Senior Center Administrative Assistant

Senior Center Administrative Assistant

Hiring Range: $26.48 - $29.61, with growth to $33.10

The Senior Center Administrative Assistant provides clerical and program support to the Senior Center and assists the Coordinator with activity-related duties at the senior center. This position serves as the first point of contact for the center, welcoming seniors, guests, and vendors with professionalism and care. The Administrative Assistant is responsible for answering questions, providing information about the senior center's programs, and connecting individuals with appropriate community resources.

In addition, the role supports the day-to-day operations of the center by handling administrative tasks, maintaining records, coordinating communication, and assisting with program activities and events. This position plays a vital role in creating a welcoming and supportive environment for seniors, ensuring that all interactions reflect the mission and values of the City of Sumner.

The ideal candidate is organized, dependable, compassionate, patient, and people-oriented, with strong communication skills and a genuine desire to support and connect with older adults. This person should be comfortable balancing administrative tasks with hands-on support for activities and events, working independently, and helping seniors access information and community resources. This person should also be tech-savvy, adaptable, and comfortable learning and using a variety of technology, software, and digital tools to support the center's programs, communications, and daily operations.

If this sounds like you, or someone you know who would be a great fit, we encourage you to apply and join our team!

This position is a full-time or part-time, Fair Labor Standards Act non-exempt, overtime eligible position. Part-time employees in this position typically work less than 10 hours per week. The regular work schedule for the Senior Center Administrative Assistant is Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm. Attendance at evening hours meeting or other off-duty events is not anticipated. The incumbent in this position is not a Civil Service employee.

The City of Sumner's vision is to set the standard of excellence for a progressive small city. In working to achieve that vision, Sumner prioritizes and celebrates diverse perspectives, life experiences and differences. The City actively seeks and encourages people with diverse backgrounds and characteristics to apply and all come together with a goal of continuing to learn and improve to better serve the residents, businesses and visitors of our community.

Sumner remains a traditional city of just over 11,000 residents with agricultural roots, known for decades as the Rhubarb Pie Capital of the World. At the same time, its compact, walkable layout aligns perfectly with progressive planning trends, as its classic Main Street becomes repurposed for boutiques, independent restaurants and daily services such as legal offices, financial advisors and doctors.

While Sumner retains historic neighborhoods of Craftsman houses and an active high school right on Main Street, it also offers over 16,000 manufacturing and distribution jobs for companies such as REI, Keurig Dr. Pepper, , and Dillanos Coffee Roasters. With a downtown Sound Transit station with buses and trains, it is well connected to the Puget Sound region while striving to be a full-service city with the largest YMCA facility in the state of Washington as well as a link trail system that will connect the Foothills and Interurban trails.

Like the community, the city government is large enough to be professional but small enough to be creative. The City has won a variety of awards from the Governor's Smart Planning Award to recognition at the International Association of Chiefs of Police for its groundbreaking police work on victims' assistance. With a strong mayor format, the City has just over 140 employees who operate a cemetery, wastewater treatment facility, accredited police department, animal shelter, parks, senior center, full service public works and administration.

The Sumner Senior Center is a welcoming and active gathering place for adults age 55 and older, providing opportunities to connect, participate and thrive in our community. The Center offers a variety of activities, programs and special events, along with weekday lunches and assistance connecting seniors with valuable resources and services. More than a place to visit, the Senior Center…