Front Desk Receptionist

This is an ON-SITE position with standard working hours 8:30am - 5:00pm.

Key Job Functions :
The primary responsibility of the Receptionist is to organize and coordinate administrative duties and office procedures. The role is responsible for creating and maintaining a pleasant work environment and ensuring high levels of organizational effectiveness and communication. Additional responsibilities of the Receptionist include making office supply arrangements and greeting visitors.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Administrative Support:

• Provide general administrative support to ensure efficient office operations.
• Handle incoming calls, emails, and correspondence.
• Schedule and coordinate meetings, appointments, and events.
• Receive and screen telephone callers, visitors, complaints and outside contacts
• Greet and provide general support to visitors – hospitality and administrative
• Ensure proper mail distribution
• Support other teams with various administrative tasks

Office Administration and Operations:

• Manage office supplies, order new stock, and ensure necessary equipment is functioning.
• Oversee facilities and workspace organization.
• Ensure proper mail distribution
• Liaise with vendors and service providers for office-related needs.
• Organize office operations and procedures according to SOPs currently in place
• Address and resolve day-to-day operational issues.
• Propose improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Assist with managing Asset & Fixed Asset inventories
• Liaise with facility management vendors, including cleaning and catering services

Record Keeping:

• Maintain and update office records, databases, and filing systems.
• Prepare and distribute internal and external communications.

Communication and Coordination:

• Act as a point of contact between employees, management, and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate communication within the office and coordinate with different departments.

All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Work Experience:
To perform this job successfully, the candidate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily (with or without an accommodation). The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• High school diploma or a bachelor’s degree in business, administration, or a related field
• 2+ office administration experience (an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered).

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to comprehend and interpret instructions, short correspondence, and memos and ask clarifying questions to ensure understanding.
• Strong working ability of Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Superior organizational skills including attention to detail and time management.
• Ability to establish and nurture collaborative relationships at all levels, and identify needs and deliver solutions that achieve employee, team, and school goals and satisfaction.
• Ownership & Drive— ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strong follow-through and a focus on owning the outcome.
• Ability to effectively partner with leadership and colleagues to ensure deadlines are met, while navigating multiple priorities and deliverables.
• Dependability–Has exhibited the quality of being reliable and flexible to be available when needed.
• Unwavering commitment to transparency, accountability, and driving results for yourself, and your team members and stakeholders.
• Very people oriented, supports a positive working environment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Important Notes
Position Details: This is a full-time hourly (non-exempt) position (40+ hours/week).
Pay: This pay does not include any opportunity for incentive compensation and is only reflective of the base pay for this position.
The range of pay for this California-based position is $23.00- $25.00 per hour.
The actual compensation offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve listed and you think can bring value to Workshops for Warriors, we would love to learn more about you and encourage you to apply.
Benefits and Perks: Workshops for Warriors makes available comprehensive benefits after 30 days of employment. Options include Medical (50% employer contribution), dental and vision coverage (100% employer contribution), a 401k program with employer match, 8 paid holidays, Flexible work hours (position dependent), and paid time off.
Dress code: Our office staff works in a business casual or relaxed business casual environment.
Supervisory: No supervisory responsibilities.
Physical Requirements: 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
The employee frequently is required to stand; sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to push, move, lift or otherwise bear 10-30lbs. Applications may include but are not limited to repetitive work using a computer keyboard, mouse and headphones while sitting and/or standing at an assigned work desk area.
Work Environment: The employee works in an office/administration building in an urban industrial neighborhood. Other areas within the school are mixed use such as classrooms, welding and machining areas.
Employee may have additional environmental hazards such as: chemical, electrical, flammable, or mechanical in nature

E-Verify Compliance Statement:
Workshops for Warriors, Inc. participates in the E-Verify program. We ensure employment eligibility of all employees by using the E-Verify electronic verification system.

Policy for Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Prevention:
Workshops for Warriors is committed to providing a professional work environment free from discrimination and harassment, including discrimination and harassment based on a protected characteristic, and an environment free from retaliation for participating in any protected activity covered by this policy.

Workshops for Warriors is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Accordingly, we have adopted and maintain this anti-discrimination policy designed to encourage professional and respectful behavior and prevent discriminatory and harassing conduct in our workplace.

Workshops for Warriors employees are expected to assume responsibility for maintaining a work environment that is free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Employees are encouraged to promptly report conduct that they believe violates this policy so that we have an opportunity to address and resolve any concerns. Managers and supervisors are required to promptly report conduct that they believe violates this policy. We are committed to responding to alleged violations of this policy in a timely and fair manner and to taking appropriate action aimed at ending the prohibited conduct.

EEO Statement: Workshops for Warriors is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees, applicants, unpaid interns, and volunteers without regard to actual or perceived: race (including hair texture or protected hairstyles, e.g. braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin (including language use restrictions), ancestry, citizenship, disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status, family and medical leave status, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, and any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

All openings are subject to change without notice, due to the volume of applications / resumes received, we are unable to respond to status inquiries. Please be assured that your information is being properly handled and forwarded to the appropriate hiring staff. If your skills and qualifications meet the needs of the job, you will be contacted.