Receptionist

Overview:

Thompson Hospitality is hiring a receptionist. This position plays a crucial role in providing exceptional customer service, managing administrative tasks, and maintaining a professional and organized front desk environment. Your friendly demeanor, strong communication skills, and organizational abilities will contribute to creating a positive and welcoming experience for all visitors.

Thompson Hospitality is a prominent restaurant, food service and facilities management company in the United States. Founded in 1992 by Warren M. Thompson, the company has its headquarters in Reston, Virginia. It initially started as a food service provider and has since expanded its services to include facilities management and support services for various industries, including education, corporate, healthcare, and more.

The corporate office in Reston, Virginia, it serves as the central hub for Thompson Hospitality's administrative and support functions. This centralized location facilitates streamlined communication, coordination, and management across the various segments of the business, including restaurants, food services, facilities management, and other support services.

Competitive Benefits:

Health/Dental/Vision coverage

Paid Time Off

401(k) with company match

Short and Long-Term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Pet Insurance

Discounts: Hotels, Travel, Tickets, Restaurants

Eligibility for discounted meal plan at HBCU client locations

Responsibilities:

Greet and welcome visitors in a professional and courteous manner

Answer incoming calls, transfer them to the appropriate departments, or take messages as needed

Manage incoming and outgoing mail and deliveries

Maintain a clean and organized reception area

Assist with administrative tasks such as data entry and filing

Coordinate appointments and meetings as requested

Provide general administrative support to various departments as needed

Qualifications:

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Strong organizational abilities with attention to detail

Previous experience in a receptionist or administrative role is a plus

Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks effectively

Professional demeanor and customer service-oriented approach

Thompson Hospitality is the nation’s largest minority-owned food and facilities management company. Our services include hospitality, full dining and quick service restaurants, campus dining, diversity consultation, facility operations and maintenance management. We are a family-run organization with more than twenty-five years providing services built on our core mission to provide a positive experience to every relationship we are involved in: one guest, one client, one team member at a time. As a fast growing company, we have a growth plan to more than double in size over the next three years. We are looking for team members who are interested in developing their careers to the next level while joining our team of over 4,000 employees, serving clients in over 40 states to include more than 1.9 million guests each year. Thompson Hospitality focuses on three core areas in everything we do:

Purpose

Give back to our communities

Celebrate diversity

PeopleDo the right thing

Treat people the way you want to be treated

Always do your best

Be accountable for our actions

PerformanceServe the highest quality food

Provide world-class service

Maintain flexibility to better serve our clients

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Permanent