Administrative Assistant
The Womens Center Inc
- Waukesha, WI
- $15.50-16.27 per hour
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Provide administrative support to the agency overall, including general clerical duties.
- Greet visitors, callers, and donors, and handle their inquiries or direct them to the appropriate persons according to their needs.
- Answer multi-line telephone system and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals.
- Monitor cameras and front door activity and respond accordingly to ensure security protocols are followed.
- Ensure confidentiality of all clients utilizing services.
- Assist in administering and tracking client survey responses to support grant reporting.
- Receive, record and organize both in-kind and financial donations.
- Communicate and conduct outreach for volunteer coverage needs of front desk for lunch breaks, all staff meetings, and vacation time.
- Maintain room reservation calendars and staff daily schedules
- Maintains the neatness and orderliness of the reception area and client waiting room.
- Stock free donation shelves and assists with donation sorting/storage as needed.
- Keep community resource information current and easily accessible, monitoring incoming brochures through tracking spreadsheet.
- Adhere to organizational compliance with all local, state and federal regulatory agencies.
- Ensure compliance with all safety and work rules and regulations. Ensure the maintenance of departmental housekeeping standards.
- Completes other duties as needed and/or requested to align with mission and vision of the organization.
- Serve as back-up with other administrative functions as assigned.
- Excellent communication skills, experience with a multi-line telephone system, as well as outstanding client service.
- Ability to handle crisis situations calmly and professionally.
- Verbal and Written Skills - ability to convey information effectively and as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Proficient in MS Office.
- Sensitivity to issues facing survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and trafficking.
- Active listening - giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Reading Comprehension - understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Time Management - managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Service Orientation - actively looking for ways to help people.
- Coordination - adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Critical Thinking - using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Judgment and Decision Making - considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Monitoring - monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself to make improvements and take corrective action.
- Requires at least a high school diploma or equivalent
- 1 year administrative experience
- This is a largely sedentary role, but movement up and down stairs is required.
- Requires lifting of files and donations, opening filing cabinets, and bending and standing as necessary. This would require the ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
- Works predominantly indoors but may require the need to travel between different buildings.
- The Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- Full current address
- Date of birth
- Gender
- Social Security number
- Height
- Weight
- Hair color
- Eye color
- Ethnicity
- Place of birth
- Citizenship
- Government-issued driver's license
- Learner's permit (plastic card only with photo and signature)
- National/State/County identification card
- Passport
- Military ID
- Military ID for spouses and dependents
- Alien registration card (Green card, permanent resident visa)
- Social Security card