Desk Receptionist

Company Overview

At ValidaTek, we modernize and optimize IT services to solve some of the most critical challenges facing federal civilian and defense agencies. From customers to partners to top-talent employees, ValidaTek puts people first, empowering them to exceed expectations and transform government organizations. Our success starts and ends with our people, so we built a company where great people can do great things, with the resources and autonomy to make decisions that transform organizations. We operate as one team of diverse people, united by a passion for continuous growth and optimization. Our commitment to quality and performance optimization is the reason why our IT Service Projects and New Development Projects have been appraised at CMMI Maturity Level 5, positioning us as one of a handful of elite companies to receive the highest form of third-party validation. www.validatek.com

Summary

ValidaTek is searching for a Desk Receptionist for our headquarters' office in McLean Virginia. This individual will be visitors' and callers' first introduction to ValidaTek.

Responsibilities

• Provides a professional and warm welcome to all team members and visitors; ensures phones are answered promptly, properly, and efficiently; manage messages; direct calls and visitors; manage email correspondence and inquiries.
• Maintains continuous presence (or is available) at the Front Desk during business hours.
• Serves as a primary point of administrative contact for internal and external inquiries; conducts caller and visitor management.
• Handles visitor management tasks including check-in, badging, and arrival support.
• Answers, screens, and directs phone calls to staff; takes messages and schedules appointments.
• Receives mail, documents, packages, and courier deliveries and delivers or distributes items.
• Performs administrative services and clerical support including filing, mailing, paying bills, running errands, managing office supply inventory, and completing project-based assigned work.
• Tracks and maintains office expenses, vendor relations, office supplies, and food/snack requirements.
• May handle confidential information.
• This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties and responsibilities. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• 2+ years related experience, or a combination of equivalent experience, training, and education.
• 1+ years of experience in a professional office environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to exercise considerable discretion and independent judgment and maintain confidential information.
• Strong relationship building skills; ability to interact with executives and employees at all levels within the organization.
• Must be able to work independently, be a self-starter, and possess excellent organizational skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated initiative-taking and solution-oriented approaches to problem solving with a strong decision-making capability.
• This is an on-site role adn cannot be done remotely.

EEO Statement

ValidaTek is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Applicants who are selected for employment will be required to verify authorization to work in the United States.

Offers of employment will be contingent upon passing a post-offer background check.