Saturday, 04 September 2010
Acorn Careers

Careers & Training at Acorn


The Human Resources Division is the heart of The Acorn Group. Not only does the division recruit for The Group, it takes pride in putting the employee's best interests first. Each individual's personal growth and development is a priority: we provide quality training to enhance the team's skills and effectiveness, which in turn provides a more effective and productive service in all divisions. We are always interested in exceptional candidates and if you have experience in estate agency or are interested in joining the industry, we would like to hear from you.

Secretaries / Administration Support


Secretaries

The role of a Branch Secretary / Administrator is for someone who will be prepared to take up the different challenges that each day brings; it is a varied and challenging role. You will need to manage your time carefully to ensure you achieve all your tasks throughout the day. Your professionalism will have an important influence on clients' opinions of Acorn. As such, you will have a direct impact on the success of our business, every single day.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Previous administrative / secretarial experience
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Accuracy and numeracy
  • Keyboard/computer literacy with experience of using Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, email systems and the internet
  • Customer service experience
  • The ability to organise themself and others
  • Team player
  • A full driving licence - not essential but an advantage


Key responsibilities and activities will include:

  • Providing an accurate and efficient administrative/secretarial service to all staff within the office
  • Undertaking office reporting systems in an efficient and competent manner
  • Handling correspondence in accordance with manager's instructions
  • Providing support to management by undertaking non-sales-related tasks
  • Providing support to other team members by undertaking frontline telephone and face-to-face sales support when required
  • Cost control of stationery
  • Complying with company's standard procedures and all statutory legislative measures affecting estate agencies, financial services and health and safety at work


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Start Financial Services is a trading name of Acorn Limited, which is an appointed representative of Legal & General Partnership Services Limited for advising on and arranging mortgages and insurance and an introducer appointed representative of Legal & General (Portfolio Management Services) Limited for introducing life assurance, pensions and investments.  Both Legal & General companies are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Approval Reference H103998.

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Top Floor, 3-5 Kelsey Park Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6LH. Registered in England Number: 4398269

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