Facilities and Reception Assistant

Full time office-based role 

The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive individual to work in our office management team. The Facilities Assistant will be responsible for supporting the Facilities Manager in a busy office environment.

You will be a friendly, efficient and proactive individual, effectively acting as the first point of call for dealing with internal and external enquiries. You will complete a wide range of tasks in the role including helping set up meeting rooms and catering for events and managing all post and couriers for the organisation.

We are looking for someone who has previous reception/office assistant experience and is comfortable working in varied environment.

To find out more about the role and what we are looking for, please read the job description.

To apply for this role please answer the following 3 application questions: 

• What has attracted you to this role and what are the main skills and experiences you will bring to it? (max 300 words)
• Please outline what you consider to be the most important skills and behaviours for a team focused on providing high quality reception/facilities support to all staff. (max 300 words).  Please provide examples of where you have previously demonstrated such skills and behaviours
• At the Health Foundation, we value diversity and inclusion not only in our workforce but also in our work. How would you incorporate these values in your work in the Facilities team? (max 300 words)

Applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.  If you have any queries about this role or require any assistance with your application, please contact us on humanresources@health.org.uk 

Candidates should have the right to work in the UK at the time of appointment, as we do not provide visa sponsorship.  Click here for further guidance. 

Application deadline: 23:59, Wednesday 17 July 2024

Interview date: Scheduled to take place late July/early August 2024 

Our commitment to you

Our top priority is finding the best candidate, and that might be you.

We're committed to building an inclusive workplace that values diversity, which is why we encourage you to apply for our job even if you don't meet every requirement. We value professional and lived expertise and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We particularly encourage those from underrepresented and underserved groups in this field, such as people of colour, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disabilities and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds to apply.

We encourage you to speak with us about your neuro-diversities, disabilities, long term medical conditions, chronic illness, mental health, wider health conditions and/or caring responsibilities etc. so we can work together on adjustments to make the recruitment process and work more accessible and enjoyable for you.

We offer flexible working as well as a range of excellent benefits.  Please contact us on humanresources@health.org.uk so we can support should you wish to discuss this further.

We're dedicated to an inclusive hiring process, where every candidate has the chance to showcase their skills in a comfortable environment.

So, come join our team and let's work towards building a diverse and authentic workplace together.

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