Address
Salary Location:
Oxford City Centre
Category:
Reception
Vacancy Type:
Full-time (temporary)
Pay rate:
£12.49 + holiday pay
Web advert
Vacancy ID: 16124
Shifts: The shift rota involves working alternating patterns of early and late day shifts including some weekends and bank holidays (night shifts are covered by a contract team). Early shifts start at 7am and late shifts finish at 10pm (each shift lasts 8 hours).
A central Oxford University college are looking for an enthusiastic and personable receptionist to join their team.
Duties:
- Operate access control to the College in accordance with Governing Body policy.
- Ensure the security of the College buildings and take appropriate action when fire or security alarms are activated.
- Monitor CCTV images in College, adhering to College CCTV and data security policies.
- Monitor and test the College fire alarm system, reporting faults and resetting alarms as required.
- Facilitate building evacuations during fire alarms and liaise with emergency services when necessary.
- Issue keys to College rooms and members, visitors, and contractors, maintaining accurate records.
- Maintain up-to-date records of arrivals and departures, addressing any discrepancies with the Conference office.
- Respond to emergency maintenance problems by coordinating with contractors and the Maintenance department.
Selection Criteria:
- Experience of greeting guests and visitors and making them feel welcome in a positive and friendly manner.
- Experience of basic clerical duties and office procedures.
- Attention to detail and a passion for providing excellent customer service.
- Computer literacy: Word, Excel and knowledge of booking systems.
- Able to successfully balance formality and informality and possess the ability to communicate clearly and deal confidently with a diverse range of people.
- Team working skills and a willingness to support and assist colleagues when required.
Please be aware that all candidates need to be able to start work immediately and must be able to work on site if required to do so.
The Temporary Staffing Service supports University of Oxford departments and affiliated colleges with the recruitment of temporary admin and clerical staff. Personal information provided to the University of Oxford is held in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR and related UK data protection legislation. The University’s Policy on Data Protection may be viewed at https://compliance.admin.ox.ac.uk/data-protection-policy
The Temporary Staffing Service supports University of Oxford departments and affiliated colleges with the recruitment of temporary admin and clerical staff. Personal information provided to the University of Oxford is held in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR and related UK data protection legislation. The University’s Policy on Data Protection may be viewed at https://compliance.admin.ox.ac.uk/data-protection-policy
