Equal opportunities
Usborne is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
On this website you can browse and buy Usborne books in English, French, German, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Dutch, Korean and Brazilian Portuguese.
In the UK and certain countries in Europe, you can buy directly from Usborne or from an Independent Usborne Partner. In the USA you can buy books via links to Usborne Books & More, the website of our US distributors.
Elsewhere in the world we provide links to local online retailers who will fulfil and deliver your order. Please check the retailer’s delivery destinations to make sure they deliver where you are.
In China, you can buy Usborne books in English and in Chinese (simplified characters) via online and offline retailers.
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The Company
Usborne is an independent, family business, creating books which spark curiosity in children of all ages. These range from books for babies such as the bestselling That’s not my… series of touchy-feely books, to YA fiction from acclaimed authors such as Holly Bourne and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé – with everything from Magic Painting to Politics for Beginners in between. In the last five years Usborne fiction titles have been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, the Costa Book Award, the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the National Book Awards, the Books Are My Bag Readers Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Diverse Book Award.
Whilst the company is now a market-leader in children’s publishing and one of the best-known brands in children’s books, the company retains a friendly and familial feel. If you want to work somewhere close-knit enough for people to know your name, which has a first-class reputation around the world, Usborne is the place for you.
The Department
The Facilities team are responsible for the keeping Usborne’s office facilities running smoothly, ensuring they are safe, comfortable and productive spaces. Some of the key activities undertaken by the department include planned and reactive maintenance, desk moves, health and safety training and risk assessments, cleaning, security, post, general administration and reception. The Facilities team is a proactive, approachable and problem-solving department that adapts to the needs and requirements of staff.
The Role
The role of Receptionist will be based at the reception desk of our offices at 83-85 Saffron Hill. The post-holder will act as the first point of contact for the company to visitors, contractors and members of the public both in person, on the phone and over email. Key will responsibilities include:
Experience
The successful candidate will ideally have at least three years’ experience in a standalone reception or front of house role. In addition, they should demonstrate the following skills and competencies:
Location and benefits
This role is a 22.5 hour contract (plus an hour each day unpaid for lunch) to be worked from 9:00am to 5.30pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays from our Farringdon offices.
In addition to our transparent salary grading structure, for this role we also offer a range of benefits including:
To apply please access our recruitment portal Applied
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Usborne is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Based in London, near Farringdon Station. Our marketing, PR, sales, accounts, editorial, design, production, foreign rights and foreign language departments are all based in this office.
We have additional editorial and design offices in Wolverhampton and Eynsham, near Oxford, and our direct sales division, Usborne Community Partnerships, is also based in Eynsham.
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