St. James Catholic Church in St. Joseph, Missouri is seeking a part time Administrative Assistant to work mornings. This position will be responsible for a full range of administrative and secretarial  responsibilities for members of the parish and school staff and other committees and boards. This is a part time position working an average of 20 hours a week.  

 Essential Duties:

• Greet visitors and answer phones.
• Maintain office record keeping systems.
• Schedule appointments, process mail, and type letters, reports and memos.
• Provide clerical support to pastor and staff members.
• Perform basic office duties, i.e., maintaining office supplies, cleaning, etc.
• Prepare the weekly bulletin.
• Maintains sacramental record-keeping system.
• Provide a variety of other clerical services.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Set priorities and organize work effectively and efficiently.
• Collaborate and work with others.
• Handle records and sensitive issues with confidentiality, empathy and compassion.
• Demonstrate exceptional communications skills, both verbal and written.
• Demonstrate high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Work independently with confidence.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Previous experience as Administrative Assistant/Secretary.

Preferred:

• Familiarity with the Catholic understanding of ministry is an asset.

Note: All employees are required to consent to a background check, commit to our Code of Conduct policy and complete online and in-person trainings prior to hire.