Pathways Hiring for Office Assistant at Orange, CA, United States Full Time

Welcome to Pathways of California’s career website! If you are passionate about helping others and enthusiastic about your future, we want you to join our team!Our company is known for an unwavering commitment to exceptional value and recovery-focused, quality care.

We are experts in the field of behavioral health care, providing cutting-edge mental health and substance use community-based services and offer a dynamic employment experience! Pathways offers competitive salaries and benefits, comprehensive on-boarding and job training, a supportive learning environment, ongoing education in the use of evidence-based, promising practices and much more! We are well-known in the field and have been a preferred provider in the Southern California region for over 20 years partnering with local government agencies and managed care companies to offer personalized, integrated care to community members of all ages, ethnicities, and cultural backgrounds.

You will find that we have several openings ranging from administrative to clinical positions in a variety of service areas and settings in Southern California.

Join one of our Pathways companies, Pathways Community Services (PCS) and / or College Community Services (CCS) and experience it for yourself! We have over 30 outpatient behavioral health locations nestled throughout our communities located in Kern County, Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Diego County.

Opportunity KnocksOpportunity Knocks is a volunteer mental health program providing outpatient services for individuals between the ages of 18-59, with severe and persistent mental illness, recent history of incarceration due to mental illness, and are currently homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Our services include intensive case management, psychotherapy, skill-development groups, medication management, vocational linkage, temporary housing support, benefits processing, and outreach and engagement.

Pathways is seeking an innovative and purpose driven individual to join our team as a Office Assistant for our Opportunity Knocks program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS : Answers and directs phone calls and takes messages as appropriateGreets visitors and directs to appropriate personPrepares outgoing faxes and distributes incoming faxesPhotocopies a broad range of materialsSchedules meetings and appointmentsTypes routine correspondence and prepares files as assignedMaintain and order inventory of order suppliesMay pick-up meals for in-house meetingsAssists in new hire set-up process for office or programMaintain and ensures HIPAA, ethical standards and professional boundaries with all staff and clientsOther duties as assigned or necessary to support the program, office and / or the companyAny or all of above duties and responsibilitiesDevelops and maintains varied tracking s, contracts and / or agreementsMay write own correspondence and prepares correspondence for managementInterfaces with clients, vendors, visitors to schedule appointments and resolve office administration issuesOccasionally assist or handles small office moves (office furniture)May handle or assist with billing to clients or MediCal and MediCare.

Researches and prepares special projects as assignedMaintain and ensures HIPAA, ethical standards and professional boundaries with all staff and clientsOther duties as assigned or necessary to support the program, office and / or the companyAny or all of the above duties and responsibilitiesMay assist supervisor or management in the development of the work unit’s annual budget, contracts and monitoring adherence to such on a monthly basis;

attend meetings and / or trainings to take notes or minutesRecommends changes to internal office procedures and workflowOther duties as assigned or necessary to support the program, office and / or the company Knowledge, Skills and Experience : One year work experience preferably in an office answering phones and providing general clerical support.

Must have excellent phone manner, good arithmetic skills and good spelling, grammar and punctuation skillsIntermediate level PC skills requiredExcellent organizational skills, interpersonal skills, computer skills and communication skills are a mustAbility to effectively prioritize and manage timeQUALIFICATIONS : Education or Equivalent ExperienceHigh School Diploma or GED with computer or business courses NOW OFFERING DAILY PAY TO OUR EMPLOYEES PERKS OF WORKING WITH PATHWAYS CALIFORNIA : Competitive salaries & benefits

• Paid Vacation Days (1st year 12 days; increases with tenure)
• Paid Sick Days (Accrual per pay period)
• 9 Paid Holidays (including Day after Thanksgiving)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision including a Health Savings Account or FSA
• Health, Dependent and Transportation Flexible Spending Accounts
• Basic and Optional Life Insurance for Employees, Spouses, and / or Dependents
• 401KPerks @ Pathways (student loan refinancing, pet insurance, Verizon wireless discount, movie, hotel, concert, and sporting event discounts)Pathways is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.

Compensation : $18.00 – $18.50 per hour We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.