Area Office Administrator, Port Orchard, WA

CPY0001 Young Life Incorporated; Washington; Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Young Life seeks an Administrative Assistant to support field ministry operations. You will handle written and verbal communications, mailings, donor updates, and data management while maintaining a welcoming, organized office environment.

The role requires fast typing, strong MS Office skills, confidentiality, and excellent customer service. You will work with area staff, volunteers, and leaders to ensure smooth administrative processes.

Qualifications

• Proven typing speed 55–60 wpm with accuracy.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
• Experience in administrative support or office coordination.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Answer correspondence, file, and prepare mailings.
• Answer phones and respond to emails promptly.
• Create club/event postcards, flyers, and maps.
• Send donor communications and monthly updates.
• Maintain area donor/leader databases and expense records.
• Coordinate area meetings and event logistics.
• Provide training to office staff and volunteers.

Skills

Typing speed 55–60 wpm

Microsoft Office proficiency

Strong written and verbal comms

Confidentiality

Customer service

Attention to detail

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associates degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

PowerPoint

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Because of Young Life’s exclusive Christian purposes of evangelism and discipleship as set forth in its Articles of Incorporation and in these Bylaws, and to reflect what has always been and will continue to be the position of Young Life, specifically the Christian belief that each and every employee and volunteer of the corporation should minister as a servant of God with the primary responsibility of proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ and, as such, is an integral part of the Christian mission and ministry of the corporation, Young Life shall only employ individuals or enlist volunteer leaders who: (a) profess a belief in Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord; and (b) subscribe to the statements and policies required of all Young Life staff, including the Young Life Statement of Faith. Therefore, employees and volunteers of Young Life, during working and nonworking hours, shall: (i) be ready, willing and able to fulfill such ministry functions as may be required by the organization; (ii) refrain from conduct and statements that detract from the biblical standards taught and supported by Young Life, and (iii) abide by all policies and practices of Young Life including, without limitation, those related to religious belief or ministry activities.

Summary

This position provides administrative support, enabling the Young Life field ministry area office to function an organized and efficient manner.

Essential Duties

Written and Verbal Communication

• Answer correspondence, do filing and prepare mailings.
• Answer phones.
• Respond to voicemail, e-mail and phone calls in a timely and professional manner.
• Gather articles, pictures, layout, production, mail, etc. for newsletter from area staff.
• Create club/event postcards, flyers, and/or maps.
• Send prayer e-mails and monthly updates.
• Send personal support mailings.
• Create and maintain area M-Site.
• Send thank-you letters to donors.
• Interact with area office assistant, area directors, area committee, volunteer team leaders and leaders with area.

Administration Process and track donations.

• Maintain donor and leader databases, ensuring that leader forms, driver questionnaires and criminal background checks are up-to-date.
• Manage monthly expenses and budgets, including area bank account records, FDT, area and staff expense reports.
• Accounting: pay bills, submit bank account records/purchase card expenses and donations and make copies, evaluate financial monthly status and update FDT each month.

Human Resource for Regional Administrators

• Track and report vacation, sick and personal days for eligible area staff. Submit timesheets for hourly staff. Complete Personnel Action Requests and required documents to hire or terminate area staff and forward to region for approval.

Event Administration

• Coordinate area meetings, including: Area Staff Meetings Area leadership meetings Area committee meetings
• Track participation, payments, health forms and how much each kid has earned in fundraisers. Send letters to parents about camp sign-ups, itineraries and health forms. Responsible for fundraiser marketing. Construct and distribute camp brochures. Communicate with camp regarding camp contracts, R2 deposits, A-forms, housing request forms and 10-day call-ins.
• Banquet/Golf Marathon/Auction Create invitations, banquet sponsor packet, table host packet, banquet program and donor cards. Track guest list, table sponsors, RSVP list and donations received from banquet. Coordinate with table hosts about their invitation lists. Mail invitations. Send thank you notes to banquet donors. Track table sponsors.

Training

• Provide training to area office assistant, area directors, area committee, volunteer team leaders and leaders with various items, processes and applications related to field administration.

Working Conditions

Office Environment

Education

• High school education or its equivalent.
• Associates degree preferred.
• Ongoing education encouraged.

Experience Required

• Previous administrative assistant experience preferred.
• Ability to type 55 to 60 words per minute with few errors.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (which includes Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and processes with the capability of handling concurrent tasks and constant interruptions.
• Good grammar skills and strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Basic accounting skills.
• Detail oriented multi-tasking ability.
• Proven relational skills with both kids and adults.
• Initiative with developing processes/systems around events - data organization and maintenance.
• Great customer service skills.

Job Specific Working Conditions

• In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is outlined below. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the United States.
• The anticipated hourly rate for this position can range from $18-21 depending on relevant education, experience, and location.

We the members of the Young Life mission – trustees, staff, instructors at Young Life schools and volunteers – join together in our affirmation of the following articles and our central purpose of proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ and introducing adolescents everywhere to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith.