The Choice, Inc is seeking a Part-Time Receptionist for our client, a major professional trade association. This is a long-tern ongoing temporary need.
The office is a very beautiful, upscale space in downtown DC. It is within walking distance to all Metro lines.
Schedule: Tuesday - Thursday. This will be an in person position.
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. with a one-hour lunch and two 15 minutes breaks.
Job Duties:
- Greet and welcome guests in a friendly and professional manner
- Answer and direct phone calls, take messages, and transfer calls to the appropriate staff members
- Manage the reception area, ensuring it is clean, tidy, and well-organized
- Provide information and assistance to staff, visitors, and guests, such as directions and information on company, programs, and events
- Support meeting room reservations, setup, breakdown and other logistics for meetings occurring in the office
- Maintain knowledge of general logistics for internal and external meetings, events and programs
- Build relationship with building's security officers
- Handle inquiries and complaints in a courteous and efficient way, and escalate issues to the Director, Office Services and Facilities when necessary
- Provide general administrative assistance to team members across the office, as needed
- Perform other duties as assigned
Background:
- Previous experience as a receptionist, customer service representative, or similar role
- Highly professional and punctual
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
- Experience with Microsoft Office, specifically Outlook, Word and Teams; aptitude for learning new software systems
- Ability to adapt to changing situations in a calm and professional manner