Executive Assistant needed for a community-focused nonprofit in Seattle
 
Job ID: 24905 
Pay Rate: $25.00 per hour  
Location: Hybrid in Tacoma, WA 
Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire 

You became interested in community justice for a reason—to help deliver care that changes lives. And we know that?where?you work matters. 

Our client's mission is to bring people together to give, volunteer and take action to help people in need and solve the community's toughest challenges. Their focus is geared towards fighting homelessness, helping students graduate and breaking the cycle of poverty by building a strong foundation with four “pillars”: Effectiveness, leverage, Influence, and Scale. If you're excited by making a difference and you'd like to join a team of advocates in our community, then we want to talk to you!! 

As the Executive Assistant, you will need to be flexible, resilient, and use mental fortitude to support the company to see that their mission succeeds. Standing in for the team leaders during important meetings and interfacing with people at all levels will require your expert communication and active-listening skills! As a positive and professional role model in the organization you'll have the ability see into the future and anticipate your employer's needs, as well as everyone around them. Best part is you will be the lifeline to making a financial impact in the client's business operations! 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Answer and screen phone calls for the CEO; provides information and answers questions for contributors and staff; records messages; maintains appointment calendar; promotes public relations; deals with a variety of issues and concerns. 

• Formats, types, and edits correspondence, documents, and reports which includes highly confidential materials; compose routine correspondence; monitors timelines for reports; makes travel and conference arrangements for CEO and Board members as directed. 

• Opens and screens incoming mail; notes important dates for consideration by the CEO; processes outgoing mail. 

• Research background information for reports, speeches, and correspondence in support of the CEO. 

• Attends and records minutes of Board meetings and other assigned committees; coordinates meeting location; helps develop agenda items. 

• Provides back-up services for senior management and other office staff. 

• Other duties as assigned 

Qualifications 

• High School Diploma or GED 

• Required 2 Years of Relevant Experience (Executive Assistant experience strongly preferred)  

• Professional demeanor and good interpersonal and customer service skills 

• Reliable and flexible 

• Excellent attention to detail and work quality 

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize while maintaining composure and a positive attitude 

• Strong oral and written communication skills 

• Some experience in MS Office products, specifically Word, Outlook and Excel 

Benefits that Parker Staffing offers our Contract-to-Hire employees: 

• Paid Sick/Safe Time 

• Holiday pay 

• Medical benefits with multiple plan tiers and Telemedicine access 

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 

• 401K with matching contributions 

Parker Staffing offers all levels of Administrative, Customer Service, Call Center, Sales, and Human Resources job opportunities in the Seattle and Bellevue metro area and other large cities throughout the Nation. Parker Staffing has served as the staffing agency of choice for thousands for over four decades. Visit our employment opportunities page at http://www.parkerstaffing.com to review our full offering of temp, temp-to-hire, and direct hire job openings! 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.