Receptionist Needed

Receptionist Needed

Receptionist/Mail Room Specialist

Manhattan Legal Services, a not-for-profit legal services organization serving low income clients in New York City, has a receptionist/mail room position open. It is available immediately.

The hours of employment will be from 1-4 pm Monday through Thursday. Responsibilities include:

Translating for Mandarin and Cantonese speaking clients;
Operating the central telephone equipment in the office;
Speaking to each prospective client or visitor who enters the office to determine whether or not they can be helped;
Referring persons who cannot be served by the office to the appropriate agency, if available, or informing people that no assistance is available if that is the case;
Performing preliminary intake or screen interview, including preparation of appropriate forms, which may require occasional typing;
Maintaining a chart indicating the location of every staff person, who must report their location and schedule to the Receptionist;
Sorting and distributing the mail;
Occasional filing;
Duplicating, collating, and distributing materials;
Occasional messenger work;
Sorting, distributing, receiving, labeling, collecting, stamping, and posting mail;
Limited intra-office maintenance responsibilities.

Salary is set at $15/hour.

Fluency in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese required. Interested persons should send a cover letter and resume to: smcdonald@mls.ls-nyc.org. No telephone calls, please.

Manhattan Legal Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity.

• Compensation: $15/hour
• This is a part-time job.
• This is at a non-profit organization.
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