Executive Assistant

Socket.dev; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Sandals Church in Riverside, CA seeks an Executive Assistant to support several members of the executive leadership team, acting as a reliable right-hand person to help achieve the church’s mission. Part-time role, 25 hours per week.

Key duties include managing complex calendars, coordinating meetings and events, handling budgets and approvals, and serving as a liaison with internal and external stakeholders. The role requires discretion and the ability to work across a diverse staff.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting executive leadership and managing calendars.
• Strong communication and liaison skills.
• Ability to manage budgets and approvals.
• Proven discretion and confidentiality.
• Comfort working in a faith-based organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage executive calendars and coordinate daily meal orders.
• Provide meeting and event logistics support, including agenda prep and catering coordination.
• Handle budgeting and expense approvals for executives.
• Serve as primary point of contact between executives and stakeholders.
• Perform general administrative tasks and maintain confidentiality.

Skills

Calendar management

Communication

Liaison skills

Discretion

Hospitality coordination

Job description

Executive Assistant Role Description

This role supports several members of our executive leadership team, as well as provides occasional support to other executive team members of Sandals Church. In this role, you will serve as the "right-hand person" for the executive leaders, enabling them to better accomplish the organizational mission and goals.

Part time: 25 hours per week

SOME KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Calendar & Hospitality Support: Manage complex executive calendars and schedule meetings. Coordinate and place daily meal orders for executive leadership.
• Meeting & Event Logistics: Provide comprehensive meeting support, including agenda preparation, catering coordination, and physical meal set up and tear down. Execute events and strategic special projects.
• Budgeting & Approvals: Manage executive budgets and expenses, and process or facilitate budget approvals as needed.
• Communication & Liaison: Act as the primary point of contact between executive(s) and other internal/external stakeholders.
• General Executive Support: Perform various administrative and operational tasks required to support executive leadership smoothly.
• Confidentiality: Maintain and protect strict confidentiality.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO IS:

• Passionate about supporting multiple teams.
• Humbly able to execute both large and small tasks.
• Relationally agile and able to work seamlessly across a diverse staff team.
• Able to take direct and concise communication.
• Able to manage disappointment and remain resilient amidst the challenges of ministry.

YOU'RE OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE IF:

• You steward influence effectively and uphold team unity.
• You love working behind the scenes.
• You are passionate about the vision of being real.
• Organization and details matter significantly to you.
• You enjoy variety and adapt well to a wide range of professional situations.

COMPENSATION:

Pay Range: $20-$23 per hour

• Rate determined by experience and our internal compensation structure.

*Sandals Church is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. We conduct hiring without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise qualified individual. The status of Sandals Church as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent us from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs so that all employees share the same religious commitment, which is central to our mission.