Volunteers of America Los Angeles Hiring for Office Assistant at E Mission Blvd Full Time

About Us : VOALA

VOALA

Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories

Volunteers of America is a non-profit human services organization committed to serving people in need, strengthening families, and building communities.

VOALA provides a variety of social services to Los Angeles area communities such as Head Start programs, Upward Bound college prep programs, veterans’ services, homeless shelters, low-income housing program as well as drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Learn more at www.voala.org.

PAY RATE : $17.58 – $18.51 PER HOUR

JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE

The Office Assistant provides general basic office support, and acts as the office receptionist and telephone screener when required.

Establishes and maintains cooperative and harmonious working relationships with program staff, workers, families of clients, business agencies, office vendors, and general public.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform general office duties such as identifying and organizing documents for electronic archiving, photocopying, validating referrals, and email communications.
• Answer phones and take messages.
• Destruction of documents by shredding.
• Compute, record, and / or proofread data and other information, as directed.
• Compile worker and client information and prepare forms and maintain records as needed.
• Limited data entry from compiled information / records.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS :

Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check, including criminal history, personal references, employment and education verifications

EDUCATION :

High School or GED and some general office / admin coursework

EXPERIENCE :

6 months of office and clerical experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

Bilingual in English and Spanish (written and verbal).

Volunteers of America is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law

This employer participates in E-Verify as required by the federal government and will provide the federal government with your Form 1-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (OHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.