
Lead Desk Clerk
- San Jose, CA
- $26.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- $26.00 - $28.60 per hour
- Shift : 7:00am-3:00pm
- Full time/Non-Exempt
- 100% paid health, vision, and dental options
- 19 PTO days & 12 Holidays per year
- Voluntary benefits: FSA, EAP, Commuter Checks, Life Insurance, Legal, and more
- 3% retirement match/contribution
- Professional Development Trainings and Opportunities, Leadership Academy Programs, and All Staff Events
- Dynamic, mission-driven culture and supportive leadership. We support you in supporting others
- On-duty rest and meal periods are required.
- Monitor, record, follow-up and provide oversight of daily common area activities in order to maintain property security, including surveillance monitoring and regular property patrols.
- Maintain communication with security contract representatives as it pertains to changes, updates or needs related to contracted security personnel.
- Screen, document and record all visitors to confirm authorization on the property.
- Maintain and ensure the accuracy and confidentiality of property logs and journals and ensure other security personnel are trained and accurate according to the property’s desk procedures.
- Respond to property emergencies and incidents and escalate to the appropriate chain of command.
- Accurately and timely complete critical incident reports for incidents at the property during your shift and escalate to the appropriate chain of command. This may include following-up to ensure timely submission of security personnel submission of incident reports.
- Report violations of the House/Community Rules and rules of conduct outlined in the lease agreement to upper management.
- Assist tenants in completing work orders, incident reports and filing complaints/grievances.
- Attend online and in-person training that are required for the position; this includes job-specific training and agency-wide training.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and presentable front desk area, including the building entry and lobby area. May have to perform light janitorial duties after-hours for spills and emergency clean-ups to maintain building safety.
- Provide information and or other communication to tenants, visitors, and applicants concerning housing or property related functions.
- Answer phones and operate the front desk phone system as needed. This position has an on-duty meal requirement that is paid for.
- As needed, provide administrative support to the Property Manager and Leasing Specialist when applicants report to the site after-hours or other administrative support requests.
- Foster good staff relationships, cooperation, and teamwork between staff under his/her supervision as well as with others in the organization.
- Treat all residents/staff/vendors/visitors to the complex with respect and courtesy and treat all the residents in a non-discriminatory manner.
- Maintain communication with resident service providers and/or case managers and interact with them to assist residents with housing issues and needs.
- Work as a team member with other site staff so that all function as a team and are cooperative with each other, the residents, and visitors to the property.
- Attend staff meetings and other property-related meetings as required.
- Other duties as assigned.
- High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
- Must exercise good judgment in dealing with residents, staff, visitors, and vendors, and provide leadership and team building to the security/desk staff.
- Knowledge of supportive housing, interim housing, or housing first models. Excellent organizational and communication skills; integrity; respect for confidentiality; ability to work with diverse populations, including persons with various disabilities and work tactfully under stressful situations.
- Use of personal vehicle and proof of valid California Driver's License and current auto insurance, along with a clean DMV record, is required.
- Excellent verbal & written communication in English, organizational, and time management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Ability to analyze and prioritize complex situations, exercise good judgment and problem-solve while completing required duties.
- Ability to do basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, as needed per job duties.
- Ability to understand changes in policy, methods, operations, etc. as they apply to the position.
- Ability to work well independently and collaboratively with teams.
- Knowledge of supportive housing, interim housing, or housing first models.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, de-escalation and communication skills; integrity; respect for confidentiality; ability to work with diverse populations, including persons with various disabilities and work tactfully under stressful situations.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, systems, and platforms.
- Ability to learn and use required mobile devices and business-related applications.
- Outstanding communication skills and high degree of emotional intelligence, cultural humility, with a proven track record to build and maintain effective relationships with a wide variety of internal and external contacts.