FRONT DESK MANAGER

Position.  If you enjoy organizing, multi-tasking, meeting new people and playing with smart little kids, this job is for you. We're looking for high-energy people to manage our front desk on weekdays during the day and in the evenings.  This is a highly-active, interesting position that will have you doing a little bit of everything.  Many evenings, you will also be the manager on duty, responsible for supporting the entire store.

This position is a great opportunity to grow with a rapidly expanding, team-oriented company.  Because it will expose you to all of the aspects of our business, it is a great entry point for someone interested in moving into store management. Excellent pay and benefits.

Responsibilities.  You will be responsible for: 

• Greeting customers, giving facility tours and resolving issues.

• Managing registrations and toy sales.

• Straightening/merchandising the toy store.

• Responding to phone and email inquiries.

• Maintaining customer files.

• Supporting classroom activities, as required.

Minimum Job Qualifications. 

• Be fun-loving, warm and high-energy, and have a sense of humor.

• Have excellent customer relationship skills.

• Be a self-starter.

• Have excellent organizational skills and be an effective problem-solver.

• Have strong skills with respect to computers, phones, faxes and other office equipment.

• Be a team player.

• Have a passion for science, education and creative thinking.

• Have a demonstrated connection with kids; experience working with kids a plus.

• Speak excellent English; second-language skills are a plus.

• Maintain a neat and clean appearance.

• Be physically able to lift items up to 20 pounds.

• Be physically and psychologically able to work around large groups of young children in a highly active, often loud setting.

• Consent to and pass a criminal and health background check for working with children.

• Be at least 16 years old.

• Be a U.S. citizen.

• Be drug-free.

If you are interested, please download and fill out our employment application, then fax or mail back to the address indicated.  Please call with questions -- (703) 723-9949. 

We are an equal opportunity employer.

Employment Application (in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format)