First Impressions Assistant
Salary: £26,260 per annum, plus company benefits
Location: Leicester, LE1 6TU
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Shifts: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, working 8.30am to 5.00pm with 1 hour unpaid lunch break
Work model: Fully on-site
Williams Lea seeks a First Impressions Assistant to join our team!
Williams Lea is the leading global provider of skilled, technology-enabled, business-critical support services, with long-term trusted relationships with blue-chip clients across investment banks, law firms and professional services firms. Williams Lea employees, nearly 7000 people worldwide, who provide efficient business services at client sites in often complex and highly regulated environments, from centralised Williams Lea onshore facilities, and through best cost company offshore locations.
Purpose of role
As a First Impression Assistant, you will be the first point of contact for visitors calling or visiting the Leicester office. The First Impression duties include welcoming clients and visitors to the office, managing meeting rooms, organising and preparing hospitality, delivering hospitality and offering administrative support across the firm. Every task which is undertaken must be delivered with an exceptional customer service approach.
To be successful as a First Impression assistant, you must have strong customer services skills, and with the ability to easily build rapport with people. A key skill will be your ability to prioritise urgent tasks in a timely and effective manner. This role operates between 08:30 - 17:00, Monday - Friday. This is a hands-on role and will involve working alongside Williams Lea team members to deliver the overall service including providing administrative support as required.
Key Responsibilities
- Welcoming guests in the office lobby as the main point of contact for any visitor/ or employee for the organisation
- Ensuring a seamless and personal guest journey
- Process and confirming meeting room requests
- Escorting guests to their booked meeting room within the building, informing the host of the guest’s arrival
- Ordering, organising, delivering, clearing and assisting with hospitality and events
- Attending to guests wishes and requirements.
- Setting up audio visual systems and trouble-shooting problems
- Populating data collection workbooks
- Manage any external catering requirements from third party vendors
- Continually monitor reception inbox ensuring e-mails are responded to in a timely manner
- Electronic administration tasks (updating records, document searches, editing and merging documents etc)
- Supporting the multi services team with completing photocopying, scanning and printing requests
- Booking of transport for employees and clients
- Occasional requirement to support client functions that run into the evening
- Always acting according to the client’s standards.
Personal attributes
- Previous experience in a front of house role or working on a reception desk for a corporate company
- Outstanding guest services skills, committed attitude and dedication to creating a memorable guest experience
- Team focused
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Professionally presented.
- Have great interpersonal skills and an outgoing personality.
- Experience of email and Microsoft packages.
Rewards and Benefits
We believe in supporting our employees in both their professional and personal lives. As part of our commitment to your well-being, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time or fixed term roles)
- Salary sacrifice schemes, retail vouchers – including our TechScheme which can be used on a range of gadgets such as Smart TV’s, laptops and computers or household appliances.
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Health Assessments
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Discounted gym memberships
- Referral Scheme
You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects!
Equality and Diversity
The Company values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (each of these being a “protected characteristic” in discrimination law). It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values openness, fairness and transparency.
If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like to make a reasonable adjustment to enable you to make an interview, please contact us at [email protected] (we do not accept applications to this email address).
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Skills Required
- Previous experience in a front-of-house role or corporate reception desk experience
- Strong customer service and guest service skills
- Ability to build rapport and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to prioritize urgent tasks and manage them effectively
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Professional presentation and outgoing personality
- Team-focused attitude
- Experience using email and Microsoft packages
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare Strength: Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription options, with the package characterized as comprehensive and acceptable in practice. Positive remarks highlight health insurance quality within the core offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement Support: A 401(k) with employer match is provided alongside company-paid life insurance and disability coverage. These elements establish a standard foundation for long‑term financial security.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave & Time Off Breadth: Paid time off, paid holidays, and paid parental leave are part of the offering in many roles. This breadth supports time away for rest and family needs.
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What We Do
Williams Lea is the global provider of tech-enabled skilled business-critical support services to financial, legal and professional services firms, connecting people, processes and technology to streamline key business and administrative functions and helping companies adapt to a more virtual and digital workplace. Built on a strong heritage, great client relationships and a talented team, Williams Lea is the trusted global outsourcing provider to clients in highly regulated environments. Williams Lea serves clients in 20 countries across four continents and has 7,000 employees worldwide. Williams Lea is backed by Advent International, one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors.
