Home School Connections Receptionist

Home School Connections Receptionist

We are seeking a dynamic individual to be the first interaction people have when they enter Home School Connections. This position should be willing to help out in whatever areas are needed in order to provide a happy and healthy learning environment for students, staff, and visitors. Salary: Range: $16.40-$25.63 hour (depending on experience) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 hours Hours per Day: 8 hour(s) per day Number of Days per Year: 177 Benefits Eligibility: Medical, Dental, Group Life, Long-Term Disability, Vision (Optional)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create a warm and welcoming environment for all visitors
• Greet students, families and visitors as they enter
• Answer phone calls and be prepared to answer general questions from the public
• Check background information on visitors before allowing entry to building

Desired Qualities:

• Innovative Problem-Solving: Approaches work with a sense of possibility and sees challenges as opportunities for creative problem solving; takes initiative to explore issues and find potential innovative solutions.
• Teamwork: Increases the effectiveness of surrounding teams through collaboration, constant learning and supporting others; sensitive to diversity in all its forms; respects and is committed to learning from others
• Dependability: Does whatever it takes to consistently deliver with high quality under tight deadlines; successfully manages own projects through strong organization, detailed work plans, and balancing of multiple priorities.
• Communication and Customer Service Skills: Communicates clearly and compellingly with diverse stakeholders in both oral and written forms; anticipates and responds to customer needs in a high-quality and courteous manner. Occasionally may need to communicate with stakeholders that are upset.

Additional Duties:

• Helping with attendance
• Performs other related tasks as assigned by administration

Equipment Use standard office equipment, such as personal computers, copiers, phone systems, email systems, student management systems.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform arithmetic operations as needed.
• Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Infinite Campus, Google Communication Suite; spreadsheet, etc).
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.
• Effective writing and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to learn the student information system (Infinite Campus).
• Ability to learn and become proficient in the use of Google calendar, sheets, and docs

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards:

• Work in standard office and school building environments.
• Ability to work outdoors during outdoor student activities.

Qualifications Profile:

Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to: High School diploma/GED or equivalent. Prior successful clerical experience preferred but not required. FLSA Status: Non-exempt