Receptionist

Pay $15.00 Pay Frequency Monthly Full Time / Part Time Full time Job Summary DEFINITION Under general supervision, receives visitors and callers, provides information and performs various clerical duties for the Alternative Court Programs by performing the following duties. Job Details ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Receive visitors and caller; determine nature of business and supplies information, as authorized; direct individual to proper person. Answer incoming telephone calls and refer to proper individual, take messages or handle in the most appropriate manner. Receive, sort, stamp and distribute mail. Prior to start of business daily, receptionist will prepare office by ensuring common areas are clean and tidy and preparing coffee and water for morning meetings. Will receive, and sign for, if necessary, all incoming mail via USPS, FedEx, UPS, etc., and notifying appropriate staff of items. Will assist staff with copying needs, mailings, filing, etc., as requested. Primary individual responsible for maintaining the appearance the office/conference rooms/kitchen/common hallway, etc. The Receptionist will also be responsible for general housekeeping tasks related to the kitchen and serving area in conference rooms and meeting rooms. The Receptionist will maintain office supplies in all conference and meeting rooms where they are currently provided, including but not limited to, pens, pencils, and scratch pads for meetings. Type correspondence, reports and other material for staff, including data entry updates to program database. Perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES Skill in receiving visitors; in maintaining records and files; in personal computer; and in typing. Knowledge of departmental policies and procedures; of regulations; and of services provided. Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; to exercise tact, patience and courtesy in dealing with others; to speak clearly, distinctly and in a pleasing tone; to detect clerical errors; and to cooperate and work with others. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES This job has no supervisory responsibilities. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Education equivalent to graduation from a standard four-year high school, supplemented by a course in typing, and over one year work experience as receptionist or related work. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS None required. PHYSICAL DEMANDS 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 regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Department is a model agency in many ways. We have over 600 men and women who strive each day to better serve the citizens of Tulsa County in all that we do.