Senior Front of House Coordinator (BGSC)

Job Introduction

We have a wonderful opportunity for two Senior Front of House Coordinators to join our vibrant and dynamic Rapport team.

The client site is the largest pedestrianised neighbourhood in Central London: a diverse community connecting innovation and finance, and a public arena for new food, retail and culture. Rapport team covers 14 buildings in this prestigious site, companies in our buildings ranging from Investment banks and Law firms to High Tech companies.

This role is 40 hrs per week, Monday to Friday, between 7.30am-5pm on a rotation basis

Role Responsibility

In this role, you main responsibilities will include:

• Maintain a strong awareness of business activity and communicate all updates to the team members
• Plan and organise the work so that it is efficient and effective and allows service to be delivered promptly and reliably
• Deal with any complaints or concerns and liaise with relevant departments in a timely, efficient manner, escalating to Management accordingly and ensuring it ​has been documented appropriately
• Support the Contract Manager and Assistant Contract Manager in the development of the team
• Organise and execute job chats and performance reviews and highlight any further training needs of team members to the Line Manager
• Support the training of new receptionists
• Communicate effectively with peers and management, displaying accuracy and attention to detail both in verbal and written communication
• Liaise with all departments to ensure a smooth and professional service is offered to the client
• Ensure any procedural changes are communicated and understood by the team

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for an up-beat individual with integrity and a can-do attitude, passionate about delivering great service and take responsibility for the contribution to the team
The ideal candidate will create an environment of fun and teamwork, ensures uncompromising standards of cleanliness, creating a safe workplace and works as part of the team to ensure excellent customer service.

We are looking for someone with experience in managing a team, ideally in a customer facing environment.

About the Company

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 Ambassador’s 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.

Some of the benefits you will have access to:

• Refer a friend Scheme
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Access to our Perks at Work Benefits Portal for various discounts
• WOW Awards to celebrate our brilliant Ambassadors nominated for their exceptional service by our guests and clients
• One Paid Day for Charity Work

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.

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