Administrative Assistant, Residential Services Job at YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish
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Summary
The YWCA Passage Point is a supportive housing site with services designed to assist residents who are transitioning from incarceration to the Renton/Issaquah/Maple Valley community. All residents are committed to working toward housing stability and reunification with their children.
YWCA at Passage Point is seeking an Administrative Assistant, Residential Services to join our program.
This position has a social justice component that will allow for critical thinking around how the external systems impact the work that we are doing through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Valuing diversity and championing anti-racism policy are core values. As an equal opportunity employer, we highly encourage people of color to apply.
We are hiring for multiple shifts including Full-Time (overnight, graveyard), Part-Time, and On-Call schedules.
Standard schedules include Monday - Friday 7am - 3:30pm, 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm or 11 pm - 7:30 am (overnight, graveyard); we also have weekend shifts available.
We are hiring for multiple shifts including Full-Time, Part-Time and On-Call schedules.
If you have experience with customer service, residential services, computer skills than YWCA wants to hear from you!
Note: This position is fully onsite from Maple Valley, WA
Responsibilities
- The Administrative Assistant, Residential Services is responsible for providing safe, timely and courteous service to all Passage Point residents
- Adheres to all YWCA Passage Point policies with regard to visitors and properties
- Assists residents with specialized needs that may include emergencies by following YWCA policies
- Works in coordination with Passage Point case managers or any YWCA program staff that support Passage Point residents
- Assists YWCA staff when requested with deliveries, donations, and volunteer projects
- Shows demonstrated ability to interact with people of different cultures
- Actively engages in agency-wide Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI), and strives for racially equitable outcomes; takes responsibility for creating and maintaining a safe and welcoming community by making room for people of color, trans and gender-non-conforming folks, and other populations who routinely encounter systemic oppressions
- Attend required safety trainings and meetings; follow all safety and health guidelines, standards, practices, policies, and procedures; and actively participate in the agency’s Emergency Preparedness program and activities
- This position description generally describes the principal functions of the position, the level of knowledge and skills typically required and the general scope of responsibility. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities and should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals will perform other duties as assigned including front desk coverage and answering phones
Qualifications & Core Competencies:
- Must have valid Washington State Driver License, insurance, and an acceptable driving record.
- An acceptable driving record at YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish in generally defined as less than two citations for moving violations or accidents within the past three years and no major violations (such as DUI or reckless driving) within the last five years.
- Must pass YWCA driving test and criminal background check
- Must be knowledgeable of all safety precautions and comply with safety procedures
- Ability to react calmly in emergency situations while being considerate
- Ability to work semi-independently without direct supervision by following all policies and procedures and the ability to follow through on assigned tasks
- Must be able to work with ethnically and economically diverse populations including children and adults while demonstrating understand of the intersection of racism and poverty
- Basic math skill are also required for proper documentation of work details
- Experience working with communities of color and people from different cultures other than your own
- Demonstrated commitment to anti-racist principles
- Demonstrated understanding of the intersection of racism and poverty
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills of basic computer competencies such as emailing, calendaring, entry-level data entry and familiarity with Microsoft Office products
Benefits
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement
A second dose in a two-dose vaccine series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines; or
A single-dose vaccine, such as the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. In performing this position, the employee:
- All positions at YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish are exposed to clients who have experienced or are experiencing trauma in various forms including but not limited to domestic violence, sexual violence, homelessness, unemployment, financial hardship, etc. As a result, staff are at risk of secondary trauma. Employees are encouraged to seek external support and maintain self-care when working indirectly or directly with clients
- Frequently uses speech, hearing, and sight abilities in exchanging information with residents, agency staff, employers, representatives of community organizations and other individuals in the community
- Frequently uses hands and wrists, fingering, handling, grasping and reaching in using telephones, computers, fax machines and other office equipment and supplies
- Occasionally lifts/carries up to 20 pounds in performing duties in the office and in traveling to off-site meetings
- Occasionally reaches outward, stands, squats, kneels, bends, walks and reaches above shoulders in performing duties in the office and in traveling to off-site meetings
- Continuously = over 80% time, Frequently = 20-80% time, and Occasionally = under 20% time
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