PROGRAM AIDE/RECEPTIONIST

Part-Time, Non-Union, Non-Exempt Position

18.78 per hour, 25 hours per week

Monday through Friday, 8 : 00am-1 : 00pm / 1 : 00pm-5 : 00pm

BASIC FUNCTION OF PROGRAM AIDE / RECEPTIONIST :

To provide program support to the Early Childhood Division through office and reception duties.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROGRAM AIDE / RECEPTIONIST :

• Maintains database for program requirements.
• Meets and greets parents, family members and community representatives.
• Serves as attendant for telephone system (answering / screening calls, respond to inquiries, relay messages).
• Serves as attendant for door security system (monitoring who is entering the building).
• Operates personal computers and office machines (Xerox, Facsimile).
• May type and proof letters, forms, documents and statistical reports.
• Composes and types routine correspondence as necessary.
• Maintain appointment calendar including intake appointments.
• Participate in scheduled staff conferences and meetings.
• Supports parent involvement and engagement throughout ECD.
• Notifies appropriate people of meetings.
• Provide translation for Spanish speaking parents.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS OF PROGRAM AIDE / RECEPTIONIST :

EOE AA M / F / Vets / Disability

New Opportunities' mission is to improve the quality of life for economically disadvantaged individuals by providing the necessary resources to increase their standard of living, foster self-improvement, and maximize self-empowerment.

New Opportunities Inc. is the community action agency that serves Waterbury, Meriden, Torrington and 27 surrounding Connecticut towns . We offer a variety of social service programs designed to eliminate poverty and assist people in need.

Headquartered in Waterbury and the cities fourth largest employer, New Opportunities has additional offices in Meriden, Torrington, Danbury and Thomaston for the convenience of those they serve. Annually, more than 61,000 individuals benefit from programs offered at this agency, guided by the New Opportunities staff who helped them find the way to meet their needs.

In accordance with the mission of New Opportunities, the Agency aims to increase the self-sufficiency of its customers and support their move out of poverty toward a more middle-class lifestyle.

In 1964, the Agency incorporated as a private non-profit corporation in the State of Connecticut and is a tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) organization. With an annual budget for 2014 in excess of $41 million dollars, New Opportunities administers more than 50 social service programs targeted to the low-income, elderly and disabled communities.

While the range of programs is broad, they fall into one or more of the following categories :

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