Job Description

Are you an individual that has a passion for making a difference? At The Wellington Nursing & Retirement Home we are passionate about \xe2\x80\x98Making Every Moment Matter.\xe2\x80\x9d We are seeking a candidate that shares our values - a person who has a passion to make a difference, who has a strong moral compass and has a commitment to teamwork. At The Wellington Nursing & Retirement Home, we are passionate about providing compassionate care for families\' loved ones, where the residents of our home come before anything else. Our values follow a \xe2\x80\x98People\xe2\x80\x99 focused philosophy, Participation ~ Excellence ~ Openness ~ Performance ~ Longevity ~ Efficient Use of Resources. This philosophy can be seen in every aspect and level of our home. A day in the role of Receptionist at The Wellington Nursing & Retirement Home. As a Recpetionist at The Wellington Nursing & Retirement Home, you will be given high expectations, as well as an expectation to continue personal growth and professional growth. In this position, you will be gifted with a rewarding experience every day in the form of being able to see the exact impact you place on our residents. As a Receptionist, you will report directly to the Reception Manager. This position is responsible for but not limited to:

• Manage the incoming calls, take messages
• Manage the incoming and out going mail for residents and the home, as well as distributing mail into mail boxes for clients and staff.
• Manage hook ups for the phone for incoming clients.
• Assist residents where necessary, ie. signing in and out for appointments.
• Cover breaks for screening personnel
• Providing administrative support to the Executive Director and other managers as assigned.
• Updating Emergency Pacakage as front desk each week.
• Updating lists for Administration: Phone lists, Resident Lists, Health card Lists.
• Assisting with Billing and mail outs.
• Assist with entering Rapid Testing Information for Staff and Visitors.
• Ensure Tea area & lobby are neat and tidy and well stocked for residents.
• Required to understand the nature and meaning of quality indicators used by the Home
• Other duties as assigned and or indicated in Job Task Inventory

Qualifications At The Wellington Nursing & Retirement Home we take pride in our employees, so your qualifications are important to us. We use them to get to know you and see if we are a good fit for each other. The qualifications needed to join our family at The Wellington Nursing & Retirement Home are as follows:

• High School Diploma
• Previous experience in a geriatric social related field is an asset.
• Well developed interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact efficiently and courteously with residents, public, employees, and volunteers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• Second language is an asset.
• Must have a clear vulnerable sector screen, no older than 6 months, TB test results less than 6 months old, must be able to provide three supervisory references.
• The Wellington Nursing & Retiremetn Home recognizes the importance of immunization to protect our residents, staff and others from COVID-19. As such, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, it will be a condition of employment that all new hires are fully vaccinated having received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada, 14 days before start date.

How to apply? Please submit a resume, cover letter, and references. We look forward to speaking with you, and making every moment count! Our organization takes the accessibility needs of employees and candidates with disabilities into account during the position summary review process. Employees and candidates are required to notify their Director/Manager/Supervisor or Hiring Manager if they have any particular accessibility needs and the organization will work with the employee to address them.