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Administrative Assistant III

Role overview

Summary

This role supports the American Red Cross by managing administrative tasks that facilitate smooth operations within the organization. You will be part of a team dedicated to humanitarian efforts, ensuring effective communication and coordination of services.

Qualifications

  • High School or equivalent education.
  • Minimum 5 years of related experience.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Experience in personal computer use and Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Proficient typing skills and ability to work on a team.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and maintain memos, records, reports, and correspondence for staff signature.
  • Perform general administrative duties such as maintaining data and coordinating organizational services.
  • Screen telephone and office callers, resolving routine inquiries and directing requests appropriately.
  • Schedule and maintain calendars for appointments, meetings, and travel itineraries.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Non-Verbal Communication
  • Typing
  • Teamwork

About the company

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American Red Cross

  • Non-profit & NGOs
  • XLarge
  • 10,001+
The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. Each day, thousands of people – people just like you – provide compassionate care to those in need. Our network of generous donors, volunteers and employees share a mission of preventing and relieving suffering, here at home and around the world. We roll up our sleeves and donate time, money and blood. We learn or teach life-saving skills so our communities can be better prepared when the need arises. We do this every day because the Red Cross is needed - every day.

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By joining the American Red Cross  you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best.  Are you ready to be part of  the world's largest humanitarian network?

Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good!

Job Description:

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.


When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.


Where Your Career is a Force for Good!


WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE GOOD:



Responsibilities


1. Prepare and maintain memos, records, reports, data or correspondence for staff signature. Review correspondence for consistency with corporate policies and practices. May assist in the development of presentations.


2. Perform general administrative duties such as maintaining and collecting data, coordinating the provision of organizational services (i.e. purchasing, supplies, catering, copying/printing), coordinating unit mail and communication flow, assisting in expenditure tracking and budget preparation.


3. Screen telephone and office callers and resolve routine inquiries. Answer routine requests and direct others to supervisor, appropriate staff member or another office.


4. Schedule and maintain calendar of appointments, meetings, events, program initiatives and travel itineraries.


5. Responsible for monthly financials to include group purchases, invoice reconciliation, expense report management, etc.



WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:


Qualifications

Education: High School or equivalent required.

Experience: Minimum 5 years of related experience required.


Skills & Abilities:

* Good verbal and written communication skills.

* Experience in personal computer use and Microsoft Office Suite. Proficient typing skills required. Ability to work on a team.


Travel: Occasional travel may be required.


Pay Information:

  • The salary for this position is $20.00 - $24.00/hr. Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role.

BENEFITS FOR YOU:

We take care of you, while you take care of others. As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive benefits help you in balancing home and work. With our resources and perks, you have amazing possibilities at the American Red Cross to advance the learn.

  • Medical, Dental Vision plans
  • Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
  • PTO:  Starting at 15 days a year; based on FLSA status and tenure
  • Holidays:  11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
  • 401K with up to a 6% match
  • Paid Family Leave
  • Employee Assistance
  • Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
  • Service Awards and recognition



Apply now!  Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to

make your career a force for good!

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.
 

AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners — the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance — launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce. American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.

Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.

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