Oklahoma City Public Schools
Receptionist-Bilingual
PayCompetitive
LocationOklahoma City/Oklahoma
Employment typeFull-Time
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Job Description
- Req#: 17444
- Position Type:
ProTech (Non-Certified) - Date Posted:
5/7/2025 - Location:
Student Support Services - Greets and directs call, vendors, and walk-in visitors in a professional manner to appropriate parties or departments which may including taking messages if party is unavailable
- Handles high volume of calls & emails daily
- Translates instructions, directions or forms for Spanish speaking customers
- Maintains safe and clean and professional reception area
- Accepts deliveries and coordinates the distribution of them
- Assists in scheduling and arranging meetings and/or conference calls
- Updates calendars, equipment, and catering as needed
- Develops and maintains organized filing, scanning and follow-up systems
- Scans documents into appropriate employee files
- Responds to emergency calls for the purpose of forwarding to appropriate parties to address immediate safety issues
- Cross trains with other office staff and assists with unexpected/urgent situations as needed
- Watches for conduct/situation that may indicate a problem and notifies Security
- Maintains a professional appearance by wearing work attire appropriate for the position
- Assists with special projects and additional duties as assigned
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Fluent in English and Spanish with the ability to effectively speak, write and read in English and Spanish
- Minimum one (1) year of experience as a receptionist or similar office/clerical related position
- Knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) and Google Docs
- Able to exercise great initiative and independent judgment
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize responsibilities in a fast paced environment
- Able to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
- Exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer.
- Able to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids.
- Hear and understand speech at normal levels, outdoors and on the telephone.
- Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly.
- Physical agility to bend, stoop, climb stairs, walk, reach and lift up to 25 pounds.
- Duties are normally performed in an office environment.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reports To: Executive Director of Student Support Services
- Greets and directs call, vendors, and walk-in visitors in a professional manner to appropriate parties or departments which may including taking messages if party is unavailable
- Handles high volume of calls & emails daily
- Translates instructions, directions or forms for Spanish speaking customers
- Maintains safe and clean and professional reception area
- Accepts deliveries and coordinates the distribution of them
- Assists in scheduling and arranging meetings and/or conference calls
- Updates calendars, equipment, and catering as needed
- Develops and maintains organized filing, scanning and follow-up systems
- Scans documents into appropriate employee files
- Responds to emergency calls for the purpose of forwarding to appropriate parties to address immediate safety issues
- Cross trains with other office staff and assists with unexpected/urgent situations as needed
- Watches for conduct/situation that may indicate a problem and notifies Security
- Maintains a professional appearance by wearing work attire appropriate for the position
- Assists with special projects and additional duties as assigned
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Fluent in English and Spanish with the ability to effectively speak, write and read in English and Spanish
- Minimum one (1) year of experience as a receptionist or similar office/clerical related position
- Knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) and Google Docs
- Able to exercise great initiative and independent judgment
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize responsibilities in a fast paced environment
- Able to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
- Exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer.
- Able to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids.
- Hear and understand speech at normal levels, outdoors and on the telephone.
- Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly.
- Physical agility to bend, stoop, climb stairs, walk, reach and lift up to 25 pounds.
- Duties are normally performed in an office environment.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
FSLA Status: Non-Exempt
Compensation: 810 (Salary determined by experience.)
Work Days: 242
FTE: 8 hours per dayReceptionist-BilingualPosition Summary:
Oversees reception area and provide assistance by answering incoming calls, redirecting those calls, making outgoing calls, taking messages, accepting deliveries, greeting and directing visitors, and answering questions. Performs word processing and other clerical tasks that requires frequently using Spanish and English interchangeably, including basic correspondence, filing, and reports.
Essential Duties:
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required):
The working conditions and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Position Type:
About the company
The Oklahoma City Public Schools, abbreviated OKCPS, is a multicultural public school district serving most of the urban area of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.