Bilingual Receptionist

**Contract Opportunity**:
**Bilingual Receptionist**

At Lions Foundation Canada Dog Guides (LFCDG), we help people with medical or physical disabilities lead independent lives by providing them with a dog guide at no cost to support them in their daily lives. The school is unique in offering seven programs serving 150-200 new clients annually and supporting over 1100 active clients.

**Our Values**:

- **Integrity**:

- **Diversity & Inclusion**:

- **Excellence**:

- **Empathy**:

- **Respect**

**The Opportunity**:
As a Front Desk Receptionist, you will be the first point of contact for our company. Our Front Desk Receptionist’s duties include offering administrative support across the organization. You will welcome guests and greet people who visit the organization. You will coordinate front-desk activities, including distributing correspondence and redirecting phone calls. You will respond to inquiries, processing of Lions Awards for Canada, processing of Adopt-a-Puppy requests, Memorial Forest and Pet Memorial Wall. You will also be responsible for processing records, Dedication Service details, monthly and mid-month donations, Gift Shop shipments, fleet maintenance records, and ordering office supplies for staff.

**You will bring to the opportunity**:

- Minimum of one year experience working in a customer-service role, ideally as a front-desk receptionist for an organization
- Team-oriented and enjoy building and maintaining relationships with staff and volunteers
- Highly organized to carry out the diverse responsibilities in this role
- Self-starter and able to work independently with limited supervision but also the willingness and ability to effectively function as a member of a larger team as well as take and follow instructions and directions
- Working knowledge of French (preferred)
- Demonstrated capacity to work in a busy and, at times, noisy work environment

Hours of work: Monday to Friday, 8:30AM to 4:30PM with one hour of unpaid lunch

**Salary**: $18.68/hr - $21.98/hr

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $18.68-$21.98 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person