Description: Work Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Workdays: Monday – Friday
Location: 202 W. French Place, San Antonio, TX, 78212
Mission: The mission of Catholic Charities is to provide for the needs of our communitythrough selfless service under the sign of love.
Summary:
The Front Desk Receptionist is the first point of contact that a visitor has when they arrive to Catholic Charities and is responsible for assisting the organization with a variety of daily tasks to ensure successful operations in all areas. The Front Desk Receptionist works closely with the Chief of Staff and the Executive leadership team to perform tasks necessary for continued operations – Mission Advancement, Finance, Administration, and Programs. The individual must be organized, positive, flexible, take initiative, and able to handle multiple and varied tasks at a time.
Position Responsibilities:
- Greets and directs visitors appropriately.
- Assists visitors by answering or referring inquiries professionally and courteously.
- Maintains employee and department directories.
- Performs basic data entry when needed.
- Maintains reception area to be clean and organized.
- Receives and sorts daily mail and delivery packages.
- Responsible for processing donations by receiving, providing In-Kind form for donor, and In-Kind data entry.
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Provides support to the Chief of Staff and/or other Chief’s as requested.
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Must complete all required professional development assigned in a timely manner.
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Must be sensitive to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
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Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Competencies:
Adaptability
Customer Service
De-escalation
Critical Thinking
Empathy
Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:
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Education
- High School Diploma or GED
- Experience
- Minimum of 6 months of experience in a professional administrative or related capacity.
- License and Credentials
- Reliable transportation
- Valid driver license, with clear driving record
Minimum Knowledge and Skills:
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Bilingual in Spanish required
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Minimum of 6 months experience in professional/administrative work including answering and screening phone calls, and customer service.
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Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook)
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Proficiency with Canva preferred
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Must be detail oriented, organized, self-motivated, work well independently and on a team
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Must have good written and verbal skills
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Must have good critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Travel Requirements:
Travel requirements for the position includes 10% local and 0% overnight.
Disclaimer:
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job description or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, etc.) ** This is a Grant funded position and salary is dependent on funding availability. Position can be eliminated at any time because of lack of funding to support this position.**
Catholic Charities is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To view this and other employment opportunities please visit our website at www.ccaosa.org. You must apply through our website and complete the application and upload your resume. No phone calls please. If you are chosen for an interview, you will be contacted.