07/31/2019
Duties
As our school receptionist, you will greet visitors and schedule meetings for school administrators. Read on to learn more about the responsibilities you'll take on if you work as our school receptionist.
Overview
School receptionists are often the first people that students, families, and visitors see when they enter a school. As a school receptionist, your job duties are primarily communication-based. As such, you'll need to be familiar with proper phone and email etiquette and possess strong interpersonal skills. Your daily tasks may include keeping records, scheduling meetings, and facilitating communication between teachers, staff, and families. In some cases, you may be required to provide secretarial support in addition to reception duties.
Communicate With Administrators, Faculty, Students, and Parents
As a school receptionist, you'll answer phone calls, greet visitors, and provide information to students. You'll also facilitate communication between administrators, teachers, and students' families. You will need to speak authoritatively on a variety of topics, including rules, disciplinary measures, and day-to-day operations. You may also be required to present policies and regulations to school visitors.
Keep Records
Keeping records of phone and mail inquiries will be a part of your job as a receptionist. You might create reports and file records of school operations. Your job includes secretarial duties, therefore, you'll be responsible for managing the administrative issues that do not necessarily need the principal's attention. You'll maintain and keep confidential information for all school records, including:
Student registrations
Student immunizations
Academic transcripts
Teachers' classroom assignments
Payroll processing
Tuition: receiving payments, creating, updating and billing statements
Schedule Meetings
Overseeing the creation of the activities calendar, which means you're responsible for scheduling parent-teacher conferences, back-to-school nights, and fundraising events/opportunities.
