How to find flexible office assistant jobs in London.

Office assistants are responsible for handling organisational and administrative support tasks. Working in one of Coople’s professional assistant office jobs, you will be responsible for covering a wide range of duties, including organising documents, maintaining clerical duties and greeting clients.

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We’re all about enabling you to you to reach your personal or professional goals with flexible, rewarding work. Whether you’re looking for part-time, full-time or temporary job opportunities to build new skills or earn extra income, you can find rewarding work all in one handy app with Coople.

What you can expect when applying to office assistant jobs with Coople:

Job responsibilities

For example:

  • Maintaining filing and storage systems in the office
  • Assisting HR with sorting and collating CVs
  • Creating, editing and updating spreadsheets
  • Conducting research and compiling data
  • Meeting and greeting clients for reception cover, as and when necessary
  • Photocopying, scanning and filing appropriate documents
  • Supporting a range of teams with ad-hoc tasks
  • Light accounting duties
  • Reading and routing incoming and outgoing mail
  • Maintaining office stationery stock levels, ordering and replenishing new supplies as and when necessary

Telesales agents

You can also work as a telesales agent with Coople

Customer service agents

You can also work flexibly as one of our customer service agents

Receptionists

You can also work as a skilled receptionist with Coople

Which skills do we look for in office assistants?

Sometimes, our office assistant jobs do not require experience. If no specific experience is required, it will be stated clearly in the job description. For instance, the job description may say:
  • No previous experience needed  
  • Ability to work independently and/or as a team member  
  • Proactive and enthusiastic personality, ready to dive into projects and assist as and when needed 
  • Strong time management and organisational skills 
  • Discerning eye for detail  
  • Excellent grasp on interpersonal communication skills with a pleasant, friendly disposition 
If specific experience is required, it will be stated clearly in the job description when you apply. For example, hiring companies may ask for:
  • One or more years in an administrative capacity 
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred 
  • Typing speed: minimum 60 WPM with 90 per cent accuracy 
  • Knowledge or experience with Microsoft Office packages (eg. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) 

How to prepare for your office assistant role.

There’s a variety of things to look out for before you start your role. This could include:

  • Specific uniform requirements – be sure to check whether or not uniform will be provided in the job description  
  • Knowledge or experience with certain technological tools. If this is the case, you will be given the necessary training before starting your role 

To increase your chances of getting hired, read through the job requirements to ensure you are qualified for the role and make sure you have the right job profiles added to your account. This will also save you time when applying for work.  

More importantly, when you prepare by reading up on all the requirements and responsibilities, you can perform at your best to build your platform reputation and find more work to reach your goals.  

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