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About the Role

Grace seeks an energetic receptionist to serve as the initial point of contact for students, families, faculty, staff, and visitors, creating a welcoming and professional environment. This position is responsible for providing exceptional customer service, answering phones, coordinating visitor access, and performing other administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

• Answer, screen and route telephone calls.
• Greet children, families, staff, and visitors in a courteous and professional manner.
• Partner with Security to manage daily sign-in/sign-out procedures and maintain accurate visitor logs.
• Respond to routine questions and direct more complex matters to the appropriate staff member.
• Coordinate incoming and outgoing mail, packages, and deliveries.
• Provide daily lunch coverage and partial day coverage at our Lower School as needed.
• Support the administrative team with data entry, filing, and other clerical tasks as needed.
• Help uphold health, safety, and compliance protocols.
• Coordinate with the School’s other Front Desk Receptionist to ensure seamless coverage and continuity of service throughout the week.
• Assist with special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 2 years of receptionist or customer service experience.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
• Ability to move between two nearby school buildings as needed throughout the workday to ensure proper coverage.
• Ability to use standard office equipment, including computers, telephones, copiers and printers.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills with a welcoming demeanor.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and willingness to learn new software, including visitor management systems and student information systems.

Location

• New York City

Work Type

• Full-time
• Full year

Experience Level

• Minimum of 2 years of experience

Education Level

• High school diploma or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

• $45,000-$50,000

About the Company

• Grace Church School is a JK–12, independent school located on two nearby campuses in downtown New York City.
• An Episcopal school, welcoming children of all faiths and of none, Grace believes in the inherent, precious dignity of every individual and seeks to provide an outstanding education worthy of our common humanity.
• Grace is a school of big ideas, and our structured curriculum promotes academic excellence through a pedagogy of joy: an approach that reflects our belief that joy is the fuel of academic achievement, and that students learn best when motivated by delight, wonder, curiosity, and purpose.
• We work hard to nurture a culture of dignity and belonging, and we seek to foster in each student skills of intellectual excellence and habits of ethical virtue.
• Grounded in tradition, the school remains ever open to innovation, looking to the best research on the science of learning and the craft of teaching to advance the timeless values and aspirations of our mission.

Equal Opportunity

• Grace Church School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• We believe that equity and inclusion are not only hallmarks of a just society, but also virtues essential to sound learning.
• Our commitment to antiracism, equity, and belonging calls on all faculty members to promote a culture of dignity and belonging for everyone at Grace by recognizing and honoring the unique gifts of its students, families, faculty, and staff.
• We encourage applications from candidates with broad and diverse backgrounds and from individuals of all races, nationalities, identities, and beliefs.