Receptionist

This position is in Redding, CT
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Joining the Benchmark Senior Living team at Meadow Ridge means putting your passion to work. Associates thrive in a supportive, diverse, and skilled team that is committed to caring and dedicated service.

Meadow Ridge is the premier life care retirement community in Fairfield County, located on 136 acres in beautiful Redding, Connecticut. In this unique and enriching environment, we offer Independent and Assisted Living apartment homes, as well as a skilled Health Center where we provide our residents with quality care and services.

Meadow Ridge is seeking a part-time Receptionist
Part Time opportunity 19 hours a week to cover the below schedule
Thursday & Friday 4pm-8pm, Satruday & Sunday 2:30 pm - 8pm
Hourly wage range $18.00 -$19.25
Per diem opportunity also available

As Receptionist, you serve as the information referral center for our residents, families, potential residents, staff, guests, community contacts, and others visiting the community. In addition, the Front Desk Receptionist shall provide support for some computer processing duties as appropriate.

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
Manages doctor appointment book and beauty 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

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent certificate preferred.
Possesses expert knowledge of telephone system and capable of teaching others

As a community associate at Benchmark, you will have access to a variety of benefits including, but not limited to, the following:

8 holidays & 3 floating holidays*
Discounted Meal Program
Paid Training & Company-provided Uniforms
Associate Referral Bonus Program
Physical & Mental Health Wellness Programs
401k Retirement Plan with Company Match
Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Vacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off

*Eligibility may vary by employment status
Benchmark Senior Living is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We embrace and encourage our associates’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our associates unique