Receptionist / Aministration

Job Description

Cairdean House Care Home, 185 Redford Road, Colinton, Edinburgh, EH13 9PN

• Receptionist/Administration - Days (9-5)Full time hours - 37.5 hours per week (5 days over 7)

YouYoure a caring person with a friendly manner and smart appearance. Youve got experience dealing with the general public. Ideally, youll have worked in a care home setting. Youve got a good basic education with GCSEs (or the equivalent) including Englishand Maths. You also know your way around Microsoft Office. Customer service is something you really enjoy and youre good at dealing with all sorts of people - face-to-face, on the phone or by email. Youre a multi-tasker who can work well under pressure anduses initiative. You like the idea of being part of a friendly team, working together and contributing to the success of your care home.Your roleAs the first person customers meet when they come to our home, your role is vital. Well expect you to welcome visitors in a friendly, professional way. Youll also make sure the Visitors Book is completed properly, ensure that the visitor is PPE compliantsuch as wearing appropriate PPE and that the right team member is told of the arrival. Youll need a courteous telephone manner and be able to reply promptly to email enquiries. As well as providing great customer service, youll be responsible for generaloffice duties such as helping with the payroll and many other Business Admin duties. As front of house, youll be a valued member of our team. Youll receive excellent support from your colleagues and quality training to progress in your career.As a Receptionist/Administrator at Care UK, you can look forward to:- Competitive pay - we pay more than the average- Fast-track career options, e.g. into management roles- Quality training to develop your skills- Flexible hours- Bank holiday enhancements- Stakeholder pension- Childcare vouchers- Free uniform- Thousands of online and in-store discountsAbout Care UKWe run over 120 homes and day clubs across the UK. We provide residential, nursing, dementia and end-of-life care for older people. As one of the UKs leading care home providers, our goal is to help every employee fulfil his or her potential - with first-classtraining and support.

• Where youll work
• Our care homes name, Scottish Gaelic for friends and relatives, sums up the welcome youll receive, as well as our approach to care.

Here at Cairdean House, in Colinton, south west Edinburgh, we offer the highest standards of nursing, residential and respite care for older people, including those who are living with Alzheimers and other forms of dementia. Our 90-bedroom purpose-builtcare home opened in early 2013 and has already established a strong reputation for its expertise and ground-breaking approach.Inspiring designCairdean House is a care home with a difference. It has been innovatively designed by internationally renowned architect, Richard Pollock and sits in the beautiful village of Colinton in Edinburgh. Richard and his team created the design with every thoughtfor the needs of older people, particularly those living with dementia, and the smallest of details are considered in their approach. Find out more about Cairdean Houses specialist design.Care UK is committed to ensuring that it employs people with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and will assess every applicant fairly regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependents, age, physical/mentaldisability or offending background. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from working with us, it will depend on the nature of the role and background of any offence.

Keyskills :
AdminCaringDementiaPayroll