Job description
Neilsons Solicitors and Estate Agents have a vacancy for a full time receptionist to join their award winning property department at our brand new Property Centre at 162 St John’s Road, Edinburgh.
Neilsons are one of the biggest Solicitor Estate Agents in Edinburgh, and no other Solicitor Estate Agent has won more awards than Neilsons over the past 5 years!
Key job responsibilities:
- Answer incoming telephone calls as the first point of contact for both client and buyer enquiries.
- Assist with off-street enquiries.
- Assist with incoming email enquiries.
- Arranging viewings, liaising with both clients and viewers and uploading the information into our system.
- Assisting with maintaining property displays and updating them when properties sell/new properties come on the market
- Entering general data and notes into our Estate Agency system.
- Other ad hoc general office admin work as and when required.
Preferred skills and experience:
- Ideally you will have property department experience already, though this is not essential as long as you have reception experience.
- First class communication skills both written and verbal.
- Professional and friendly phone manner.
- A positive can-do attitude.
- Excellent IT skills together with experience in using management software.
- Strong administration skills.
- Good local area knowledge.
- Friendly and helpful personality.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Team player.
- Good time management.
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and some occasional Saturday morning work on a rotational basis (9.30am to 12pm).
We offer an exciting opportunity with a successful Solicitor and Estate Agent and you will have every opportunity to develop your role at Neilsons.
To apply, please submit your CV and a covering email detailing why you are suitable for the position.
Strictly no agencies please.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From £25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Reception: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person