Part-Time Receptionist

PAY RATE: $16.17 per hour (up to 1,500 hours per year). Eligible part-time employees will receive up to a $5.75 per hour retention bonus for all hours worked from Memorial Day through Labor Day.  for details.

Under the supervision of the Park Operations Supervisor, receptionist will perform varying receptionist and secretarial assignments. Typical duties will include greeting and receiving visitors, operating the telephone system switchboard to relay incoming and internal calls to the proper stations, taking messages and providing information to callers, processes incoming/out‑going mail, selling permits, performing a variety of routine and complex technical and administrative tasks.

This role also uses various radio systems to dispatch police and maintenance units to handle tasks and/or emergencies within the park.

• Performs routine & complex clerical duties, including greeting and assisting park visitors, answering questions, selling permits, etc
• Reservations/registrations for picnics and facility rentals
• Processes incoming/out‑going mail.
• May assist in preparation of payroll & preparation of financial documents & reports
• Processes paperwork including, but not limited to, data entry in preparation of requisitions, transfers, registrations, etc
• Performs cash handling/operations duties as required
• Answers telephone and/or operates park switchboard and radio dispatch.

• Graduation from high school or equivalent
• Experience in public administration, business management or a related field preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to operate listed tools and equipment
• Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with supervisors, co‑workers, and the public
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures, filing, and record management
• Working knowledge and/or skill in a variety of computer software applications including spreadsheets, word processing, and database software
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions
• May be required to work assigned Special Events, Weekends, Evenings and Holidays
• May be required to adjust schedule to meet organizational needs
• Ability to perform essential duties

• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions
• Ability to load, unload and move materials from one location to another

Telephone, radio, point of sale system.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is routinely required to walk, sit, talk and hear. The employee is routinely required to use hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls;

and reach with hands and arms. The employee is routinely required to run, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch and must have the ability to traverse sandy, marshy, or wooded areas with uneven terrain. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely works in outside weather conditions. The employee may be exposed to heat, wet and/or humid conditions, chemicals, animals, foliage and vegetation, etc.