Receptionist - Part Time

Job ID
Job ID 78215
Team
Team Business Operations
Location
Location Leicester
Job Schedule
Job Schedule Full time
Salary
Salary competitive
Posting Date
Posting Date 11/11/2026
Apply Before
Apply Before 25/11/2026
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Summary

The Role:

As a Receptionist at our Head Office, you are the face and first smile of our culture, providing the first impression for every visitor and colleague who walks through our doors.

We are looking for a knowledgeable team member who is positive, energetic, and professional. If you thrive on making an impact through great service, we want to hear from you.

You will be responsible for providing an incredible level of service, ensuring our reception area reflects the high standards of our brand. This role is about more than answering phones; it’s about being a champion for people and first impressions.

This is a part time role 13:00-19:30; 30 hours a week

What You’ll Take On:

  • Creating a Welcoming Environment: Greet visitors and colleagues with warmth, manage visitor badges, and ensure everyone feels welcome from the moment they arrive.

  • Effective Communication: Handle incoming calls through our switchboard with clarity and belief, ensuring they reach the right department quickly.

  • Supporting Growth: Welcome candidates for interviews and assessment centres, helping us recruit exceptional talent.

  • Operational Excellence: Manage meeting room bookings, organise guest travel arrangements, maintain 1st aid and ensure the reception area is always curated and professional.

  • Integrity and Responsibility: Conduct occasional Right to Work checks and take ownership of the reception diary to keep the team informed.

What You’ll Bring:

  • Whether it is a guest or a colleague, you keep their needs at the heart of everything you do.

  • You are motivated to learn new skills and use your initiative to improve our processes.

  • You work well with others, sharing relevant updates to help the whole team succeed.

  • You are honest, take responsibility for your work, and maintain a professional appearance that represents the current season.

  • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

Technical Skills:

  • Experience with Google Workspace is beneficial.

  • The ability to use a switchboard (such as Siemens or Ipecs) is ideal.

Benefits

  • 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
  • Company performance based bonus
  • Sharesave scheme
  • On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
  • 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
  • Early VIP access to sale stock
  • Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
  • Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
  • Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
  • Free on-site parking
  • Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
  • Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
  • Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
  • Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
  • Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email [email protected] (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

What's Next?

Team Overview

Business Operations connects people, product and process. These teams make everyday work easier for stores, warehouses and offices so customers get a seamless experience.

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About NEXT

Think you know NEXT? We’re much more than your favourite High Street store. We’re a global FTSE-100 brand powered by a team of 44,000+ people across 80 countries. We believe that true progress comes from the initiative of the many, not just the guidance of a few. That’s why we give everyone the room to take decisions, challenge the status quo, and push boundaries every single day. Because here, everybody makes a difference and we do it all by being open, honest, and decent with one another. Whatever your ambition. Let's take it on.

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