Administrative Assistant

Scion Staffing; New York (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Short-Term Opportunity

Consistent Weekday Schedule

Professional Office Environment

Meaningful Project Impact

Job summary

Scion Staffing, Inc. has been engaged to conduct a search for a Temporary Administrative Assistant for an established engineering firm in New York, NY. This is a fully onsite, short-term assignment lasting approximately 2–3 weeks with a targeted start date of November 2, 2026.

The role focuses on records organization and digitization, including sorting, filing, scanning, and ensuring accurate labeling. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, independently driven, and capable of handling large

Qualifications

• Previous experience with manual filing, records management, document organization, or similar administrative projects.
• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to independently manage repetitive, detail-intensive tasks while maintaining accuracy.
• Comfortable handling large volumes of physical paperwork, filing cabinets, and document scanning.
• Dependable, efficient, and able to follow established processes while adapting to project needs.

Responsibilities

• Sort, categorize, and organize a large volume of physical files and records.
• Perform extensive manual filing, ensuring documents are accurately labeled and stored.
• Scan and digitize physical documents while maintaining accuracy and completeness.
• Review existing filing cabinets and reorganize records to improve accessibility and efficiency.
• Maintain a consistent, systematic filing process throughout the duration of the project.
• Identify and address filing discrepancies while ensuring documents are handled carefully and confidentially.

Job description

Scion Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for a Temporary Administrative Assistant on behalf of an established engineering firm in New York, NY. This is a fully onsite, short-term temporary opportunity lasting approximately 2–3 weeks, with the potential for extension, offering a targeted start date of November 2, 2026.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Administrative Assistant to support an important records organization and digitization project. This individual will be responsible for sorting, organizing, filing, and scanning a large volume of physical documents to help streamline the organization's existing filing system. The ideal candidate enjoys hands-on administrative projects, works independently, and takes pride in maintaining accurate, well-organized records.

PERKS:

• Competitive Compensation: Earn $20–$26 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.
• Short-Term Opportunity: Ideal for professionals seeking a focused temporary assignment with the potential for an extension.
• Consistent Weekday Schedule: Enjoy flexible scheduling within standard office hours of 8:30 AM–5:30 PM.
• Professional Office Environment: Work directly with office leadership in an established engineering organization.
• Meaningful Project Impact: Play an important role in improving records organization and accessibility while gaining valuable administrative project experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Sort, categorize, and organize a large volume of physical files and records.
• Perform extensive manual filing, ensuring documents are accurately labeled and stored.
• Scan and digitize physical documents while maintaining accuracy and completeness.
• Review existing filing cabinets and reorganize records to improve accessibility and efficiency.
• Maintain a consistent, systematic filing process throughout the duration of the project.
• Identify and address filing discrepancies while ensuring documents are handled carefully and confidentially.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous experience with manual filing, records management, document organization, or similar administrative projects.
• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to independently manage repetitive, detail-intensive tasks while maintaining accuracy.
• Comfortable handling large volumes of physical paperwork, filing cabinets, and document scanning.
• Dependable, efficient, and able to follow established processes while adapting to project needs.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

This position offers an hourly pay rate of $20–$26, depending on experience and qualifications. The assignment is expected to last approximately 2–3 weeks, with the possibility of an extension based on project needs.

The position is fully onsite in New York, NY 10001, with flexible scheduling during standard business hours of 8:30 AM–5:30 PM.

Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.