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About the Role

Robert Bird Group is seeking a friendly, organised, and proactive Junior Receptionist & Catering Assistant to join our London office. This varied role combines front-of-house reception duties with catering and workplace support responsibilities, ensuring a professional and welcoming experience for visitors, clients, and employees while helping to maintain a well-run and efficient office environment.

Duties

• Welcome and assist visitors, clients, and employees in a professional and friendly manner.
• Answer and direct telephone calls, take messages, and respond to enquiries efficiently.
• Manage general email correspondence and provide administrative support as required.
• Coordinate meeting room bookings and prepare rooms for meetings and events.
• Handle incoming and outgoing mail, deliveries, and couriers.
• Maintain a tidy, welcoming, and professional reception area.
• Assist with the preparation and serving of refreshments for meetings and events.
• Set up and clear down meeting rooms, catering areas, and office events.
• Ensure kitchen, catering, and breakout spaces remain clean, organised, and fully stocked.
• Monitor and replenish refreshments, catering supplies, and office consumables.
• Support the delivery of internal events and office functions.
• Comply with food hygiene, health and safety, and workplace standards at all times.

What We Are Looking For

• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• A professional, approachable, and positive attitude.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Good attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Intermediate computer skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• The ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.
• A proactive and reliable team player with a willingness to support colleagues.
• Previous experience in reception, hospitality, catering, customer service, or office administration is desirable but not essential.
• Knowledge of food hygiene and safety practices is advantageous; training can be provided.

What We Offer You:

RBG is a growing, fast-paced business which offers birthday leave, corporate health insurance rates, paid parental leave, recognition awards, an active and engaging social club, along with a supportive team environment where a healthy lifestyle balance is encouraged.

Reasonable Adjustments

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support—such as receiving the application form in an alternative format—please don’t hesitate to contact our recruitment team.

Your experience throughout the application process is important to us. We welcome feedback on how we can improve and are happy to provide any further information you may need to help you make an informed decision about joining us.

If there’s anything more we can do to support you, please let us know, we’re here to help.

Agency

Please note that any unsolicited resumes or CVs submitted through our website or directly to SJ Group employees’ personal email accounts will be considered the property of SJ Group. As such, we will not be liable for any agency fees associated with these submissions.

To be recognized as an authorized recruitment agency or search firm for SJ Group, a formal written agreement must be in place. Additionally, agencies must be invited by our Recruitment Team to submit candidates for specific roles.

We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.

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