Receptionist / Administrative Support

Description

Are you organized and responsible? Are you a people person? Are you interested in making a positive difference in the lives of children and adults with developmental disabilities?  

If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Being a Receptionist/Administrative Support has its Advantages

As the Receptionist/Administrative Support at Devereux, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer: 

• A Monday through Friday daytime schedule.
• Opportunities to learn and grow professionally.
• Quality Low-Cost Benefits, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires!  https://www.mydevereuxbenefits.org/
• Access to the Savi Student Loan Checkup tool to help you navigate the student loan system – quickly see your repayment plan options and discover potential savings
• A rewarding career while making a difference!

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health New York provides programs and services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and dual diagnoses. Located in Mount Kisco, NY, this position will perform receptionist/switchboard duties, in addition to other administrative tasks in support of the NY Cares program. This position will maintain front desk duties, including answering the phone, announcing visitors, taking and receiving messages/deliveries, and giving information about the program to callers. They will perform secretarial/administrative work that may be confidential in nature, including, but not limited to: creating systems to track staff/student applicants or referrals; maintain directories; scan/fax materials to parents/districts/other; maintain electronic records; etc. The Receptionist/Administrative Support will assist the Program Director in scheduling interviews, screenings, parent observations, as well as assist in monitoring vendors or deliveries for school events. They will also assist as needed in monitoring the use of supplies and maintain a log for current inventory.

Salary:(commensurate with education and experience)

With HS Diploma/GED - $18.81 - $20.12 per hour

With BA/BS - $19.81 - $21.19 per hour

With MA/MS or higher - $20.81 - $22.26 per hour

You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes tuition assistance and student loan repayment, among other benefits! 

Qualifications

EDUCATION:HS Diploma required. Two years of specialized training preferred

EXPERIENCE: One year office experience in similar setting performing similar duties required. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:Significant, prolonged, and frequent amounts of walking, standing, sitting, stooping, bending and lifting 10 lbs or more is required. Must be able to operate and maintain office equipment. Free of dependency and abuse of illegal or illicit drugs, alcohol, inhalants or other chemical or controlled substances.               

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

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