Receptionist - Maple Valley
Receptionist - Maple Valley
Posted on :
27-08-2025
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Hourly Salary
$ 25 - 26
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1 Vacancy
Posted on :
27-08-2025
Job Description
Why work with YWCA Seattle King Snohomish
YWCA SKS is the regions largest non-profit organization with a 120 year legacy focused on the needs of women with programs serving 7000 people each year. When you work with YWCA you make a difference.
Were women and BIPOC-led family-centered and supportive of employees. As a full-time YWCA employee (30 hours) youll enjoy a benefits package including medical insurance generous vacation holiday sick leave plans and an outstanding retirement your passion for racial equity and social justice to work apply today!
What Youll Do
You will be part of a dynamic and talented team of professionals dedicated to the highest standards of excellence and quality human services. The position provides transportation to the residents of the YWCAs Passage Point Homes to transit connections for personal appointments shopping trips recreational outings etc. The position also provides operational and administrative support for the Passage Point Program including answering phones guest services transportation coordination and security support.
The YWCA Passage Point is a supportive housing site with services designed to assist residents who are transitioning from incarceration into the Renton/Issaquah/Maple Valley community. All residents are committed to working toward housing stability and reunification with their children.
This position has a social justice component that requires critical thinking through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principals of antiracism and grounding those principles in everyday work are required job skills and core values.
Expectations of your role:
- The Receptionist/Van Driver is responsible for providing safe timely and courteous transportation for residents while providing quality service
- Adheres to all YWCA Passage Point policies with regard to transport of adults and children
- Assists residents with any special needs during transportation; such as carrying packages opening doors assisting residents onto and out of the vehicle and to the point of destination
- Provides miscellaneous pickup and delivery services as directed
- Tracks and coordinates approved transportation destinations
- Works in coordination to provide transportation with PP case managers or any YWCA program staff that support PP residents
- Answers telephone responds to requests for information and resources makes referrals to outside resources provides customer service to office guests
- May perform general office duties including filing faxing copying and mailings
- Calls for maintenance and repair or replacement office equipment (in consultation with the Program Manager)
- May maintain filing systems and performs record-keeping duties for check requests and timesheets
- May provide support to Department Director and Program Manager during hiring processes including logging and organizing applications and setting appointments
- Guest sign in and sign out checking guest list and ensuring compliant with guest policy with residents.
- Assists YWCA staff when requested with deliveries and donations and with volunteer projects
- Assure that clients staff volunteers and community partners are treated with respect and dignity regardless of race ethnic background gender or socioeconomic background.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Must haves to be successful:
- Must have valid Washington State Driver License and insurance and an acceptable driving record. No more than 2 moving violation within a year period and no accidents within 3 years.
- Must pass criminal background check and YWCA driving test
- Must be knowledgeable of all safety precautions and comply with safety procedures
- Must be able to work with ethnically and economically diverse population both children and adults
- Ability to react calmly in emergency situations and be considerate
- Experience working with communities of color
- Demonstrated understanding of the intersection of racism and poverty
- Ability to work evenings and weekends
- Ability to work semi-independently without direct supervision by following all policies and procedures and the ability to follow through on assigned tasks
Hours Rate and Benefits
- Hourly Rate: $25.00 - $26.50
- Hours: 20 hours per week
- For information about our benefits please visit:YWCA Careers & Benefits Information.
- At the time of hire employees may enroll voluntarily in the Fidelity 403b Plan
- After two years of employment employees are eligible to participate in the YWCA Retirement Fund
Physical Requirements
- All positions at YWCA Seattle King Snohomish are exposed to clients who have experienced or are experiencing trauma in various forms including but not limitedto:domestic violence sexual violence homelessness unemployment financial hardship etc. As a result staffare at risk of secondary are encouraged to seek external support and maintain self-care when working indirectly or directly with clients
- Continuously local travel to multiple locations for off-site meetings and transport of residents to meetings appointments and transit sites.
- Frequently uses speech hearing and sight abilities in exchanging information with residents agency staff employers representatives of community organizations and other individuals in the community
- Frequently uses hands and wrists fingering handling grasping and reaching in using telephones computers fax machines and other office equipment and supplies
- Occasionally lifts/carries up to 20 pounds in performing duties in the office and in traveling to off-site meetings
- Occasionally reaches outward stands squats kneels bends walks and reaches above shoulders in performing duties in the office and in traveling to off-site meetings
* Continuously over 80% time Frequently 20-80% time and Occasionally under 20% time
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YWCA encourages applicants with a variety of experiences to apply!
At YWCA we recognize that lived expertise is a powerful asset. This refers to the insights knowledge and skills developed by those who have navigated systems and experienced inequity.
Valuing lived expertise helps build trust with program participants develop culturally responsive programs and break down barriers to equity. It enriches our collective understanding and enhances our ability to serve communities that are furthest from opportunity.
Mental Health Considerations
All employees of the YWCA interact with clients who have experienced or are experiencing trauma in various forms including but not limited to racial trauma domestic violence sexual violence homelessness unemployment and financial hardship. As a result employees are at risk of secondary encourage employees to seek support inside and outside the workplace and maintain self-care routines.
Equal Opportunity Employment
YWCA Seattle King Snohomishis an Equal Opportunity read more about this view theEEO is the LawPoster and thisEEO is the Law Poster Supplement.
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