Administrative Support

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health; Chester (Delaware County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefit eligibility after 30 days

Job summary

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health is seeking an Administrative Support at the School for Integrated Learning in West Chester, PA. The role involves clerical tasks, answering phones, scheduling meetings, and coordinating communications to support daily operations.

The position runs Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm, year-round with pay between $17.75 and $20.24 per hour based on experience. Benefits eligibility begins after 30 days of employment through mydevereuxbenefits.org.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent; AA degree preferred.
• 2 years experience in clerical/secretarial/front office.
• Knowledge of word processing software and office practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide a variety of administrative support functions for the daily operation of the School for Integrated Learning.
• Answer phones, respond to inquiries and forwards messages to the appropriate individuals in a timely fashion.
• Receive, print, and distribute written communications to the appropriate individuals in a timely fashion.
• Schedule meetings and liaison for all involved parties including team meetings and progress reviews.
• Maintain office supplies; order, receive and distribute program purchases.
• Maintain compliance with training/learning requirements and seek opportunities for professional growth.

Skills

Clerical experience

Word processing

Front office

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

AA Degree (preferred)

Job description

Description

Are you looking to work in a school-based, fast-paced working environment? Do you enjoy completing clerical tasks and using your administrative skills?

If you answered YES, then consider joining our team as Administrative Support at our School for Integrated Learning located in West Chester, PA.

Everyday as Administrative Support you will:

• Provide a variety of administrative support functions for the daily operation of the School for Integrated Learning.
• Answer phones, respond toinquiriesandforwardsmessages to theappropriate individualsina timelyfashion.
• Receive, print, and distribute written communications to theappropriate individualsina timelyfashion.
• Schedule meetings and serves as the liaison for all involved parties to include team meetings and progress reviews.
• Maintain office supplies; order,receiveand distribute program purchases.
• Maintain compliance with all training/learning requirements and takes initiative in seeking opportunities for professional growth.

You will be offered:

• Shift:Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm (52 week year round position)
• Pay-rate: $17.75 - $20.24 (based upon experience)
• BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY AFTER 30 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT (1st day of the 30 days) mydevereuxbenefits.org
• ASCEND - Career Accelerator Program

The School for Integrated Learning

The School for Integrated Learning focuses on building upon the unique strengths of each student. Our school strives to offer a breadth of opportunities for students to express themselves and find personal levels of accomplishment through activities such as: Special Olympics, talent shows and school dances, student government, peer mentoring, service learning, community gardening, and employment education, both in the classroom and in the community. The goal of the School for Integrated Learning is to create individualized educational opportunities that enable each student to live as a positive, healthy and socially-connected individual in his or her community. The School for Integrated Learningis licensed to serve students in grades K-12 who have been identified with the following primary disabilities: behavioral and cognitive differences, autism, intellectual disabilities and speech and language impairments. The core curriculum has been aligned with the Pennsylvania Core Standards, as well as the curricula of our partner school districts. This innovative special education programs that work in tandem with families and school districts to ensure that students can return to their local schools and communities with the tools they will need to succeed. The goal of the curriculum is to provide students with learning experiences that foster increased engagement and success through differentiated instruction, evidence-based instructional strategies, and rigorous learning expectations. Each student has an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), which outlines goals for skill development and the best strategies by which the student can reach his/her goals. A multi-disciplinary team, including the individual’s parent(s) or guardian, regularly reviews the plan to discuss challenges, progress and adjustments to goals as appropriate. A primary focus throughout the program is the philosophy of Program-Wide Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PW-PBIS), a program-wide system of care that promotes and rewards positive behaviors, and prevents negative behaviors, to create safe, supportive living environments.

Qualifications

EDUCATION: High School Diploma or equivalent; Preferred AA Degree in related field.

EXPERIENCE : 2 years experience working in a clerical/secretarial position in front office preferred. Comprehensive knowledge of word processing software applications and office practices.

Must be at least 21 years of age

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Company Overview

Devereux is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical, therapeutic, educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10,000+ children, adults – and their families – every year.

Our Mission:

Devereux changes lives – by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences.

With nearly 6,500 employees working in programs across the country, Devereux is a trusted partner for families, schools and communities, serving individuals in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, education and foster care.

Our Culture, Our Expectations

At Devereux, Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven, people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide – every day – for the individuals and families we serve, and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work, and our team environment creates an empowering, positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux, you will: put the needs of others first, feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team, you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services, and within all policies and employee practices.

We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity – offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors – is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces, we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world – one person, one family, one community at a time.

What Devereux Offers You

In addition to a competitive salary, Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees, family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of employment. In addition, we offer;

• Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services.
• Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.
• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.
• Employee assistance / work-life balance program.

Devereux is a drug-free workplace, drug screening required. EOE

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.