Center Representative - CCE

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Welcome Center Representative creates a welcoming and positive first impression for members, prospective members, participants, and guests of the YMCA of Coastal Carolina. This position provides responsive customer service, performs routine membership and program transactions, answers questions, and helps individuals connect with YMCA programs and services. The Representative builds positive relationships while demonstrating the YMCA’s core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.

Applicant availability on evenings and weekends preferred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Welcomes members, prospective members, participants, and guests and provides friendly, responsive service in person, by phone, and through other communication channels.

Performs routine Welcome Center functions, including member check-in, program registration, payments, membership transactions, account updates, and facility access.

Responds to routine membership and program questions and provides accurate information regarding schedules, programs, services, policies, and facility amenities.

Conducts facility tours, responds to membership inquiries, and supports prospective members through the enrollment process using established YMCA practices.

Builds positive relationships with members and guests and helps connect individuals with YMCA programs, services, staff, and resources based on their interests and needs.

Supports new-member onboarding and engagement by providing information, answering questions, and creating a welcoming introduction to the YMCA.Addresses routine member questions and service concerns within established procedures and refers more complex situations to a Welcome Center Specialist, Team Lead, or appropriate leader.

Accurately uses membership, registration, and point-of-sale systems and maintains complete and confidential member records.

Processes payments and performs cash-handling and other financial transactions in accordance with established YMCA procedures.

Maintains current knowledge of YMCA memberships, programs, schedules, promotions, financial assistance, policies, and services.

Helps maintain a clean, organized, welcoming, and professional Welcome Center and communicates facility or safety concerns to appropriate staff.

Supports membership campaigns, member appreciation activities, special events, fundraising efforts, and other YMCA initiatives as assigned.

Follows YMCA policies, Child Protection Standards, safety procedures, confidentiality requirements, and established emergency procedures.

Participates in required meetings, training, and professional development and performs other duties as assigned.

YMCA COMPETENCIES (Leader):

Mission Advancement:
Accepts and demonstrates the Ys values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fund-raising.

Collaboration:

Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.

Operational Effectiveness:
Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings. Follows budgeting policies and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.

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