Receptionist
Job Overview
As a Receptionist, you will be responsible for greeting and assisting vendors, customers, job applicants, and other visitors. You will answer incoming telephone calls, determining the purpose of calls and forwarding calls to appropriate personnel or department.
Responsibilities of the Office Assistant role include:
- Operating a switchboard to route incoming calls and place outgoing calls
- Retrieving messages from voicemail and forwarding to appropriate personnel
- Taking and delivering messages or transferring calls to voicemail when appropriate
- Answering questions about organization and providing callers with requested information
- Welcoming on-site visitors, determining nature of business, and announcing visitors
- Monitoring visitor access and issuing passes when required
- Updating appointment calendars and handling scheduling duties
- Receiving, sorting, and routing mail and publications
- Maintaining fax machines, retrieving, and routing incoming faxes
In the Receptionist role, you must be a positive customer-service-oriented team player who is also able to multitask in a fast-paced environment. You must present a professional image and possess excellent communication skills. Other requirements of the Receptionist role include: Must have at least 2 years of recent Administrative Clerical experience Must have at least intermediate knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint Ability to work independently with minimal to no supervision Knowledge of clerical procedures and protocol
Compensation / Pay Rate (Up to): $17.00 - $20.00