Receptionist - Sumter School District

Sumter School District; Sumter (SC); On-site; USD 33,356,000 - 53,440,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumter School District in Sumter, South Carolina is seeking a Receptionist to greet visitors, answer calls, and support front-d desk operations in a busy school environment.

Qualifications include a high school diploma, at least three years of relevant experience, proficiency with Microsoft Office, and excellent telephone manners to assist the public and staff per district policy. This full-time role covers 185 days per year and reports to the Principal.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a high school diploma.
• At least 3 years relevant work experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Pleasant telephone voice and manner; ability to greet and assist the public.

Responsibilities

• Greet visitors courteously and direct them to the proper person.
• Operate the telephone to relay calls.
• Answer inquiries according to school policy and take messages.
• Maintain staff directory and locations to expedite calls.
• Type correspondence and data as needed; place and receive calls.
• Collaborate with colleagues in a cooperative manner.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Telephone etiquette

Customer greeting

Public inquiries handling

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Job Details

Job ID: 5940267
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Sep 25, 2026 3:25 PM (UTC)

Job Description

Qualifications: Minimum of high school diploma. Minimum three (3) years relevant work experience. Proficiency with Microsoft Office systems. Pleasant telephone voice and manner; ability to greet and assist public with inquiries.

Reports to: Principal
Salary Range: $11.66 - 18.65 hourly rate

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Greetsall visitors courteously, determines their needs, checks appointments, anddirects or escorts them to proper person.
• Operates telephone to relay incoming and outgoing calls.
• Answersquestions of callers according to school policy; takes messages for staff members; and pages authorized personnel over the intercom system as needed.
• Maintains an alphabetical file of staff members; names, room locations, and telephone extensions to expedite relaying calls.
• Types correspondence, charts, and such other data as needed. Places and receives telephone calls and records messages toemployees.
• Works with others consistently in a cooperative and respective manner.
• Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

TERMS: 185 days.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually by the Principal.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. Employees will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the Principal or appropriate administrator. Sumter School District reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description or application deadline at any time for the efficient operation of the district.
Sumter School District is an equal opportunity employer.

Position Type: Full-time
Job Categories:

Support Staff > Receptionist

Contact Information

• Tiffany Walters
• 1345 Wilson Hall Road
• Sumter, South Carolina 29150
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]