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Receptionist

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Mitie
Administration & Customer Service
Competitive
Job Overview

We are on the lookout for a professional, welcoming, and experienced Receptionist to join our team at DSTL Porton Down. You will perform reception, administration, and secretarial duties efficiently and effectively on behalf of the client and their contractors.

You will help facilitate the flow of personnel, contractors and visitors onto site by managing security access and clearances in the main Reception. You will be expected to keep a tidy and efficient reception area, providing a professional and courteous service throughout. You will also be required to handle any phone calls and emails in a prompt, professional manner.
As a Corporate Receptionist, you will be in charge of managing documentation and ensuring it is stored in the appropriate location or system. Some additional duties will include opening and closing the building, maintaining building security, managing queries and messages from visitors, issuing visitor and staff passes, assisting with emergency evacuations and at busy times acting as an Escort for visitors and more. Core working hours are between 06:30-16:30 hrs

We are looking for someone with a friendly and approachable manner who can always remain professional, displaying sound communication and interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate needs to be IT literate with the ability to prioritise your own workload and work efficiently to agreed deadlines.

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.

Required to wear approved company work wear

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 are 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.

There is also a free bus service from Salisbury Rail Station to Site daily

Please ask more about these benefits at interview.

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!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

Since 1987, Mitie's 72,000 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.
Required to wear approved company work wear 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 are 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. There is also a free bus service from Salisbury Rail Station to Site daily Please ask more about these benefits at interview. 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!
We are looking for someone with a friendly and approachable manner who can always remain professional, displaying sound communication and interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate needs to be IT literate with the ability to prioritise your own workload and work efficiently to agreed deadlines., 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.
Salisbury, England
Mitie
Administration & Customer Service
Competitive
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