Post Office Assistant

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Job Introduction

We currently have an opportunity for a Post Office Assistant to join our team. This is a great opportunity for a customer focused individual to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression.

Role Responsibility

To deliver and maintain highest standards of customer service in the Post Office.
To be responsible for taking of monies, cashing up and floats and use the automated till.
To fill in appropriate paperwork and cashing up of tills at the beginning and end of each shift.
To assist/complete routine stock counting in the Post Office, ordering/restocking and promotion work.
To be fully conversant with temporary or current Post Office promotions and offers.
To maintain Post Office area and counters as tidy and clean to ensure the Post Office is presented appropriately to our customers at all times.
To manage incoming deliveries, delivery notes and ensure all correct stock is received and appropriately stored.
To be able to work as a member of a team or on own initiative as working hours dictate.
Be available to Post Office shifts in line with scheduled contracted hours including early, late and Saturday morning.
To ensure security of cash/cheques, stock, documentation and the Post Office at all times.
To be fully conversant with company Health and Safety, policy and procedures and legal requirements.
To undertake any other reasonable tasks as directed by your Post Office Supervisor and/or the Retail Manager and achieve the task within the specified deadlines.
Brand Standards and the Customer Experience
Increased footfall and commissions
Health and Safety and the ‘Zero Harm’ culture

The Ideal Candidate

Good level of numeracy/literacy and an effective communicator as part of team
Driven by quality, providing highest standards of service at all times
Experience or knowledge of the Post Office environment
Manual handling ability
H and S qualification desirable
IT skills an advantage

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

Salary	£7.05 - £7.50
Frequency	Hourly
Job Reference	SDX/TP/70300/33273
Contract Type	Permanent – Part Time
Closing Date	19 February, 2018
Job Category	Operations
Business Unit	UK Government
Location	Colchester, England
Posted on	05 February, 2018

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