Receptionist - Nights
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Position Overview & Specifications
Night Lifestyle Receptionist - Luxury Residential Apartments
Location: London, SW3
Salary: £29,175 /Annum
Portico is the leading Front of House Service provider, with 5* customer service at the heart of all that we do.
We are looking for an immaculate and exceptionally high customer-oriented person to join our Lifestyle team, to manage an ultra-high-end residential property in London.
Working hours:
- 48 hours a week covering 4 ON and 3 days OFF – 19:00 to 07:00 hrs
Main Duties:
- To provide exceptional and bespoke customer service for all the residents, round the clock.
- To anticipate, meet and exceed the resident’s daily requests and requirements
- Covering the front desk, handling telephone calls, daily post, parcels, residents shopping and baggage.
- Responsible for all the resident service’s, health and safety and security aspects of the building.
- To provide with information and assistance with any resident requests, from - shopping, chauffeur service, flower arrangements, private jet charter, laundry services, theatre tickets and much more to planning and booking an international business or holiday trip.
- Handling petty cash float and daily reconciliation.
- To support the Assistant residence manager on all general aspects to ensure efficient and smooth daily operation.
- General administrative duties.
- To maintain strong communication and a positive rapport between all the rest of the departments and management team.
Person Specification:
- Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written. Any Second language an added advantage.
- Exceedingly high grooming standards and naturally charismatic.
- Passionate and focused on creating a high service level.
- Must have excellent organizational skills and good attention to detail
- Must have previous experience of working at a 5-star hotel or high end residential.
- Must be computer literate including MS office.
- Ability to use own initiative and work with limited supervision and takes ownership.
- Professional and high standard telephone etiquette.
- Should have an excellent and positive “can do attitude” and a great team player and supporter.
- Able to work in a busy and pressurized environment providing a discreet and personalised service.
- Valid and clean driving license is preferable.
- You must be eligible to work and live in the United Kingdom.
Benefits:
- Highly Competitive salary package.
- Individual personal training and development.
- To be able to work as part of a small and vibrant team.
- Career progression with in one of the most renowned reception service companies in London.
If you feel you are the right person to join our team for this lively, exciting and challenging role, we would love to hear from you!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £29,175.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Night shift
Supplemental pay types:
- Tips
- Yearly bonus
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Portico 6
Expected start date: 19/06/2023
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Receptionist - Nights roles across Portico's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £29,175 - £29,175 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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