety requirements, effective interpersonal communication skills, a flexible approach to shifting priorities, good customer-facing abilities, and basic IT literacy in Microsoft applications.
Additional Information
MOD security clearance and DBS Standard required. To meet national security vetting requirements, you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3 years to gain a Counter Terrorist Check, 5 years for Security Clearance and 10 years for Developed Vetting prior to the date of application. All Developed Vetted posts are required to be UK Nationals.
Proof of right to work in UK essential.
Required To Wear Approved Company Work Wear.
About the company
Mitie is a business of 77,500 colleagues making us the UK's leading facilities management company. Mitie's vision is to work together to deliver the exceptional, every day. It is a commitment we make to our customers day in, day out. We are built on integrity and trust. We always go the extra mile to get the job done.
We champion diversity and inclusion and have six employee networks offering supportive spaces for military veterans, parents and carers, LGBTQ+, women, disabled colleagues, and for all races and ethnicities. Mitie has a comprehensive and practical approach to achieving net zero carbon. A wide variety of benefits are available to employees, including additional leave purchase, Give as You Earn, Salary Finance, Save as You Earn, Share Incentive Plan, Cycle to Work, purchase of private medical cover, life cover, technical equipment, childcare vouchers, and more. A reward and recognition scheme is in place and a wide variety of high street discounts are available to claim. There are career pathway opportunities, such as workplace apprenticeships and leadership development programmes, and an offer is made to ‘give back' to the community during paid time. Please ask more about these benefits at interview.
Additional Information For Internal Applicants
Please ensure that you discuss your application with your current line manager before formally applying. Please note that internal job moves are subject to the standard terms for the post being advertised. Enhanced terms cannot be honoured.
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!
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Since 1987, Mitie’s 68,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.
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