Receptionist - Temporary

Catholic Diocese Of Fort Worth•Arlington, TX

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The principal duty of all employees is to assist in the mission of the Church in the Diocese of Fort Worth. MINISTRY DESCRIPTION: The Receptionist welcomes all who come into or telephone the parish office and provides administrative and related office services to staff and parishioners. This is a temporary position from February 2026- June 2026. Additional time may be need.

Requirements

High School Diploma Required
Bilingual (Spanish/ English) REQUIRED

Nice To Haves

Administrative Assistant experience 1-3 years preferred but not required
Database management experience preferred but not required
Practicing Catholic, faithful to the Magisterium, and in good standing with the Catholic Church.
Ability to work well with people from a diverse variety of audiences.
Ability to honor and maintain confidentiality.
Ability to receive, understand, retain, and complete verbal and written tasks.
Ability to work independently as well as in teams.
Excellent organization, prioritization, and communication skills.
Excellent time management skills.
Excellent writing skills (syntax, tone, and style).
Excellent grammar, composition, spelling and referencing skills.
Willingness to continue with personal and professional development.
Demonstrated competency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Parish Data Systems.
Demonstrated history of good judgement.
Demonstrated aptitude for adaptability and flexibility.
General ability to work with, troubleshoot, and learn how to use technology.

Responsibilities

Provides receptionist services for the parish office
Welcome and direct visitors
Answer telephone and direct calls appropriately
Sort daily incoming mail.
Maintain parish and diocesan records.
Types/Prints Letters
Schedules Presentations
Serves as the primary point-of-contact for administrative interface to the parish greets parishioners, directs questions to the appropriate departments, general administrative guidance, assists with registration needs, distributes and collects forms.
Maintains a regular, visible presence with parishioners throughout the week.
Greets parishioners warmly.
Maintains the adequate stocking of relevant forms, guides, collects, protects, and delivers completed forms, guides in a timely manner.
Maintains positive and professional relationships with other staff members, and communicates with them regularly, to ensure adequate support for our parishioners.
Accurately and patiently listens to the concerns of our parishioners and responds with charitable responses and directs these concerns to the appropriate staff members.
Maintains office calendar: parish event forms and are posted on the church calendar within 48 hrs. of submission.
Accurately updates all sacrament records, complete requests for records.
Manages the proper storage and disposal of confidential information and personally identifiable information (PII) in accordance with policy and law,
Fosters mutually responsive relationships with parish staff and the parish community at large.
Mitigates conflicts quickly and charitably.
Works independently and within teams on special nonrecurring and ongoing projects as assigned by Pastor or Business Manager.
Maintains a high level of attention to detail in the completion of administrative processes and procedures.
Maintains an accurate and current database of standard templates, forms, and files. Creates new products when requested, regularly audits existing products (quarterly), and archives obsolete products or old versions of products (after an update).
Performs other secretarial or office tasks as assigned by the Pastor and/or business manager
Supports staff requests for the output of computer data such as reports, directories, labels, etc.
Maintains a current work process binder for each project or major area of responsibility.
Maintains an inventory of correspondence.
Maintains call logs with appropriate call back information
Administrative support volunteers, such as event forms, room reservations, current up to date parish calendar.