Receptionist - Part-time; weekends, evenings & holidays

Poydras Home; New Orleans (LA); Vor Ort; USD 15.000 - 18.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Poydras Home in New Orleans, LA is seeking a Part-Time Receptionist to join our on-site administrative team. The role involves front desk coverage, answering calls, directing visitors, and coordinating security and mail distribution.

The position emphasizes strong customer service, English communication, and basic clerical duties with light lifting. Work hours are on-site at the facility in New Orleans.

Qualifikationen

• High school diploma and college level courses or trade school preferred.
• Experience with computers and MS Office.
• Must speak English fluently and communicate ideas clearly.
• Light lifting up to 25 lbs. and related physical requirements.
• Front desk reception responsibilities and basic clerical tasks.

Aufgaben

• Visitors sign in/out and front desk coverage.
• Answer telephone calls, take messages, and direct calls.
• Maintain residents, staff and board member contact lists.
• Lock/unlock front door and coordinate security with Maintenance.
• Operate the security gate and manage campus entry.
• Sort and deliver mail, separate resident mail from Poydras Home mail.
• Monitor reception area and notify nursing staff of issues.
• Performs routine clerical duties (filing, copying, scanning).
• Arrange reservations for resident events and transportation requests.
• Conduct screening for infection control as required.

Kenntnisse

MS Office

Customer service

English proficiency

Ausbildung

High school diploma

Jobbeschreibung

Job Category: Administration

Requisition Number: RECEP001024

• Part-Time
• On-site

Locations

New Orleans, LA 70115, USA

Description

Compensation - $11.00/hour

Qualifications

• High school diploma and advanced education with college level courses or trade school preferred
• Previous experience with computers and MS Office.
• Understanding, compassion, patience, and maturity when dealing with elders, co-workers, families and visitors.
• Strength required is light duty - lifting 25 lbs. maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects up to 10 lbs.
• Pushing, pulling, reaching, handling, fingering and/or feeling are required
• Stooping, kneeling, and crouching are required.
• Talking is required; must be able to speak the English language and proficiently express ideas by spoken word.

Job Specific Duties

• Visitors/Sign in/out
• Telephone calls and messages: Answers the telephone in a polite manner and directs/transfer calls, takes messages or connects caller as appropriate. Maintains a list of residents, staff and board members.
• Front desk coverage: Is responsible for coverage of the front desk during shift
• Locking doors: Is responsible for locking/unlocking front door at designated times. The receptionist should coordinate door security with Maintenance.
• Security gate: Serves as the primary person to operate the security gate i.e., monitors calls from the gate and allows authorized individuals onto the property.
• Mail: Sorts and delivers mail. Separate resident's mail from Poydras Home mail.
• Monitors the residents in the reception area and notifies the nursing staff of any problems that arise.
• Daily calls to independent living residents
• Performs other clerical duties as assigned such as filing, photocopying, sending facsimiles and other clerical activities.
• Performs any other duties as requested by the CEO, Executive Administrative Assistant or charge nurse on duty.
• Effectively communicates and corresponds with co-workers on important matters and messages using the Receptionist Pass On daily shift notes.
• Make reservations for the PH resident events.
• Submit transportation requests for doctor/dentist appointments for the Residents.
• Conduct any required staff, visitor, etc. screening upon entry to campus for infection control.

Experience

1 year:

Preferred

1 year:

Customer Service

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