Compassionate Administrative Specialist - Coroner's Office

Berks County PA; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Berks County PA is seeking an experienced administrator to support the Coroner and Chief Deputy Coroner. The role involves managing day-to-day office functions, confidential records, scheduling, and financial tasks within the office.

You will assist grieving families with sensitivity and coordinate cremation and next-of-kin processes as needed. The position emphasizes professionalism, discretion, and independent work, with responsibilities that include budgeting support, grants research, and

Responsibilities

• Provides advanced administrative and paraprofessional support directly to the Coroner and Chief Deputy Coroner.
• Coordinates routine administrative operations and ensures processes are accurate and timely.
• Prepares correspondence, reports, spreadsheets, forms, and memoranda.
• Manages travel arrangements for meetings and conferences.
• Maintains forms, files, and document-control systems.
• Handles invoices, purchase orders, payments, and other financial transactions.
• Assists with departmental purchasing, budgeting, and cost monitoring.
• Maintains confidential records and supports record requests and scanning.

Job description

Berks County PA is seeking an experienced administrator to support the Coroner and Chief Deputy Coroner. The role involves managing day-to-day office functions, confidential records, scheduling, and financial tasks within the office.

You will assist grieving families with sensitivity and coordinate cremation and next-of-kin processes as needed. The position emphasizes professionalism, discretion, and independent work, with responsibilities that include budgeting support, grants research, and