Position Summary

The Office Assistant performs a variety of clerical, secretarial, and other administrative functions necessary for the successful operation of Linwood Center. The Office Assistant is also responsible for providing staff with administrative support to accomplish their objectives

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assisting Finance department staff with files scanning and files organization
• Assisting Finance department staff with basic accounting functions as needed
• Maintaining confidentiality of records

Other Duties & Responsibilities

• May perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, Skills)

• Must have at least two (2) years’ experience in an office setting
• Must demonstrate proficiency in speaking, reading and writing the English language, including proficiency with grammar, punctuation, and spelling
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
  • Microsoft Word – must demonstrate the ability to create and modify documents and to apply basic business formatting to written content
  • Microsoft Excel – must demonstrated the ability to create and format spreadsheets and to manipulate data to achieve specific results
  • Microsoft Outlook – must demonstrate the ability to create and share calendars and maintain a Contacts list
• Ability to use email and the internet to communicate with others, purchase products and services, and research information needed at the front desk
• Must have a professional appearance and demonstrate a skillset that includes the ability to interface in a professional manner with staff, parents, school system personnel, other professionals and visitors in general.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Shift: Part Time 20 hours

Pay rate: $19.00/hour

Linwood Center is an equal opportunity employer