Job Introduction
We are looking for a Dedicated Cover Corporate Receptionist to join Rapport and be part of one of our innovative and creative Front of House teams at one of our most prestigious client sites in London.
We are looking for a passionate and engaging colleague to join our award winning, innovative Front of House team at one of our most prestigious client sites in London.
Type of contract: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 40 per week (Monday-Friday; shift rota basis between 7 AM and 7 PM) For 3 days a week the successful candidate will be based a permanent site and 2 days join the Rapport Mobile Receptionist team.
What will you get?
- Financial Freedom: Enjoy exclusive travel and grocery discounts, plus life assurance and cash rewards!
- Secure Your Future: Benefit from a contributory pension scheme for a stable financial tomorrow.
- Health Matters: Access wellness programs, an Employee Assistance Program, and digital GP services for holistic support.
- Thrive Personally & Professionally: Unlock endless learning and development opportunities to elevate your career!
- Celebrate Excellence: Shine a spotlight on outstanding peers with WOW Awards for their exceptional contributions.
- Give Back to Community: Take one paid day off annually to support a cause you’re
Main responsibilities
- Providing excellent service to clients and customers, ensuring all duties are carried out to the highest standard
- Making the client’s arrival journey seamless and memorable through engagement and innovation
- Adhering to the Rapport standards when acknowledging and greeting internal and external clients, guests, and visitors
- Welcoming and escorting guests to meeting rooms, taking coats and luggage as required
- Proactively dealing with enquiries and requests in person, via the telephone or email, in a timely and professional manner
- Maintaining the necessary awareness of building facilities to advise and direct guests appropriately.
- Assisting with separate registration desks for functions and all aspects of event preparation through to successful delivery as required
- Working collectively with service partners to achieve a one team approach
The ideal candidate will
- Share our Rapport values: Create Rapport, Be Brilliant, Innovative Spirit, Walk Tall and Stronger Together
- Be welcoming, energetic, highly organised with a keen eye for detail, excellent in planning, confident, passionate about service and innovation
- Have excellent communication skills, the ability to work as part of the team and create rapport with key stakeholders
- Possess the ability to create positive and lasting relationships with colleagues and clients alike
- Display operational effectiveness and ensure all standards are adhered to
- Ideally have at least 1 year of customer service experience within a 5* development or corporate background
Why Rapport?
Our people come first, and we are committed to developing you and offering a number of fantastic professional and personal development opportunities. We have a suite of over 50 training workshops and a number of Leadership programmes to support you with your development and career progression within Rapport.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and inclusion within the workplace, and we celebrate everyone’s differences and diverse backgrounds. We have created a number of Employee Networks as part of our “Be Yourself at Rapport” programme, to create a safe space for our Ambassadors to connect and collaborate, ensuring we champion diversity and inclusion in all that we do.
Our Ambassadors’ mental and physical wellbeing is very important to us, and we continue to have a real focus on providing the varied support and initiatives for our teams to get involved in.
Rapport is also a Disability Confident Employer, and we have a number of partnerships with external organisations providing job opportunities within the company for people with special educational needs and disabilities.
About the Company
Rapport is an award winning, specialist company that provides corporate organisations with a range of fully managed front and back of house guest services. Our tailored services are provided to clients in all major cities in the UK and Ireland and in key locations in the US and Hong Kong.
We are very proud to count some of the UK’s most forward-thinking, blue-chip companies as our clients, from small boutique firms to large multi-site international corporations, all with a common goal to provide excellent Customer Service.
Our most prestigious awards include:
- In the 2021 ‘Best Companies to work for’ awards, Rapport was recognised as being the Best Company to Work for in the U.K. Business Services Sector, Rapport was recognised as the second Best (Large) Company to Work for in the UK and third Best Company to Work for in London (all categories and company sizes).
- We were awarded three stars from ‘Best Companies’, their ultimate accolade, in 2021 signifying a ‘World Class’ company.
- Top 30 Best Places to Work in Hospitality in 2021 winner.
- Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion at HR in Hospitality Awards 2019
Rapport is a part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, a FTSE 100 company. Please visit our website, www.rapportservice.com, for further information and before applying to learn more about Rapport and our clients.
We will contact applicants within 5-7 workings days. Rapport job adverts always gain a high response rate, but we do review all applications. Please check your inbox and your junk/spam folder for our response to your application. Due to high application volumes, we recommend that you do not apply for more than one role at any time. Please ensure you apply for the role that best matches your experience.