Office Assistant job in New York at The Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services Inc.

WORKING WITH US

The Jewish Board delivers innovative, best-in-class mental and behavioral health services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families, to children, teens, and adults. That adds up to countless opportunities to use your skills, training, and compassion to make a difference in the lives of others.  
 

Similarly, we support our employees through benefits like, professional development opportunities and paid supervision. Some of our other benefits include:

• 15 agency holidays and 15 sick days in addition to generous vacation days
• Health/dental/vision plans that are subsidized up to 80%
• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
• Access to 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Dr. Eugene D. Glynn Manhattan North Counseling Center serves people living in the Washington Heights and Inwood areas of Manhattan who are struggling with a range of emotional and social problems. The clinic offers counseling and case management services to families as well as individual therapy for children, adolescents, and adults. Offers Spanish-language groups. 

Agency wide, under the supervision of the Supervising Office Manager, the Office Assistants perform all levels of clerical functions and related tasks such as processing, recording, filing, verifying information, creating reports, maintaining records and providing information. This position may be located in clinical settings and the Office Assistant will be interacting with individuals receiving services and their families. Excellent customer service and communication skills are an essential function of the position. Provide secretarial and administrative support for the program.
  

TO QUALIFY
 

The Jewish Board is currently looking for talented professionals of all cultures, religions, races, and gender expressions with the following qualifications:

You should have:

• HS/HSE required two years of experience preferred
• Strong attention to detail and able to handle multiple tasks
• Compassion and respect for vulnerable individuals
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Ability and willingness to learn new systems and application software

We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and condition of employment as well as general treatment during employment.

 We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.

• Job Family : Program Administration [500s]
• Job Function : Sr. Paraprofessionals
• Pay Type : Hourly
• Employment Indicator : 8810 - Clerical Office Employees NOC
• Min Hiring Rate : $31,000.00