Administrative Assistant - New York, United States - Odyssey House

Odyssey House

Verified Company

New York, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Our Mission:

Since 1967, Odyssey House has gone beyond helping individuals beat drugs and alcohol. We help rebuild lives. There's more to recovery than just getting clean.

We help individuals get healthy again, too, with medical and dental care, fitness programs, support for your mental health and more.

Individuals can stay with their children while in treatment, while learning new life skills, so they can stay together and repair other broken relationships in their lives.

We provide educational and work skill trainings, outpatient services and available housing assistance, so individuals can step back into real life with a real future.

If that sounds different than other treatment programs, you're right. Because Odyssey is where recovery gets real.

In addition to competitive salaries, Odyssey House offers:

A 35-hour work week (as opposed to a 40-hour work week)
Vacation Plan and Holiday Schedule
Life Insurance
Medical Insurance (Two Plans)
Dental and Vision Insurance
Additional Insurance Coverages (hospitalization, accidental, critical illness coverage)
Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Account/Health Reimbursement Account
403(b) Plan
Corporate Counseling Associates (CCA) EAP benefit
Ability Assist Counseling Services (through The Hartford)
Commuter Benefits
Educational Assistance Programs
Special shopping discounts through ADP Marketplace and PlumBenefits
RUFit? Fitness Program
Legal Assistance through ARAG
Optum Financial Service through ConnectYourCare
Benefit Advocacy Center through Gallagher

Salary Range:
$50,000-60,000**
MAJOR FUNCTIONS:Under the supervision of the Program Director, the
Administrative Assistant performs clerical, secretarial and administrative duties. When necessary the
Administrative Assistant provides administrative support to all program managers, senior management and facility staff.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist with answering telephones, taking messages and scheduling appointments.
Sort and distribute incoming and interoffice mail.
Type correspondence, reports, memos, etc.
Maintain various filing systems including all personnel records.
Maintain minutes for staff meetings, case conferences, community meetings, etc.
Track and distribute employee paychecks.
Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings.
Attend all required inservice training seminars.
Participate in quality improvement activities.
Responsible for maintaining and distributing petty cash (Leadership Center only).
Other relevant duties as required.

REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION/TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

High School Diploma/G.E.D required with two (2) years administrative assistant and or receptionist experience; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
Must demonstrate ability to type fifty (50) words per minute.
Proficiency with computer operation (Microsoft Word, Excel, AWARDS, and Outlook programs).
Must demonstrate excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and organizational skills.
Odyssey House is an equal opportunity employer maintaining a nondiscriminatory policy on hiring of its personnel. Odyssey House, and its operational divisions, will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or citizen status in all employment decisions including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, training, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment._