Administrative Assistant

South Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara
Full Time
New Beginnings Counseling Center

40 hours per week position for non-profit agency that provides mental health services at a community clinic and shelter and supportive services to the homeless and veteran populations.

Responsibilities and tasks include:

  • Providing comprehensive administrative assistance to Executive and Clinical Directors, Development and Operations Departments and agency staff and volunteers to support daily agency activities;
  • Daily tasks include greeting and directing clients; creating and distributing surveys; collecting data; scheduling meetings and booking rooms; recording and processing client fees; maintaining and updating agency-wide contact list; and leading health and safety procedure implementation as Health and Safety Chair;
  • Preparing for monthly staff meetings and assisting with development projects and planning staff/volunteer events; and
  • Basic office administrative tasks such as copying, filing, entering data, preparing correspondence, restocking office supplies, delivering documents, etc.

The Health and Safety Chair’s responsibilities include:

  • Planning and scheduling quarterly meetings with the Health and Safety Committee;
  • Organizing and leading agency-wide drills;
  • Updating existing manuals and plans; and
  • Creating new plans and policies as necessary to maintain CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) accreditation.

The ideal candidate will:

  • Be detail-oriented;
  • Have excellent professional written and verbal communication skills;
  • Excel at computer work;
  • Have experience providing administrative support in an office environment;
  • Have a demonstrated ability to multi-task; and
  • Have a can-do, team-oriented approach to work.

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience with data collection and/or a solid demonstrated ability to use complex software and Microsoft Excel for data collection;
  • Initiative, resourcefulness, and the ability to be self-directed and work autonomously;
  • Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, or counseling; and
  • Bi-lingual a plus but not required.

If hired, the candidate must:

  • Have a valid driver’s license, their own working transportation with valid registration and liability insurance to conduct job-related travel;
  • Satisfactorily pass the company’s background, DMV and reference check; and
  • Meet insurance carrier’s requirements for approval to drive.

Work hours are during the traditional work week of Monday – Friday, 9-5:30 although there will be occasional OT hours to assist with community events and emergent deadlines. Our hope is that an applicant would make a one-year commitment to the position to ensure continuity; however, this is not a requirement nor a promise of long-term employment.

Starting salary is $23.00 – $25.00 per hour DOE with medical, dental and vision benefits provided, 403b contribution and matching, as well as generous paid time off.  Position begins asap. This is not a remote position.

Send resume and a list of three professional references to hr@sbnbcc.org. If we feel you are a good match for the position, you will be contacted to schedule an interview.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; ancestry; national origin; religion/creed; sex/sexual orientation; gender; gender identity/expression, transition; political affiliation or beliefs; disability, medical condition, generic information, marital status; military/veteran status; pregnancy and conditions related thereto.; or any other characteristic protected by law (as defined by the California Fair Employment and Housing Act — Government Code Section 12900-12996), except where such discrimination is based on a bona fide occupational qualification.

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