Receptionist Administration Assistant - Modern Apprenticeship - 18010

Contract: Fixed Term - 12 months
Salary: £13,132 per annum
Employer: Solicitors and estate agents based in Leith
Closing Date: This position will close when a suitable candidate is found

You will be responsible for undertaking a wide range of reception and administrative duties. The receptionist is often the first contact that clients have with the firm, so it is important to be able to communicate in a friendly, welcoming and professional manner. You will work towards SCQF Level 6 Business and Administration.

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Employer:       
 
Solicitors and estate agents based in Leith.
 
Environment:
 
You will be responsible for undertaking a wide range of reception and administrative duties. The receptionist is often the first contact that clients have with the firm, so it is important to be able to communicate in a friendly, welcoming and professional manner.
 
What might a day in this role look like?
 

• Reception and telephone duties
• Typing support and creation of documents for employment law
• Cover typing support for property and private client departments
• Banking and credit control
• Following up of emails
• Dealing with mail, scanning, filing, photocopying
• Producing and processing orders
• Reports and data entry
• Dealing with invoicing and credit control
• Maintain good customer relations with existing and new customers
• Working on our client identity checking system (Amiqus) – this is the means by which we check the identity of our clients to comply with anti-money laundering and law society regulations.

 
What will I learn?
 
The successful candidate will be enrolled onto SCQF Level 6 Business and Administration.
 
What qualifications/skills are required?
 

• Minimum National 4/5 in English and Maths
• An interest in business/office work would be preferred
• Confident communication skills
• Good grammar, spelling, punctuation and numeracy
• Good people skills and ability to work as part of a team
• Experience in digital dictation/transcription for the typing part of the role is preferred.

 

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