OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIY

The Administrative Assistant performs general administrative support in the Catholic Community of Stratford faith formation efforts.  Reports to the Director of Discipleship.  Part Time – 15 hours per week.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interacts and communicates with parishioners and appropriately responds to their needs and requests.
• Provides administrative support to the Director of Discipleship.
• Schedules meetings.
• Provides event logistics including organizing events, locations, food, set-up, RSVPS and provides appropriate communications.
• Prepares reports and documents for the faith formation program.
• Maintains all records associated with faith formation events.
• Coordinates sacramental record keeping for all regional programs.
• Updates ParishSoft with appropriate information.
• Manage social media accounts for the Stratford Parish Collaboration.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• High school Diploma and at least two years of related office experience
• Strong computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, and Excel), Google and Adobe Acrobat
• Prior experience with ParishSoft preferred
• Must be flexible and able to work well with fellow employees in a small office setting
• Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently, keeping tasks and projects running
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Self-motivated with a strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
• Solid problem solving and time management skills
• Able to multitask efficiently and effectively
• Highly organized with sharp attention to detail
• A strong work ethic and desire to exceed parishioner expectations
• Practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church preferred
• Bi-lingual in English and Spanish preferred