Administrative Assistant - Kinship

CHILDRENS NETWORK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LLC•Fort Myers, FL

9d•$20 - $0•Onsite

About The Position

Assist Kinship Director and Kinship Department staff with correspondence, appointments, including internal and external schedules, and the daily administrative duties of the Kinship Department. Support the Level 1 Licensure and Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP) team by completing administrative functions and maintaining systems for tracking and reporting.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
Minimum of three (3) years of previous administrative/secretarial experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
Must be able to operate standard modern office machinery, including fax, telephone, calculator, computer, scanner, printer, copier, and mail machine.
Minimum typing speed of 50 wpm; excellent word processing skills.
Must be competent with Microsoft Office Suite programs, including Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook.
Must be competent with basic e-mail protocol and procedures including sending, receiving, replying, attachments, and meeting scheduling; excellent written and oral communication skills; effective listening skills; ability to work as a team member, and the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
Must possess excellent organizational skills and abide by the highest standards of confidentiality.
Valid driver’s license, with clean driver’s license check, and proof of insurance is required (annually)
Criminal background screening (fingerprinting) (Local Law Enforcement and FBI/FDLE)
Drug Screening is a requirement
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, other employees, and the general public.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, percentages, ability to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to be proactive, as well as handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to sit for extended periods; walk; stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel or crouch; talk and hear.
Visual acuity sufficient to read and operate standard modern office machines.
Must pass a Level II Background Check.

Nice To Haves

A.A. degree preferred.
If the employee is a Certified Child Welfare Professional, Training hours must total twenty (20) annually.

Responsibilities

General administrative duties to include filing, scanning, copying, and mailing for the Kinship Department
Maintain computer tracking systems, including Excel databases as they pertain to the Level 1 Licensure and Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP) team and other areas in the Kinship Department.
Adherence of all data collection into automated systems including FSFN
Complete and process background screening requests and placement change forms
Participate in the quality improvement process
Other duties may be assigned as special projects may be requested