Part Time Office Assistant

Description

Purpose of Position: To help with day-to-day administrative duties. For more information contact sunset Home at 217-223-2636 or apply at www.sunsetseniorliving.org.

Requirements

• Educational Requirements: Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma.
• PC skills including but not limited to work processing and spreadsheets. Knowledge of Microsoft Office softw2are including Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Internet and Email.
• Experience: Must have clerical experience. Knowledge of medical terminology perferred, but not required. On-the-job training provided.
• Specific Requirements: Must be able to read, write, and speak the English language in an understandable manner.
• Possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action and to remain calm during emergency situations.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, and the general public.
• Must be knowledgeable of administrative practices, procedures, and guidelines.
• Must have the ability to minimize waste of supplies, misuse of equipment, etc.
• Possess the ability to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing practices.
• Be able to follow written and oral instructions.
• Must be able to operate office equipment.
• Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm, as well as be willing to handle residents, staff, and visitors based on whatever maturity level they are currently functioning.
• Physical Requirements: Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must be able to sit, stand, bend and move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must possess sight/hearing senses, or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Must function independently, have flexibility, personal integreity, and the ability to work effectively with other personnel.
• Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability.
• Must be able to lift, push, and move office equipment, supplies, etc., throughout the workday.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility, which include a physical examination.
• Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times, hostile people within the facility, as well as on the phone.