Member Services Representative - Los Altos - YMCA of Greater Long Beach

Position Summary:

Delivers excellent service to all members, guests, and program participants. Responds to member and guest needs, promotes memberships and programs, and maintains cleanliness and organization of the lobby area.

Essential Functions:

1. Provides excellent service to members, guests, and program participants in the branch and on the phone, contributing to member retention.

2. Interviews and/or tours prospective members; sells memberships.

3. Builds relationships with members; helps members connect with one another and to the YMCA.

4. Handles and resolves membership concerns and informs supervisor of unusual situations or unresolved issues.

5. Applies all YMCA policies dealing with member services.

6. Maintains a clean and safe work environment, ensures all necessary forms, stationary and supplies are available at the front desk at all times.

7. Attend all staff meetings, trainings and other YMCA functions as required by Supervisor.

8. Maintain open lines of communication with participant, staff and supervisor.

9. Perform other duties as assigned.

YMCA Competencies (Leader):

Mission and Community Oriented: Accepts and demonstrates YMCA values. Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions and perceptions. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them.

People Oriented: Seeks first to understand the other persons point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.

Results Oriented: Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings. Supports fundraising. Follows budgeting policies and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately.

Personal Development Oriented: Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths

and limitations and how they impact relationships. Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change, and seeks opportunities in the change process.

Qualifications:

1. Must be 18 years of age.

2. High school diploma or equivalent required, some college preferred.

3. CPR/First Aid certification required.

4. Minimum of 6 months experience in customer service or related experience required.

5. Excellent interpersonal and problem solving skills.

6. Ability to connect with people of diverse backgrounds.

7. Basic knowledge of computers.

8. Criminal Clearance including Fingerprints

9. Health Screening with Negative TB and Negative Drug test Screening.

10. Complete all required online training(s).

Working Conditions:

Environmental Factors: Indoor and outdoor facilities (e.g. kitchen and recreational sites); exposure to heat, cold, potentially hazardous chemicals, toxic materials; work on slippery or uneven surfaces. Noise level is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift, push, pull, and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.