We need a friendly, organized, part-time Program Assistant to help recruit clients and volunteers, and support them with materials, resources, and general encouragement.
The position is a bit of a catch-all. "Other tasks as needed" is the key phrase. You’ll be working directly with volunteers and clients and donors and the public. You’ll also be answering your own phone, emptying your own wastebasket and vacuuming your own floor. (Don’t worry, we supply the vacuum cleaner.) In return, you will have a good deal of flexibility, a positive and respectful work environment, nice colleagues, and a feel-good job that directly helps people and makes your community stronger and better.
$22/hr x 15 hrs/wk. First review of performance and pay at 90 days.
Our next Program Assistant will have many of the attributes listed here:
.Comfort with people from backgrounds different from your own - socially, economically, ethnically, politically.
.Fundamental office skills like filing and data entry and envelope stuffing.
.Ease with technology, Zoom, email, spreadsheets, word processing, cloud based files, and learning new things.
.Exquisite command of the English language.
.Spanish fluency very, very strongly preferred. Necesita poder conversar en Español.
.Some knowledge of teaching and lesson planning.
.Some understanding of the educational system.
.Some understanding of the social services system.
.Experience maintaining accurate records.
.Strong communication skills to help this small office function effectively.
.Ability to hear, speak, read and write. (We are teaching English literacy including penmanship and pronunciation.)
.Ability to lift and carry boxes of books. (We do a lot of that.)
.Ability to reliably transport oneself from McKinleyville to Eureka to Fortuna to Rio Dell and points beyond, as needed. Which will be often.
.Other tasks as needed. There will always be something else!
How many of those apply to you? Please email your cover letter and resume quick, we hope to put you to work sooner than later. Please put the name of a book you love in the subject line, so we know you pay attention to detail. Thank you!
Round 1 interviews begin July 7.
