Organizational Assistant
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Phoenix, AZ 85012
United States
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Position description
This position supports Free Arts by providing administrative support for the organization, development assignments, programmatic needs, and daily administrative activities. Staffing the reception desk multiple times a week, greeting, and providing excellent customer service to donors, visitors, volunteers, teaching artists and staff on behalf of Free Arts over the phone, online and in person.
Department: Operations
Supervises others: No
Reports to: Director of Operations
Employment Status: Full-time
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Benefits: Full-time employee benefits
Beginning Salary: $38,000
Location: Phoenix & Surrounding Areas
Telework and Flexible Schedule Eligible: No
Position competencies include:
Service Orientation – Proficient level of competency
- Anticipates and identifies constituents' wants, needs, and concerns.
- Presents a welcoming, professional, and positive demeanor.
- First point of contact for the organization including telephones calls, reception desk, and email, greeting program participants, volunteers, donors, and general public.
- With direction from the Development Team, contacts donors and provides excellent and timely customer service regarding donations.
- With direction from the Programs Team, communicates with volunteers, partner agencies, facilities, mentors, and artists.
- Supports Program, Development and Operations department needs including maintaining inventory of office supplies used throughout the organization and preparing meeting spaces as needed.
- Provides event, CAMP and conference support: communications, refreshments, rentals, set-up and breakdown.
Detail Orientation – Developing level of competency
- Demonstrates thoroughness in accomplishing a task with concern for all the areas involved, no matter how small.
- Maintains the info@freearts general email inbox and development email, routing emails appropriately or answering emails to provide the best Free Arts experience.
- Logs calls, emails, and other interactions with constituents, in CRM Salesforce.
- Maintains donor information including entering incoming checks, in-kind donations and ACH payments to CRM. Works with Development and Finance staff to complete monthly reconciliation.
- Maintains news@freearts organization calendar
- Takes and distributes meeting notes for All Staff meetings, department meetings, and committees or special projects as requested.
- Facilitates thank you cards, acknowledgement letters, updates internal documents, and internal calendar
- Art Room support: Intakes, values, processes in-kind donations; tracks orders and maintains Art Room supplies; assigns tasks to Art Room volunteers; provides supplies for mentors/artists and program staff.
Organizational Competencies Include:
Mission Focused
- Promotes the transformative nature of resilience-building arts programs.
- Makes business decisions grounded in the mission.
- Promotes healing nature of art, creativity & healing.
- Advocates for the interests for children & partners.
Communicate Effectively
- Ensures that others involved in a project or effort are kept appropriately informed.
- Tailors communication content, tone, and method (verbal written, email, phone, etc.) to audience.
- Seeks to fully understand before responding.
Instills Trust
- Consistently delivers on commitments, demonstrating both competence and credibility internally and externally.
- Actions are aligned with intent and words.
- Involves people in decisions that affect them.
Collaborative
- Prioritizes organization and group objectives over individual goals.
- Provides assistance and support to others to help them reach their individual goals.
- Expresses disagreements constructively and works toward solutions that are mutually beneficial.
Self-Management
- Demonstrates the ability to maintain composure.
- Takes initiative and acts without waiting for direction with available information.
- Accepts responsibility for gathering information, taking action and results.
Qualifications
- Minimum one year experience working in an office. Nonprofit preferred.
- Proficient using Windows and Microsoft applications; in-depth knowledge of these systems is a plus.
- Ability to read and write in Spanish is a plus.
- Must be able to have access to and provide reliable transportation for self. An AZ driver’s license and proof of insurance is required for qualifying mileage reimbursements.
- Must be able to obtain and hold an Arizona Department of Safety Fingerprint Clearance Card and pass a criminal background check.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 90% of the time using a computer.
- Must be able to identify and assess written materials including fine print.
- Must be able to position self to maintain files, supplies, document boxes, and other materials up to 25 pounds as needed.
Environmental Requirements:
- Must be able to regularly work in a well-lit, temperature-controlled work area.
- Must be able to work in an open area with other employees and volunteers 80% of the time.
How to apply
If interested please apply at Freeartsaz.org/careers
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