DISTRICT RECEPTIONIST (Bilingual/Biliterate Spanish)

Bassett Unified School District is a well-established educational institution committed to providing quality education and services to its community. Located in California, this public school district serves a diverse population of students and families with a wide range of educational programs and support services. The District takes pride in fostering a supportive and inclusive environment, ensuring that each student has the opportunity to succeed academically and personally. It emphasizes strong community engagement, effective communication, and delivering outstanding customer service to all stakeholders including students, parents, staff, and visitors. The District's dedicated staff and leadership work collaboratively to support the overall mission of educational excellence and community involvement.

The role of District Receptionist is a vital position within the Bassett Unified School District office, primarily serving as the first point of contact to visitors, parents, students, and staff. Reporting directly to the Superintendent or their designee, the District Receptionist is responsible for operations at the District office reception area, including managing a centralized telephone system, greeting and assisting visitors, facilitating communication via social media platforms, websites, and digital marquee systems to ensure accurate and timely dissemination of District information. This position requires exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to represent the District positively and provide outstanding customer service. A key feature of this role is also the management and monitoring of District communications to maintain consistency with District policies and branding standards. Additionally, the receptionist is tasked with handling mail sorting and distribution, maintaining District office meeting room calendars, ensuring adherence to office procedures, and performing various clerical duties such as filing, scanning, typing, and database input.

This position operates Monday through Friday, from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, totaling 8 hours per day. The role is open for both internal promotional candidates and external applicants, offering employment for a 12-month period. The District values bilingual skills highly, as the ability to read, write, and speak fluent Spanish is a mandatory requirement reflecting the community's linguistic diversity. While no specific licenses or certifications are required, two years of increasing clerical experience with substantial public contact is expected. Experience in social media management and digital communications is preferred, highlighting the District's commitment to modern communication strategies.

Working at the Bassett Unified School District provides a supportive and dynamic environment where employees contribute meaningfully to the District's mission. The physical demands of the role include sitting, standing, walking, lifting up to 20 pounds, and using fine manual dexterity to operate office equipment. The environment is fast-paced with the need to manage multiple tasks, shifting priorities, and interruptions professionally and efficiently. This position offers an excellent opportunity to grow professionally while contributing to an educational community dedicated to excellence and inclusiveness. District benefits for this full-time position include paid holidays, paid vacation, health benefits, and childcare and educational opportunities for employees' children, demonstrating the District's commitment to supporting its employees and their families.