Receptionist

salvationarmyca; Toronto; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

The Salvation Army Meighen Health Centre in Toronto is seeking a Receptionist to greet visitors, answer calls, and provide exceptional customer service in a retirement residence setting.

You will handle clerical tasks, manage scheduling, and support resident care teams while upholding confidentiality and safety standards. This position emphasizes welcoming behavior and effective communication within a compassionate, faith‑based organization.

Qualifications

• Welcomes visitors and answers calls with professionalism.
• Performs clerical duties, mail handling and scheduling.
• Maintains confidentiality and safety in a health‑care setting.

Responsibilities

• Greets visitors, answers intercom and directs inquiries.
• Manages scheduling for rooms and transports as needed.
• Maintains supplies, mail, and reception area organization.

Skills

Customer service

Reception duties

Phone handling

Clerical tasks

Communication

Education

High school diploma

Tools

MS Office

Typing and filing

Job description

For more than 130 years, The Salvation Army has served people in need in communities across Canada and Bermuda. Building on our roots as a world-wide Christian church, each year we help more than 2 million people, providing necessities such as food, clothing and shelter. In addition, we support people experiencing unemployment, addiction and family challenges. We continually adapt and innovate to meet emerging needs and live out our mission, vision and values of hope, service, dignity and stewardship. As a faith- and values-based organization, we hire and serve people of all backgrounds and walks of life - there is a place for everyone to belong here.Mission StatementThe Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ, meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world.Job Description:POSITION SUMMARY:Under the supervision of the Administrative Manager, Receptionists are responsible for greeting visitors and delivering exceptional customer service assistance . This entails answering calls and fielding them, accordingly, addressing visitor questions and needs, and providing an overall welcoming environment and other clerical dutiesThe Receptionist is required to perform their duties in a manner consistent with the Salvation Army Meighen Health Centre's core values, ensure resident safety, and demonstrate customer service excellence while responsible for planning, implementation and evaluation of programs and services provided to the residents.SCOPE, AUTHORITY AND TERMS OF REFERENCE:The Receptionist position at the Meighen Retirement Residence reports to the Administrative Manager.SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:General Strategy:Creates a Welcoming environment by greeting guests, answering phone calls, directing visitors to appropriate areas.Takes customer complaints or issues and passes them on to the appropriate parties.Receives and transfers incoming calls, pages staff members or other parties as required or transmits messages.Provides standard information on facility and Residents, in accordance with facility policies and procedures.Clerical duties to include, routine letters, memoranda, reports, forms, faxing & photocopying etc., and checks typing for accuracy, sorts and prioritizes typing assignments within general guidelines.Manage inventory of supplies and follows process for replenishing and requests.Sorts, records, and distributes incoming mail, and processes outgoing mail.Monitors and logs visitor, contractor, and volunteer Access cards.Assists with scheduling when necessary.Contact family members with regard to residents' mail held at Reception.Records bookings for Community Room and Conference/Board Room.Receives residents' clothing for labeling and prepares labels for Laundry staff.Answers intercom system for receiving door, front door, and other access doors.Assists spiritual care and other departments by proof-reading and folding bulletins.Books Wheel Trans wheelchair transport and taxis as requested by residentsEnsure the reception office area is kept neat tidy and organized.Follows confidentiality and privacy principles in the reception area.Completes annual mandatory education.Financial Accountability:Receives and logs cheques or cash received and provides receipt where applicable.Maintains inventory of office supplies, reordering when necessary or upon request.Human Resources:Welcomes job interview candidates and provides the Salvation Army Job ApplicationWhere applicable demonstrates understanding of and compliance with legislative knowledge of the Employment Standards Act, Human Rights Act, Collective Agreement and MOHLTC Act as it applies to the position.Health and Safety:Initiates established communications procedures in case of fire or other emergencies, using paging system where necessary.Demonstrates understanding of, and compliance with, workers' responsibilities under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations, WSIB policy and Meighen Health Centre's Health and Safety plans, policies and procedures.Attends Health and Safety in-services and taking action to address unsafe conditions and/or procedures, to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.Community Relations:Promotes a positive working environment with the service providers working with MHCEstablishes and maintains positive communication between the MHC and the community.Family and Resident Relations:Models and fosters an environment of positive customer service in all aspects of careWhen within a scope of responsibility responds promptly to concerns of residents and family members, mediating a satisfactory response to concerns and implements action plans to avoid reoccurrence of similar issues;Facilitates communication to foster positive resident outcomes;Establishes and sustains care in a manner that is resident centred and fosters evidence based best practice.Quality Management:Participates in the implemen

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