Receptionist

• Full time
• 40 hours per week
• 08:00am - 18:00pm
• £14.80 per hour
• Opportunities for career development
• Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package

Receptionist

London - Full time

A role that keeps everyone smiling.

At Sodexo, we’re passionate about our people. We know that our teams are the key to delivering exceptional service and creating meaningful experiences for our clients, customers, and employees. So, whilst you enhance comfort and convenience, we'll enhance your career!

As a Receptionist with Sodexo, you'll be the welcoming face of our vibrant corporate site, offering a helping hand to ensure flawless workplace operations and shape that all-important guest experience. Enjoy a role where you’ll love what you do.

What you'll do

• Deliver a professional five-star service to all guests, visitors, and clients at all times.
• Manage meeting and event bookings accurately using the appropriate booking systems and procedures.
• Ensure all administration for visiting clients is completed efficiently and in a timely manner.
• Provide a welcoming and professional first point of contact, handling switchboard calls in line with company standards.
• Prepare meeting and dining rooms to client specifications, ensuring rooms are clean, organised, and fully operational.
• Provide first-line audio visual and videoconference support, assisting clients with meeting room technology when required.
• Conduct regular checks of meeting spaces and equipment to maintain high presentation and operational standards.
• Report faults, maintenance concerns, or technical issues promptly through the appropriate helpdesk channels.
• Maintain excellent communication with clients, colleagues, and departments to ensure all booking and event requirements are delivered successfully.
• Follow all company security procedures and maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Support management with additional reasonable duties within the scope of the role when required.

What you'll bring

• Previous experience within corporate reception, hospitality, or customer-focused environments.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong professional relationships.
• A polished, professional appearance and a positive, service-driven attitude.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple bookings and priorities effectively.
• High levels of IT competence, including Microsoft Office and room booking systems.
• Confidence in supporting audio visual and videoconferencing equipment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across teams and departments.
• Attention to detail to ensure meeting spaces, administration, and customer experiences are delivered to the highest standard.
• Ability to remain calm, proactive, and solution-focused in a busy corporate environment.
• Commitment to confidentiality, professionalism, and company standards at all times.

Why Sodexo?

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.

Belong

in a company and team that values you for you. 

Act

with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive

in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailers
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Work with the best in the business.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications