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Do you enjoy helping others? Would you like a career that provides you an opportunity to help families and to make a difference in the lives of children? Join us in creating a brighter future for children and their families.
At Kids Central we believe every child deserves to grow up in a safe and loving home that provides a path to a bright future. However sometimes children, and their families, need additional support to ensure their safety and well-being. That is where we step in.
Kids Central, Inc. is looking for a Part Time dedicated Receptionist to handle client-facing duties as well as general office related and clerical tasks. This position is highly visible and is the first point of contact for our clients. The ideal candidate must have strong customer service orientation, be courteous and friendly, excellent communication and multitasking skills, a positive attitude and a strong work ethic.
The Part Time Receptionist is responsible for answering and routing incoming calls, greeting and directing visitors, in addition to providing general clerical support.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Answers incoming calls and directs calls to appropriate person/department and take and relay messages as needed
- Greets and screen people seeking access to the facility
- Sorting and distributing mail, preparing outgoing mail and accepting deliveries
- General clerical/administrative support to the HR Department and assisting with projects as assigned
This list of functions is not intended to be exhaustive. Kids Central reserves the right to revise this job description as needed to comply with actual job requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Education/Experience
High School Diploma (or equivalent) with one year of clerical office experience
- Licensure/Certifications
Current Background Clearance Screening Letter
Valid Florida driver’s license and insurable by agency’s current insurance carrier
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Ability to meet Organizational Required Competency standards
- Excellent customer service skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word and Outlook)
- Good communications skills (verbal and written)
- Knowledge of various office equipment (copier, fax, switchboard)
- Excellent telephone etiquette
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This job regularly operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
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.
This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and/or arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to 5 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 10 pounds. Repetitive motion is also required. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
