Receptionist

About the Role

The Receptionist manages the front office area and provides administrative support to all campus departments.

Responsibilities

• Answering telephones, greeting visitors, and providing general clerical support
• Data entry as required
• Delivering excellent customer service
• Operating and maintaining office equipment such as fax machines, copiers, printers, telephones, and computers
• Prioritizing and quickly resolving issues
• Processing multiple types of information and performing multiple tasks simultaneously
• Reporting and managing daily, weekly, and monthly enrollment activities
• Superior verbal and written communication skills, particularly over the phone
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent from an academic institution accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
• 1 year of administrative work experience
• Proficiency in data entry and Microsoft Office
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and database programs (CampusVue preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s degree from an academic institution accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
• 3 years of administrative work experience

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls
• Reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Talk or hear, taste or smell
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Usually not exposed to weather conditions
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate