Receptionist

Work Term: Casual
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 7 to 35 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work setting**:

- Rural area
- Willing to relocate
- Relocation costs covered by employer
- Social and family service agency
- Counselling, social agency
- Community and social services
- Child Welfare Organization
**Tasks**:

- Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
- Provide basic information to clients and the public
- Obtain and process information required to provide services
- Operate switchboard or telephone system
- Order office supplies
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Maintain work records and logs
- Perform clerical duties, such as filing and sorting and distributing mail
- Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
- Provide directory assistance
- Administrative and office activities
- Perform administrative tasks
- Office management
- Photocopy and collate documents for distribution, mailing and filing
- Maintain records of employee attendance, leave and overtime to calculate pay and benefit entitlements, using manual or computerized systems
- Establish administrative procedures
**Target audience**:

- Minority group
- Children
- Females
- Males
- Family
**Computer and technology knowledge**:

- Switchboard 1-25 lines
- Word processing software
- Electronic mail
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS Word
- MS Office
- Social Media
**Area of work experience**:

- Business administration/management
**Sales experience**:

- Call centre
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Child welfare check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
**Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Client focus
- Interpersonal awareness
- Dependability
- Judgement
- Values and ethics
- Ability to multitask
- Time management
**Workplace information**:

- Remote work available
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Vision care benefits
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Pension plan
**Other benefits**:

- Team building opportunities
- Parking available