Administrative Assistant

Life Span seeks a bilingual Spanish speaking Administrative Assistant for our reception office at our Chicago Loop location to welcome and assist clients and visitors and staff. This position serves as the primary point of contact for clients and guests, answering and routing incoming calls, gathering client intake information, providing resources and referrals, and supporting staff as part of a collaborative team.

Additional responsibilities include managing office supplies, maintaining client and office records, completing administrative and data-entry tasks, assisting with daily office operations, and helping maintain an organized, professional, and welcoming office environment. This is a hybrid-remote position based in our Chicago, Illinois office.

Life Span is a nationally known leader in the provision of services to survivors of violence and their children. Our comprehensive services include criminal court advocacy, representation in civil protective order cases, expert representation in family law cases, immigration services and counseling for survivors and their children. Our work encompasses such issues as police domestic violence, human trafficking, immigration, employment issues, sexual assault civil no contact orders, the effects of trauma on clients and their children, teen dating violence, and the criminalization of survivors.

Our agency has two sites, one in Des Plaines and one in Chicago. Our services are available in many languages including English, Spanish, Polish and Arabic and are free of charge. Our agency provides national leadership in policy work and systemic advocacy, and our staff has trained advocates, lawyers, judges, counselors and other professionals in Illinois and across the country on critical issues and innovative practices.

Life Span values staff who reflect the communities we serve in strengths, backgrounds and lived experiences. It is essential that our staff and leadership reflect the communities we serve.

This position is based at: 70 East Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois.

Scheduled days/hours are Monday-Friday. 9:00 AM-5:00 PM. Limited evening and weekend work hours may be required. Occasional travel may be required for training, conferences or other organizational activities at a minimum of twice per year.

As an essential point of contact for office visitors and staff, this is a primarily on-site hybrid position with the opportunity for up to one remote workday per week, at the discretion of Life Span. Reliable internet access is required. Employees must be readily accessible and available during work hours by phone, email, and Teams to perform the essential functions of the position.

Life Span’s Director of Operations.

• Screen, announce, and direct calls to staff; provide information and referrals to callers, including survivors seeking assistance and those outside the scope of our services.
• Conduct and support Chicago office legal prescreen calls.
• Welcome, assist and announce visitors and clients.
• Maintain an inviting lobby area; include Life Span event notices and information for clients.
• Assist with client surveys by supporting participation and completion.
• Ensure lobby information are always available.
• Maintain and distribute client resource information.
• Follow visitor security and communication policies for office entry.

• Complete office tasks, such as bookkeeping, photocopying, scanning, filing, data entry, and faxing.
• Track and replenish office supplies.
• Draft documents, contact clients, and interpret for clients/staff.
• Process and distribute mail, deliveries, and shipments, including package drop-offs as needed.
• Collaborate with…