Job summary
This role will be working 10am to 3pm on both Saturday and Sunday ABOUT THE ROLE As a Weekend Receptionist at our Barchester care home, you'll provide the warm welcome that helps to make sure every resident and visitor feels at home with us. As the first point of contact for almost everyone who comes to the home, you'll have a vitally important part to play in creating a positive and friendly environment. The role of Receptionist with us is very varied. You can expect to answer phone calls, greet visitors, manage the reception area and show prospective residents and their families around. We might also need you to carry out some administrative tasks, like typing, photocopying and filing. ABOUT YOU You'll need to be professional, caring, courteous and well organised to join us as a Receptionist. You'll take a real interest in our residents and go out of your way to make every visitor feel at home. No formal qualifications are required but you will need a good telephone manner and strong communication skills.
Main duties of the job
As a Weekend Receptionist at Barchester Healthcare in Alcester, you will be responsible for providing a warm welcome and assisting both residents and visitors at our care home. You will be the first point of contact and play a key role in creating a positive and friendly environment. Your duties will include answering phone calls, greeting visitors, managing the reception area, and providing tours to prospective residents and their families. Additionally, administrative tasks such as typing, photocopying, and filing may be part of your role. To be successful in this position, you should be professional, caring, courteous, and well-organized. A good telephone manner and strong communication skills are essential, although no formal qualifications are required.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is committed to delivering exceptional care services for its residents. As part of its offerings, Barchester provides a supportive and welcoming environment to ensure that both residents and visitors feel at home. Their care homes are designed to deliver services that maintain dignity, independence, and happiness for their residents. Barchester places great importance on employing talented staff who are both professional and compassionate. They offer a competitive rewards package which includes opportunities for learning and development and enrolment into a profit share scheme. This commitment is reflective of their goal to provide care that meets the high standards they would expect for their loved ones.
Details
Date posted
09 May 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£13.21 an hour
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
1500592884
Job locations
Barchester Healthcare
Alcester
B49 6LN
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role will be working 10am to 3pm on both Saturday and Sunday
ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Weekend Receptionist at our Barchester care home, you'll provide the warm welcome that helps to make sure every resident and visitor feels at home with us. As the first point of contact for almost everyone who comes to the home, you'll have a vitally important part to play in creating a positive and friendly environment. The role of Receptionist with us is very varied. You can expect to answer phone calls, greet visitors, manage the reception area and show prospective residents and their families around. We might also need you to carry out some administrative tasks, like typing, photocopying and filing.
ABOUT YOUYou'll need to be professional, caring, courteous and well organised to join us as a Receptionist. You'll take a real interest in our residents and go out of your way to make every visitor feel at home. No formal qualifications are required but you will need a good telephone manner and strong communication skills.
REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:
Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme
If you'd like to use your administration and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role will be working 10am to 3pm on both Saturday and Sunday
ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Weekend Receptionist at our Barchester care home, you'll provide the warm welcome that helps to make sure every resident and visitor feels at home with us. As the first point of contact for almost everyone who comes to the home, you'll have a vitally important part to play in creating a positive and friendly environment. The role of Receptionist with us is very varied. You can expect to answer phone calls, greet visitors, manage the reception area and show prospective residents and their families around. We might also need you to carry out some administrative tasks, like typing, photocopying and filing.
ABOUT YOUYou'll need to be professional, caring, courteous and well organised to join us as a Receptionist. You'll take a real interest in our residents and go out of your way to make every visitor feel at home. No formal qualifications are required but you will need a good telephone manner and strong communication skills.
REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:
Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme
If you'd like to use your administration and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- No formal qualifications are required but a good telephone manner and strong communication skills are necessary. Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- No formal qualifications are required but a good telephone manner and strong communication skills are necessary.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Barchester Healthcare
Address
Barchester Healthcare
Alcester
B49 6LN
Employer's website
https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Barchester Healthcare
Address
Barchester Healthcare
Alcester
B49 6LN
Employer's website
https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
