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Job Title: Client Care Assistant

Salary: £26,229.84 per annum

Location: Village Vet, Potters Bar/St Albans

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: 42 Hours per week. Flexible shift patterns that vary between 08:00am and 8:00pm including weekend working.

An opportunity has arisen to join our fantastic team at our St Albans Hospital team as a Client Care Assistant.

You will be responsible for ensuring both our clients and patients receive a professional five-star service throughout their time with us.

This role is fast-paced, high-pressured but fun, with no working day the same. We pride ourselves on providing the best standard of care to both our long-standing and new clients, always ensuring we are personal, professional, and empathetic.

Our front-of-house teams are the face and voice of our business therefore, this role is extremely valued within the hospital team.

 
Your role and responsibilities

• Liaising with clients and the clinical team to ensure effective customer service

• Completing various administrative duties for the clinical team and the business

• Promoting our fantastic Pet Healthcare Plan

• Meeting and greeting clients with an effortless smile

• Booking appointments and diary management

• Managing telephone and email enquiries

• Taking payment for services and products

• Managing cash, stock and client accounts

• Opening and closing the practice.

• Assisting vets when limited staff

• Various administrative duties such as:
  -Pet travel scheme paperwork / AHCs 
  -Post op calls and Pre-op texts 
  -Maintaining consult rooms 
  -Uploading /printing lab results 
  -Scanning paperwork
  -Meds collections texts 
  -Inputting stock take (every 3 months) 
  -Some restraining to help vets when limited staff

Key Skills and Experience

• Experience in a Reception or customer service role

• IT skills – confident in the use of Word, Excel and Outlook as a minimum

• Excellent telephone and face-to-face communication skills

• The ability to stay focused under pressure and to multitask

• Flexibility to work on a rota basis

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave 

• Career progression opportunities 

• Staff discount schemes 

• Life Assurance 

• Enhanced sickness pay 

• Enhanced equal family leave 

• E-car salary sacrifice scheme 

• Employer contribution pension scheme   

• Wellness program including:  

• Employee assistance program 

• Eyecare voucher scheme 

• Free annual Flu jab 

• Cycle to work scheme 

• Recruitment referral reward scheme

About Us
 

We are a well-established, RCVS accredited, small animal primary care practice that covers the locations of London, Hertfordshire, and Cambridgeshire.

Alongside all our primary care services we also have a 24-hour continuous care hospital made up of our highly certified specialists and general practice staff to ensure the highest form of veterinary care for the benefits of pets and clients alike.

To apply, please complete the quick application form below submitting your CV and cover letter. For more information, please contact Katie Knight on katie[email protected] 

Salary Value: £26,229.84 per annum;

We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars.

Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world, allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people.

Why Linnaeus?

-    We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets

-    We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets and the planet

-    We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing – valuing equity, diversity and inclusion

-    We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one.

We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or for more information or please reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]