Onsite Foster Care Administrative Assistant

Job Details

Job Location:

Albany, NY 12205
Position Type:
Full-Time
Salary Range: $18.50 - $20.67 hourly

Travel Percentage :
Negligible
Job Shift: Day

• Responsible for ordering supplies, upkeep and maintenance of office and office equipment, coordinating petty cash, filing and shredding, photocopying.
• Responsible for administrative duties including but not limited to greeting guests, maintaining visitor sign‑in sheet, answering phones, directing and tracking inquiries, distributing paychecks, coordinating mailings, uploading documents to agency intranet, data entry, editing and proofreading documents.
• Processes and submits invoices, calls vendors for information and electronically submits; submits check requests and submits expenses to finance.
• Researches and registers staff for trainings; assists with set‑up for trainings and team‑building activities including gathering and distributing documentation.
• Acts as a liaison with landlords for office space issues and arranges for office space for trainings and meetings; coordinates food.
• Assists with hiring paperwork including hiring packets for prospective applicants and new‑hire paperwork; arranges for and distributes keys to new staff.

• Minimum of high school diploma or GED required (prefer bachelor's degree).
• One or more years of experience preferred, but any level of experience is acceptable.
• Administrative, customer service, or human services experience is a plus but not required.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving history for the agency.
• Ability to work with economically and culturally diverse populations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including data entry skills.

Together for Youth is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where diversity is valued and recognized as a source of strength and enrichment. We seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures.

As a federal contractor, Together for Youth will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

41 CFR 60‑1.35(c).