Part-Time Receptionist (Hiring ASAP!)

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 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
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
  • Experience with Microsoft Office, specifically Outlook, Word and Teams; aptitude for learning new software systems
  • Develop and maintain knowledge of office procedures and etiquette
  • Strong time management and multi-tasking ability
  • Demonstrates professionalism, discretion and solid judgments in all interactions and communications
  • Ability to adapt to changing situations in a calm and professional manner