RECEPTIONIST

McAfee & Taft; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

McAfee & Taft is seeking a professional Receptionist to greet visitors and handle a high-volume phone line in a fast-paced office environment. You will direct calls, schedule conference rooms, book dining reservations, and manage deliveries while maintaining a welcoming front desk.

The role requires a high school diploma and at least one year of receptionist or administrative support experience. Strong communication, confidentiality, and dependability are essential to deliver excellent client

Qualifications

• High School diploma required.
• Minimum 1 year receptionist/administrative experience; 2+ years preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong customer service orientation and confidentiality.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Greet clients in a pleasant and professional manner.
• Receive and direct calls to appropriate extensions.
• Reserve conference rooms and coordinate parking.
• Perform clerical tasks and data entry for client contacts.
• Maintain reception area and conference rooms.
• Book dining reservations and handle deliveries.

Skills

Integrity & ethics

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Dependability

Education

High School diploma

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Position Summary

The Receptionist is responsible for the greeting of clients and answering phone calls. This includes internal and external calls, scheduling conference rooms and placing conference calls.

Position Summary

The Receptionist is responsible for the greeting of clients and answering phone calls. This includes internal and external calls, scheduling conference rooms and placing conference calls.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• Greet clients in a pleasant and professional manner


• Receive and direct calls to the appropriate extensions


• Reserve conference rooms


• Coordinate parking arrangements


• Perform clerical tasks with department standards for best practices


• Perform operator services (i.e. search for phone numbers, give driving directions)


• Handle employee absentee notifications


• Facilitate incoming deliveries


• Monitor activity in the reception and common areas


• Responsible for adhering to departmental practices


• Perform data entry related to updating and maintaining client contacts in accordance to policies and procedures


• Copying and scanning


• Distribution of various firm publications


• Clean conference rooms, phones, reception area and other related items or areas


• Book dining reservations


• Take food orders and delegate to proper staff

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Integrity/Ethics - Deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, conveys good news and bad.


• Communication - Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills.


• Interpersonal Skills - Has good listening skills, builds strong relationships, is flexible/open-minded, negotiates effectively, solicits performance feedback, and handles constructive criticism.


• Customer Service - Handles customer questions and complaints, communicates with customers, handles service problems politely and efficiently, always available for customers, follows procedure to solve customer problems, understands company products and services, maintains pleasant and professional image.


• Dependability - Meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, handles change, sets personal standards, stays focused under pressure, meets attendance/punctuality requirements.

Education:

A High School diploma is required.

Experience:

Minimum of 1-year receptionist/administrative assistant experience required, and 2+ years in receptionist/administrative assistant experience preferred.

Computer Skills:

Skilled with MS Office Suite

Other Requirements:

Excellent written and oral communication skills (comprehension & expression). Strong interpersonal skills: ability to work well with a wide range of people. Demonstrate dependability through good attendance and adherence to timelines and schedules. Strong sense of customer service and the ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work environment is in a professional office setting. The majority of activity this role performs will be sedentary work.