Receptionist, Administrative​/Clerical

Location:

Houston EHS, TXJob # of Openings: 1

JOB DESCRIPTION JOB TITLERECEPTIONISTCATEGORYNON-EXEMPTPROGRAMURBAN STRATEGIES – EARLY HEAD STARTWORK SCHEDULE

FIVE DAYS PER WEEK, 40 HOURS PER WEEK; 12 MONTHS PER YEAR

CENTER MANAGER

Urban Strategiesexists to equip, resource, and connect faith- and community-based organizations that are engaged in community transformation to help families reach their fullest potential. We work with trusted faith- and community-based organizations and focus on the Latino community to engage and come alongside the whole family. Our vision is that all children and families reach their full potential.

Our work is informed by our three core values:
Authentic Relationships, Servant Leadership, and Intentional Compassion.

• Authentic Relationships are foundational to our work and move beyond a transactional nature to truly know people. They serve as opportunities for mutual development and growth and are based on the belief that all people have inherent dignity and worth.
• Servant Leadership is rooted in an other-centric mindset that informs the way one leads and builds up individuals, families, and communities.
• Intentional Compassion describes a deliberate commitment to understand, formulate strategic responses, and activate others to reach their full potential.

Our organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and our administrative officesare located in Johnson City, Tennessee. Our team works across the United States and Puerto Rico with direct service centers located in California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, New York, and Puerto Rico.

Responsible for handling front office reception and administration duties, including greeting families, providing orientation/information, data entry, an swering phones, handling center inquiries, sorting, and distribution of mail, supplies, and materials.

• Answer telephone calls and route calls to specificpeople
• Greet families and visitors and make sure they are comfortable while theywait
• Provide program orientation and/or information as requested or appropriate
• Direct the visitor to the employee or call the employee to announce thevisitor
• Ensure that safety measures are taken with everyvisitor
• Receive and distribute mail and packages

• Ensure reception area is well presented
• Perform basic bookkeeping, filing, and clerical duties
• Manage the maintenance and care of office equipment
• Other related activities and duties as assigned

Ability to see at a normal distance, hear normal conversations and sounds, and use hands and fingers to fill out required forms. Occasional lifting of fifty (50) pounds is required.

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 as long as the staff disability does not create an undue risk of injury.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum one-year experience or theequivalent
• Basic computer skills, office
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• Must have a Valid Driver’s License, Personal Vehicle, and Liability Insurancerequired.

Other employment requirements include the following:

• All EHS employees must pass a mandatory criminal background check prior to hiring and everyfive yearsthereafter.
• Initial health exam and state-required communicable disease screening and testing.

Employment is conditional pending satisfactory results of all required tests and background checks mentioned above. Periodic physical examinations and TB clearances will be required if hired.