What are the responsibilities and job description for the Executive Assistant position at Strawberry Fields, Inc. a Devereux Partner?
Executive Assistant
Support Intellectual Disabilities Department, Mental Health Department and Social Enterprise Operations
Full Time
Strawberry Fields, Inc.
Devereux Partner
Join Our Team: Empower Individuals, Enrich Lives, Build Skills, Create Connections
Why Work With Us?
Strawberry Fields, Inc. is a Human Service agency providing residential and community services to individuals with Intellectual disabilities and/or mental health challenges.
We are celebrating 50 years of service to the Centre region!
By joining us, you will become part of a supportive community that values compassion, advocacy, and personal development. We believe that helping others leads to unparalleled personal and professional satisfaction.
How You'll Make an Impact
- Provide high-level administrative support to the Directors.
- Must have excellent communication skills to interact confidently with consumers, staff, families, donors, and members of the community.
- Manage calendars, schedule meetings, and coordinate appointments.
- Prepare and distribute correspondence, reports, and presentations.
- Assist with project management and ensure deadlines are met.
- Maintain organized systems and confidential records.
- Serve as a liaison between executive staff and internal/external stakeholders.
- Handle incoming communications and inquiries with professionalism and efficiency.
- Assist with event planning and coordination as needed.
Essential Job Functions
- Support the Directors daily with all written and oral administrative duties including professionally prioritize, draft, manage, review, and send communications, emails, and phone calls.
- Satisfy any administrative duties that arise.
- Maintain confidentiality of high-level agency information.
- Acts as a role model and promotes, communicates, and champions the company’s mission.
- Provide technical assistance as needed.
- Provide support with internal and external communications and event planning.
- Manage schedules.
- Maintain various records and documents for the Directors.
- Exhibit a proactive and energetic approach to tasks, new projects, and ideas.
- Exhibit sound judgment with the ability to prioritize and make decisions.
What We Offer
You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes 100% of tuition covered (up to $15k reimbursed annually for undergraduate and $25k reimbursed for graduate) and student loan repayment, among other benefits!
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401(k) with low cost for employee coverage
FREE employee Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Generous paid time off package beginning the first day of employment.
Employee Assistance Program
Discounted monthly gym memberships at participating, local fitness centers
Other Benefits
Opportunities for growth, development, and upward mobility
Employee engagement events
Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.
What You Bring
- A passion for service: A genuine desire to help and make a positive impact in the community.
- Educational background: Bachelor’s degree in business, Communications, or related field; 1-2 years of experience required; non-profit experience a plus. Previous office experience preferred. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, Power Point, Design/Layout Software.
- Strong interpersonal skills: Excellent communication abilities and the capacity to empathize with others; Personable and comfortable interacting with high-level executives; A team player capable of cultivating productive working relationships.
- Resilience and adaptability: Someone who exhibits sound judgment with the ability to prioritize and make decisions; Energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas; Resourceful, can-do attitude
Minimum Qualifications
- Criminal background check required
- Professional and Personal references required
- Include salary requirements
- Only qualified candidates will be considered
Interested applicants must complete and submit an online application at www.sfionline.org
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