Receptionist/Front Office Administrator Gig Assignment Length: 2 months
Salary: $25 - $27.50/hr Hours: 9a-5p, Mon-Fri (35 hrs a week) GENERAL
RESPONSIBILITIES Under appropriate supervision of a Managing Attorney,
the receptionist answers the telephone and does initial screening of all
applicants for service, as well as other tasks in accordance with
program guidelines and priorities and Standards of Practice. DUTIES -
Operate office telephone equipment, answer telephone inquiries, and
refer those inquiries to the appropriate persons and agencies or take
messages. - Greet office visitors and clients, determine the purpose of
the visit, and refer them to the appropriate person or agency or take
message. - Conduct the initial eligibility determination with applicants
for program services sufficient to demonstrate geographic, financial and
substantive eligibility within parameters established for that purpose
by the Employer. - Enter preliminary intake data into client database.
Perform computerized client conflict check, initiate conflicts
evaluation process and maintain conflicts log. - Receive, sort, stamp
and distribute mail. - Maintain staff sign-in sheets and vacation leave
calendar and approval sheets. - Type, file, photocopy, and perform other
office functions as appropriate. - Maintain receipt book and cash
receipts log. - As appropriate, attending meetings, trainings, etc. -
Serve as interpreter and translator for clients who are not fluent in
the English language. - Perform other reasonably related tasks as
assigned. QUALIFICATIONS - High school degree or equivalency
preferred. - Proficient typing and computer skills. - Prior office
receptionist experience preferred. - Ability to speak Spanish. -
Demonstrated concern for and commitment to goals of legal services and
to working for poor people. - Willingness to become familiar with
various community and social agencies in the county or counties where
the receptionist will be working.
