Receptionist (School-age Programs, Calvary Preschool)
Job Posted: May 18, 2022
The receptionist will attend to visitors and deal with inquiries on the phone and face to face. Supply information regarding the organization to the general public, clients, and customers.
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities
Key Competencies
Relationships
Number of people supervised: None
Education and Experience
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
The receptionist will attend to visitors and deal with inquiries on the phone and face to face. Supply information regarding the organization to the general public, clients, and customers.
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities
- Answer telephone, screen, and direct calls
- Take and relay messages
- Provide information to callers
- Input and monitor data on school information systems in Procare
- Attend to students coming to the office
- Communicate messages to and from parents
- Greet persons entering organization
- Direct persons to correct destination
- Deal with queries from the public and customers
- Monitor visitor access and maintain security awareness
- Provide general administrative and clerical support
- Prepare correspondence and documents
- Receive and sort mail and deliveries
- Control inventory relevant to the reception area
- Tidy and maintain the reception area
Key Competencies
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Professional personal presentation
- Customer service orientation
- Information management
- Organizing and planning
- Attention to detail
- Initiative
- Reliability
- Stress tolerance
Relationships
Number of people supervised: None
Education and Experience
- High school diploma generally required
- Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures
- Knowledge of computers and relevant software application
- Knowledge of customer service principles and practices
- Keyboard skills
- Ability to work a switchboard
- First Aid training preferred, but not required
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.