The Salvation Army of North Texas · 12 hours ago
Administrative Assistant (3642)
NSC-Charleston Corps - CHARLESTON, SC 29407
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$15/hr - $15/hr
2+ years expThe Salvation Army of North Texas is seeking an Administrative Assistant to perform a variety of clerical and secretarial work. The role involves typing, filing, processing paperwork, and assisting clients in a food pantry setting.
Non-profit Organization Management
Responsibilities
Performs a variety of clerical and secretarial work; performs typing,and filing as a majority of the responsibilities; processes a variety of routine paperwork necessary for office operations; files and records information; answers the telephone and provides general information regarding the office operations and/or services
Receives, organizes, and distributes supplies of food, clothing, and shoes; maintains records and reports of services provided; maintains inventory of food, clothes and shoes; assesses client needs; work with social services worker to schedule and coordinate delivery of food
Types correspondence, newsletters, bulletins and/or reports in an accurate and timely manner; acknowledges routine correspondence not needed for dictation
Prepares and maintains office records, reports, calendars, databases, journals, books, logs, lists, etc. in an accurate, complete, and timely manner; updates, posts and indexes information and inputs data into the computer to maintain office records; researches office files to locate specific information found in documents, correspondence, lists, forms, etc. in order to prepare specific reports
Prepares and proofs various routine reports; compiles and records information and statistics necessary to generate routine reports; proofs report for errors and to ensure they are grammatically correct
Answers telephone in a courteous and tactful manner; greets and assists employees and people from outside The Salvation Army; provides accurate and complete information regarding the office operations and/or services; attempts to resolve complaints in a calm courteous, and tactful manner
Performs routine filing of a variety of correspondence, forms, cards, records, reports, and documents; maintains and utilizes the filing system; ensures the files are maintained in an organized and efficient manner
Meets with clients, review applications, and check to determine clients’ eligibility to receive assistance; provides referrals to clients not eligible to receive assistance
Prepares food bags according to the number of family members; prepares accurate and complete records of assistance provided; prepares and maintain statistical records representing the amount and type of services provided
Coordinates with social services workers the retrieval, storage, and distribution of food and commodities for the program; monitors expiration dates on all food in the pantry; discards outdated or damaged foods
Prepares records and charts to be used to facilitate/document the distribution of food and supplies to clients
Work with social services workers to determine the appropriate amount of food to order for the program; maintains and organizes an adequate inventory of food and supplies for the food program; ensures the supply meets the needs of the programs
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma or G.E.D. required
two years of experience performing secretarial work in a general office
Valid State Drivers License
Preferred
supplemental secretarial or administrative courses
Benefits
Paid Time Off (PTO)
403b Retirement Plan
Voluntary Life Insurance & Benefits
Supplemental Insurance
Company
The Salvation Army of North Texas
The Salvation Army of North Texas provides a range of services to combat poverty, addiction, and homelessness at 21 centers of operation in Dallas and Rockwall, Tarrant and Ellis, and Denton and Collin counties.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase