The Role

Receptionist, Part-Time 16hrs p/w (Teddington TW11)

• Are you a friendly and confident communicator who enjoys meeting people and giving great customer service? 
• Are you an organised person who can multi-task on the go?
• Then we need you to join our front of house team at Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre!

Where you’ll be working
You’ll join the team at Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre. Facilities here include a main pool, learner pool, fitness suite, spin studio, exercise studio and a hydrotherapy pool.   

The centre is open to the public 7 days a week from 6am to 10pm.

What you’ll be doing
You’ll be part of our front of house team, working hard to ensure that every customer has a great experience when they visit or contact us.

Providing professional and friendly assistance with bookings / enquiries and welcoming visitors to the centre. Taking payments, operating a computerised till and reconciling money.

You’ll be working on a shift rota which may include a mixture of weekday earlies/lates and some weekend shifts.

Have a look at the job profile online for full details on the varied role you can expect to be doing.

What we’ll need from you
We’re looking for someone with previous admin/office experience, who has preferably worked in a customer facing role.  You’ll also need excellent communication and organisation skills. 

In addition, knowledge of Health & Safety issues and an understanding of Diversity and Equality in employment and provision of service are required. 

What we can offer you

£8,801 to £9,426 p.a. (actual salary range for 16 hours p/w).  Starting salary subject to qualification and experience.

In return, we can offer you a 16 hour working week (on shift rota) and a generous holiday allowance, plus bank holidays on top of this.

In addition, we offer a range of staff benefits such as Performance Related Pay, membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts at many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Closing Date:  Sunday 30 June 2019 at Midnight.
We will contact you after the closing date to let you know if you have been shortlisted or not for interview.

Apply now
Upload your current CV and a supporting statement.  Tell us what makes you the best person for the job!

Equality Statement:
Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Important Information:
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).

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