Town of Windsor - Social Services Department

Administrative Aide

The Town of Windsor seeks an energetic, organized, and self-directed individual to assist with administrative duties for the Social Services Department. This role performs a variety of duties including customer service, record keeping, data entry, and other general office duties.

Your typical work activities will include:

• Carrying out a variety of routine administrative procedures in the Social Services department; maintains records; answers incoming calls and routes callers or provides information; receives public and provides customer assistance; operates a vehicle to run errands
• Maintaining appropriate front-line desk coverage during business hours
• Assisting in developing notices, flyers, brochures, newsletters, media releases, news articles, and other informational materials about programs and services
• Conducting surveys, analyzes data gathered, develops information, and considers available solutions or alternate methods
• General office duties such as filing, records management, copying, scanning, faxing, preparing and sending outgoing mailings and packages, and data entry
• Assisting with special projects
• Participating in meetings, outreach events, seminars, and training sessions; serves as a member of various employee committees
• Performing related work as required

Our ideal candidate will possess:

• Ability to work independently and within a team in an office environment
• Ability to prepare clear, concise, and complete reports and make reasonable conclusions and recommendations
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the general public
• Possess excellent customer service skills
• Flexibility with a willingness to learn new tasks as well as multitask
• Be detail oriented with high-quality control and accuracy
• Maintain discretion and confidentiality

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent with 2 years of experience in clerical work, or any equivalent combination of training and experience desired
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Internet, Word, and Excel) and other programs as needed (i.e. mail merge, database management)
• Experience with MUNIS a plus
• Valid Connecticut driver�s license or ability to obtain one

Schedule and Compensation:

• Schedule: The 20 hours for this position are during 8:00am to 5:00pm � Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
• Compensation: $18.00 per hour

Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled.

Successful candidates will be subject to the Town of Windsor background screening process, which includes a criminal background check and a pre-employment drug screen including testing for marijuana.

To apply: Please complete an application at https://townofwindsorct.com/human-resources/vacancies/

The Town of Windsor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of the workforce. EOE/AA