What are the responsibilities and job description for the Receptionist (Spanish Speaking) position at Southern Westchester BOCES?
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Primary Performance Responsibilities
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Primary Performance Responsibilities
- Communicates orally and in writing in both Spanish and English languages, providing interpretive and information services for Spanish speaking students and/or parents.
- Receives visitors ,ascertains the nature of business, answers questions, responds to complaints, or refers them to proper office or individual.
- Makes appointments for callers and visitors with staff members and officials;
- Schedules clients for program services or participation in program activities, e.g., home delivered meals, transportation pick-ups for recreation programs, shopping trips, medical appointments, etc.
- Furnishes routine information to callers in a school or municipal office and may provide visitors with applications, forms, claims, activity/special event programs, school calendars.
- Responds to requests for school and/or municipal publications from residents, visitors, businesses, organizations.
- Receives, date stamps, and distributes all incoming mail to appropriate staff members and distributes outgoing mail.
- Performs miscellaneous clerical work and keeps simple records and files.
- Notes location of staff members so they may be reached in an emergency.
- Provides general support to program staff (copying, filing, etc.).
- MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and one year of general office experience, including, or supplemented by, one year of experience involving contact with the public.
- SUBSTITUTION: Satisfactory completion of 30 credits* or one year of post high school education at a college or business school may be substituted for the one year of required experience.
- Priority given to candidates who are currently on a Civil Service List for this title.
- Candidates must have taken or be eligible to take the civil service exam for this title.
- Candidates must pass a Spanish proficiency exam.