Job description
Be the first person everyone meets in this front-of-house role, when you join Signature Senior Lifestyle as a Receptionist at our luxury care and nursing home in Hertford.
What Signature Offer
£13.45 per hour
Shift times: 07:00-19:30
Bank shifts available - no set hours per week, you will be offered shifts as and when available
Up to 30 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, depending on length of service
Workplace pension
Free meals on shift for staff working 6+ hours
Life Assurance Scheme
'Blue Light' discount scheme eligible
Refer A Friend Incentive £50 voucher and up to £1,000 cash bonus
Staff recognition scheme – Purple Heart Award
Ongoing career training and development
Employee Assistance Programme, occupational health support and wellbeing services
Plus cycle to work scheme, study support, long service awards and more
Transport Links
Commuting – Hertford East (0.6 miles) and Hertford North (0.7 miles)
Bus number – 324 (0.3 mile walk)
Free parking on site for car drivers
Your Role at Signature
The reception area is your domain! You'll be in charge of cleaning and tidying the area to make the best possible impression, and make the entrance as welcoming as it can be to visitors and residents alike.
You'll be the first to welcome and greet visitors, in a professional, friendly and courteous way, making sure the visitors' book and the person's identity are checked as far as reasonably practicable, and that the contractors' log is signed by visiting workmen.
You'll also be answering the phone, redirecting calls and recording messages as required, and managing emails and faxes if needed, along with various office and admin duties such as filing, word processing, maintaining databases and photocopying for other senior staff. You'll also be in charge of organising staff lunch rotas, receiving and managing post, and signing for incoming post if residents are not able to receive it themselves.
What we're looking for
We are kind and compassionate. Positive and resilient. Proactive and organised. Honest and accountable. Passionate and keen to develop. If this sounds like you, you'll fit right in.
You're a friendly and welcoming first point of contact for the business, IT literate (competen...
Extra information
- Status
- Open
- Education Level
- Secondary School
- Location
- Watford
- Type of Contract
- Full-time jobs
- Published at
- 22-10-2026
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English
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