Reception Assistant

Reception Assistant

Long term role · 4–8 hrs/Week
SG4 8EU, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Animal welfare
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Blue Cross - Kimpton Rehoming Centre
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Summary

We're looking for someone who’s great with people to support our centre with a variety of tasks. Please note that you will NOT be working directly with the pets

Detailed description




Why we want you

We aim to give our customers a great experience every time they visit, call, or email us and we need someone who can help us achieve this at our busiest times. Our rehoming centre often needs some support with administrative tasks, so our busy animal care teams can prioritise spending more time caring for the pets in our care.


What you will be doing

  • Meeting and greeting visitors
  • Administrative tasks such as data input, photocopying, scanning, printing, filing
  • Helping customers with enquiries and assisting them with paperwork
  • Answering emails
  • Speaking to customers on the phone
  • Cash handling
  • Helping to keep the reception are tidy and well-stocked


The skills you need

  • Excellent customer care skills and a friendly manner
  • Able to use IT and learn new systems
  • Experience of an office or customer care environment is preferred
  • Ability to work in a team and independently
  • Willingness to learn and follow Blue Cross procedures and maintain confidentiality


What's in it for you

  • You’ll gain a variety of experience for your CV
  • You’ll learn new skills such as customer service, communication and team working
  • You’ll meet new people and get involved with your local community
  • We’ll provide you with all the training you need, including our GUEST customer service training
  • You’ll be helping more pets in need


Days/Hours

We are looking for people to cover our core hours of 11am until 4pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and/or Sundays. You will need to be able to offer a weekly commitment of 1 or more shifts


Disclaimer

As this role involves working with customers’ information, you will need to complete online GDPR training before you can start your new role.


Please apply via our website

Head to the main page - Blue Cross and follow this path - Support Us/ Get Involved / Volunteer / Search / SG4

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About Blue Cross - Kimpton Rehoming Centre

Our rehoming centre originally opened in the 1940s and has facilities for dogs, cats and small pets. Our newly refurbished facilities include 20 kennels and 29 cat pens, which includes a mother and kitten unit. We also have indoor rabbit space and rooms for small pets.
We love the way that pets can make such an amazing difference to the people they live with, and we are passionate about the very special relationship between a pet and a person. So we do all we can to help that relationship thrive - and volunteers play a crucial role in helping us achieve this.