Come build your career at Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community as a part-time Administrative Assistant for our on-site chapel. Nestled on 125 acres in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, Deerfield is an outstanding senior living community with a resort-like atmosphere. At Deerfield, spiritual life is an important part of our community and this role is integral to effective administration of our active chapel community of faith.

This role is a 10-hour per week position, located on-site, with a heavy focus on the following areas of responsibility (as well as other duties that may be assigned): 

1) Prepare worship booklets, using Microsoft Publisher, for Sunday services, Memorial Services, etc.

2) Correspondence

a) Thank you notes written to all donors to the Chapel

b) Welcome notes to all Sunday morning new-comers/visitors to Chapel

c) Welcome notes written to new Deerfield residents and chapel gift bags delivered

3) Advertising:

a) Write Chapel page(s) for the weekly Deerfield newsletter

b) Design posters for upcoming special chapel events

c) Design weekly email/electronic communications for upcoming chapel services and events

4) General Administration

a) Keep Chapel membership records up to date

b) Manage Chapel website and calendar

c) Keep Memorial Garden records and order new name plaques

5) Assist the Pastoral Care Team

a) correspondence similar to #2 above

b) keep calendar and make appointment phone calls

c) basic research and photocopying for sermon, small group, and seminar preparations

Prior administrative experience, including a high level of proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite is essential. Proven success in a service-focused work environment is crucial, and prior experience working within a church environment is ideal. Attention to detail, and the ability to provide effective written and verbal communications to residents, staff, our diocese office and other guests/family members will be key. Strong organizational skills are essential.

Deerfield is faith-based, nonprofit, open to all, and provides a continuum of services to empower residents to live life to the fullest. We enrich the lives of those who live and work at Deerfield and commit to be a leader in the field of aging services. We provide a non-smoking campus and our employees provide either proof of COVID vaccine or provide a validated religious or medical exemption form. All new employees must successfully complete a background check and drug screen as part of our onboarding process.

Deerfield is committed to providing access, equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individual with disabilities in all aspects of our employment, our services, programs and activities. To request reasonable accommodation or for additional information, contact us at askhr@deerfieldwnc.org.