Receptionist

Talentify; Holland (MI); On-site; USD 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

West Ottawa High School on its High School Campus is seeking a Receptionist for a full-time front-desk role. Shifts run 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, supporting daily operations and a welcoming environment.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized with strong verbal and written communication, and may be bilingual. Responsibilities include greeting visitors, guiding them to the right contacts, issuing passes, and maintaining a tidy lobby area.

Qualifications

• Must be highly organized and have excellent communication and clerical skills.
• Experience in providing friendly and accurate verbal and written communication skills.
• Bilingual preferred

Responsibilities

• Welcome visitors, clients and vendors warmly as soon as they arrive
• Direct guest to the appropriate person, office or meeting space
• Maintain a secure and organized entrance by issuing visitor passes and monitoring access logs
• Keep the reception area, lobby and waiting rooms clean and presentable

Skills

Highly organized

Excellent communication

Clerical skills

Job description

Position Type:
'); 'Secretarial/Clerical/Receptionist

Date Posted:
9/17/2026

Location:
High School Campus

Date Available:
09/28/2026

Closing Date:
Open Until Filled

Must be highly organized and have excellent communication and clerical skills

Experience in providing friendly and accurate verbal and written communication skills

Bilingual preferred

Welcome visitors, clients and vendors warmly as soon as they arrive

Direct guest to the appropriate person, office or meeting space

Maintain a secure and organized entrance by issuing visitor passes and monitoring access logs

Keep the reception area, lobby and waiting rooms clean and presentable

Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.

Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.

Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities where detailed or import spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.

Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

The worker is subject to environmental conditions.

The worker should provide consistent and reliable in-person attendance.

Notice of Support Staff Posting

Position: Receptionist Posting # 4121

-West Ottawa High School

Posting Dates: September 17, 2026 Until Filled

Reports To: Principal

Beginning: Immediately

Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Monday to Friday

School Year/Full-Time

Qualifications:

• Must be highly organized and have excellent communication and clerical skills
• Experience in providing friendly and accurate verbal and written communication skills
• Bilingual preferred

Job Responsibilities:

• Welcome visitors, clients and vendors warmly as soon as they arrive
• Direct guest to the appropriate person, office or meeting space
• Maintain a secure and organized entrance by issuing visitor passes and monitoring access logs
• Keep the reception area, lobby and waiting rooms clean and presentable

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities where detailed or import spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
• The worker should provide consistent and reliable in-person attendance.