Residence Receptions Assistant (KD

About the role:

We are looking for a Receptions Assistant with excellent customer service skills to join our Residence Experience team. This role would be suited to someone with a friendly personality and someone who is eager to create memorable experiences for our students and commercial guests.

With over 5,000 bedrooms on campus and in the city, we operate multiple reception hubs for students, staff, visitors, and commercial guests. Being part of this team, you will work across all receptions on a rota. These roles require a level of flexibility and availability to work across a variety of locations and hours, 7 days per week between 8am – 10pm.

About you:

The post holder will be the first point of contact, acting at all times in a welcoming and professional manner, respecting both diversity and equal opportunity. The key purpose of the role is to carry out receptionist duties and respond immediately to general enquiries, by phone, email and in person. They will enjoy working with a wide variety of people and be able to build good working relationships with other University departments and key stakeholders.

Further information:

This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) permanent basis.

What we can offer you:

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Free counselling services through Health AssuredCycle to work schemeElectric vehicle salary sacrifice schemeStaff discount at Team Bath gymStaff discounts on postgraduate tuition feesStaff discount on language coursesGenerous employer contributory pension schemesGenerous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balanceA wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and moreFree entry to the Holburne Museum in BathLocal discounts and moreA family-friendly workplace An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforceRelocation allowanceVisa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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Closing Date: 27 May 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £23,028 to £23,881 Appointments at Grade 3 will receive an additional pensionable supplement to ensure a minimum hourly pay equivalent to £12.91 in line with Voluntary Living Wage.