Description
Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.
The Administrative Assistant provides a wide range of clerical and administrative services to support program, department, and office needs. May supervise other support staff. Works as a team with other administrative and program staff.
Candidate qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
- Three years' related experience required.
- Have an eye for detail and are skilled at using Microsoft products for documentation preparation, data collection, and reporting.
- Able to communicate effectively - both in writing and verbally.
- Strong organization and task prioritization skills.
- Demonstrates intermediate computer skills, including Microsoft Office and Outlook
- Ability to speak English and Spanish preferred.
Job details:
- Compensation: Hourly: Range is between $18.47-$23.09 per hour, offers are commensurate with experience and bilingual candidates may receive additional compensation. The salary range provided represents our current estimate for this role at the time of posting and is subject to change. The final salary will be determined based on a range of factors, including but not limited to, a candidate's relevant experience, education, qualifications, skills, certifications, and alignment with organizational needs. We are dedicated to fair and equitable compensation practices and are committed to fostering a diverse workforce while providing equal opportunities for all candidates.
- Benefits: Medical/dental/vision insurance, 3+ weeks paid time off in the first year including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day (PTO increases with tenure); 11 paid holidays, supplemental insurance options, 401(k) with match (more benefits details here).
- Location: This is an office-based position primarily located at 1901 S Blue Island with occasional work required out of Mitzi Freidheim Child & Family Center
- Schedule: Full-time, hourly; Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm.
- Student Loan Forgiveness: Brightpoint is an approved agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) .
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)