Front Desk Receptionist in Newton, MA at Benchmark Senior Living

Date Posted: 6/4/2024

Job Snapshot

  • Street Address:
    280 Newtonville Avenue
  • Location:
    280 Newtonville Avenue
    Newton, MA
  • Job Type:
  • Experience:
    Not Specified
  • Date Posted:
    6/4/2024

Job Description

Joining the Benchmark Senior Living team means putting your passion to work. Associates thrive in a supportive, diverse, and skilled team that's committed to caring and dedicated service. With training and educational programs, we empower you to explore your interests and growth opportunities. We invite you to connect with your calling, find purpose in your career, and gain lifelong relationships through the power of human connection by transforming the lives of seniors! 

Cabot Park Village in Newton, MA is looking for a receptionist to be responsible for front desk coverage including greeting visitors and vendors, answering the telephone, coding invoices, overseeing the postage meter, and metering mail. 

What is our need: 

  • Part Time 2nd shift - 3-11pm

Responsibilities:

• Greets visitors immediately upon arrival
• Professionally handles all phone calls and routes callers or answers questions in a timely and courteous manner
• Offers refreshments (coffee, water, etc.) to visitors, where applicable
• Greets all residents, associates, and visitors with a warm smile and pleasant tone of voice
• Manages doctor appointment book
• Manages beauty and barber appointment book
• Acts as concierge for residents (calling taxis, handling telephone and/or cable problems, checking newspaper deliveries, etc.)
• Keeps lobby clean and neat, free of clutter and trash
• Reports any mal-functioning equipment to maintenance
• Assists the Community Sales Team, led by the Executive Director, with sales and marketing programs and initiatives
• Develops and practices the “30 second commercial” to be used when greeting visitors
• Participates in in-service trainings as required by state regulations

 

Job Requirements

Requirements:

  • High school diploma or equivalent certificate preferred.
  • Possesses expert knowledge of telephone system and capable of teaching others
  • Intermediate-level knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook) as well as familiarity with Internet search tools
  • Strong organizational, oral, and written communication skills
  • Knowledge of office equipment and ability to troubleshoot problems

We believe in offering meaningful benefits. Below is a sampling of the benefits we offer our associates. To find out more, please apply today!

  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance provided by BCBS
  • Spring Health Wellness Program
  • aHealthyMe Wellness Program
  • 401 (k) offering with Auto-enrollment feature