Overview: Join Gates Hudson Community Management (GHCM), where professional growth meets a positive and supportive work environment. As a leading community management firm, GHCM is dedicated to providing quality service through an experienced and knowledgeable team. Our unique policies, up-to-date financial and management reports, and emphasis on training and leadership skills set us apart in the industry.

• Core Values and Mission Statement: At GHCM, our mission is to deliver exceptional service to our clients by maintaining a skilled and professional management team. Our core values revolve around fostering a positive and collaborative work culture, encouraging innovation, and providing ongoing learning and skill development opportunities.
• Work Culture: GHCM embraces a collaborative and innovative work culture through an open-door policy, a mentoring program, and a flexible, friendly family environment. We believe in listening to our team members and promoting a positive, supportive workplace for everyone.
• Why GHCM? Consider a career at GHCM if you seek a professional, learning-centric environment. We value candidates who are eager to learn, communicate effectively, and prioritize customer service. GHCM invests in ongoing education, training, and mentoring, paying for all education costs to support career growth and advancement opportunities.
• Employee Feedback and Communication: GHCM maintains an open line of communication through regular training, meetings, and an open-door policy. We encourage employee feedback and believe in transparent and frequent communication.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: GHCM is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. We foster a diverse and inclusive environment and value the contributions of every team member.
• Perks and Benefits: GHCM stands out with unique perks and benefits, such as the full coverage of manager education, including CAI. We prioritize work-life balance through flexible work arrangements, including work-from-home options and flexible hours.
• Community Involvement: While we currently support charities, GHCM is actively working to develop a more robust community involvement program to give back to our communities.
• Success Stories: Many GHCM employees have successfully advanced in their careers, with examples of receptionists reaching senior-level positions. Our commitment to professional development and training has empowered numerous success stories within our team.

If you are a professional seeking a dynamic career with opportunities for growth, learning, and a supportive work environment, GHCM welcomes you. Join us and be a part of our journey to excellence in community management.

About the role:

The Receptionist duties include, but are not limited to, working at the reception area for GHCM and welcoming all incoming visitors, answering company phone lines, disseminating faxes and e-mails upon receipt to the proper team member and fulfilling Postage machine responsibilities. This position must have the perceptiveness, interpersonal and organizational skills required to deal effectively with a wide range of people, including senior level executives, property managers, and outside contacts all while providing quality customer service.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• When arriving in the morning, turn on lights and unlock front doors. • Check all emails and faxes from the night before and respond/forward appropriately.

• Check voicemails every morning and forward calls to the appropriate person. • Make sure the reception area is clean and neat.

• Update phone lists and email lists, and all reference lists accordingly. • Make sure reception area is stocked with appropriate tools to assist in day-to-day activities

• Promote goodwill among clients, owners, coworkers, and contractors. • Direct incoming calls to appropriate people.

• Assist visitors with requests.

• Ask who they are here to see and if they have an appointment. o Contact whomever the visitor is here to see and let the manager know someone is
  here to see them and what it is regarding.

• Please have the visitor take a seat.

• Assist in preparing community mailers.

• Alert appropriate personnel of customer complaints.

• Schedule pick-ups for any Fed-Ex, UPS or courier services for employees (originator must complete distribution checklist when leaving correspondence at receptionist desk to be picked up).

• Forward incoming faxes to proper employees.

• Open, stamp, sort, and distributed incoming mail.

• Log in and Log out each package incoming/outgoing.

• At closing time lock doors and turn off lights in the reception area. • Assist Executive Assistant when required and others with supervisor approval.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Maintain full working knowledge of all GHCM operating, accounting policies and procedures and Jenark Access modules.
• Intermediate or advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office systems, including but not limited to Outlook, Excel and Word.
• General knowledge of Internet use and using Internet browsers, to include changing/creating passwords and security question answers and bookmarking web addresses.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to complete general office duties.
• Ability to hear and speak well enough to converse verbally over the phone and in-person (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken or written word).
• Ability to interpret, evaluate and communicate detailed written or verbal instructions to others accurately and easily.
• Able to see well enough to use the computer effectively and read written communications.
• Ability to lift, push, pull or carry up to 25 pounds for the dissemination of documents, supplies, materials, etc. to various locations throughout the office/facility.
• May be required to climb stairs depending on the property structure.

Work Environment:

• Professional office environment
• Use of standard office equipment (computers, phones, copiers, etc.).