Weekend Receptionist

St. Augustine Cathedral Parish

Job Description

Job Title:  Receptionist / Gift Shop                          Exemption Status:  Non-exempt

Department/Location: St. Augustine Cathedral Parish, Tucson, AZ

Primary Function: Under the direction of the Pastor, Office Manager, or supervisor, assigned is responsible for providing a variety of receptionist and administrative duties in a parish office. Responsibilities include a variety of retail duties in the Gift Shop as well as document distribution and collection. The Employee shall be a minister of the Gospel and Catholic Teaching both academically and behaviorally while at work and in his/her personal life, “…Live in a manner worthy of the call you have received.” (Eph. 4:1) 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Perform in support of the Church and the diocese’s spiritual and pastoral mission 
• Shall abide by Catholic principles in the employee’s professional and private life and shall govern his/her professional and private life in strict accordance with Catholic morals and principles to demonstrate complete adherence to Catholic moral strictures. 
• Handle accurate filing, collection, and distribution of documents as required 
• Maintain inventory of Gift Shop; maintain Gift Shop register deposits through the Square handheld card machine 
• Notate Mass Intentions accurately in Mass Intention book 
• Sets up and maintains stock of the coffee station; tears down and stores certain items in the coffee station 
• Communicate with weekly office staff to ensure they have sufficient documents to hand out and ensure the gift shop is restocked when necessary 
• Maintain required property and other records; maintain confidentiality, physical and information security at all times 
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Physical/Mental Requirements:  Requires coordination and manual dexterity, normal mental and visual ability; ability to lift as required in a normal office environment. 

Required Activities:  Walking; sitting; standing; stooping; reaching; talking; handling; hearing; carrying; and keyboarding

Basic Qualifications: 

• A working knowledge of, and a strong commitment to the mission of the Catholic Church; must also be in full communion with the Church 
• Excellent communications skills, written and verbal 
• Excellent human relations and interpersonal skills; must be a self-starter and be well-organized; must be a team player 
• Be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously 
• Proficiency in the use of computer technology including word processing; ability to maintain confidentiality 
• The ability to successfully complete a criminal history and background check 
• Professional bearing and clean and neat personal appearance 

Education and Experience:

• Experience in the use of computers including data entry software.  
• 1 years’ experience in cash handling, registers, customer service, receiving/stocking product

Other/preferred skills:

• Experience in a similar position in a business firm or other establishment
• Bi-lingual (Spanish, English) preferred

Covenants of Employment:

St. Augustine Cathedral Parish is a Roman Catholic religious organization and that all employees are expected to respect and conduct themselves in accordance with the values, teachings, and morals of the Roman Catholic Church and by Arizona state law.  Under the “Zero Tolerance Policy”, no one will be knowingly assigned or retained to serve in the Parish/Church/School when that person is determined to have engaged in the abuse of a minor or to have violated boundaries in dealing with minors.