Front Desk Admin/Van Driver - Maple Valley (Part-Time Weekends)

Ywcaworks; Maple Valley (WA); On-site; USD 34,440 - 35,817; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Generous vacation

Holidays

Sick leave plans

Retirement plan

Job summary

YWCA Seattle King Snohomish is seeking a Front Desk Admin/Van Driver to join our dedicated team. This part‑time role (16 hours per week, weekends) provides safe transportation for residents, answers calls, and supports program operations and guest services.

Candidates must have a WA driver’s license, a clean driving record, and comfort working with diverse communities. Responsibilities include coordinating transportation, assisting residents, and performing general office tasks.

Qualifications

• Requires valid Washington State Driver License and driving record.
• Experience in front desk or transportation coordination is a plus.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, timely transportation for residents.
• Answer phones and provide guest services.
• Assist residents with needs during transportation and at destinations.
• Maintain office tasks and records as directed.
• Support program staff with hiring processes and application organization.

Skills

WA Driver License

Customer service

Safety awareness

Job description

Benefits

As a full‑time YWCA employee (30+ hours), you'll enjoy a benefits package including medical insurance, generous vacation, holidays, sick leave plans, and an outstanding retirement plan.

What You'll Do

You will be part of a dynamic and talented team of professionals dedicated to the highest standards of excellence and quality human services. The position provides transportation to the residents of the YWCA’s Passage Point Homes to transit connections for personal appointments, shopping trips, recreational outings, etc. The position also provides operational and administrative support for the Passage Point Program including answering phones, guest services, transportation coordination, and security support.

The YWCA Passage Point is a supportive housing site with services designed to assist residents who are transitioning from incarceration into the Renton/Issaquah/Maple Valley community. All residents are committed to working toward housing stability and reunification with their children.

This position has a social justice component that requires critical thinking through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principals of antiracism and grounding those principles in everyday work are required job skills and core values.

Schedule

Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)

• The Front Desk Admin/Van Driver is responsible for providing safe, timely and courteous transportation for residents while providing quality service
• Adheres to all YWCA Passage Point (PP) policies with regard to transport of adults and children
• Assists residents with any special needs during transportation; such as carrying packages, opening doors, assisting residents onto and out of the vehicle and to the point of destination
• Provides miscellaneous pickup and delivery services as directed
• Tracks and coordinates approved transportation destinations
• Works in coordination to provide transportation with PP case managers or any YWCA program staff that support PP residents
• Answers telephone, responds to requests for information and resources, makes referrals to outside resources, provides customer service to office guests
• May perform general office duties including filing, faxing, copying and mailings
• Calls for maintenance and repair or replacement office equipment (in consultation with the Program Manager)
• May maintain filing systems and performs record‑keeping duties for check requests and timesheets
• May provide support to Department Director and Program Manager during hiring processes, including logging and organizing applications and setting appointments
• Guest sign in and sign out, checking guest list, and ensuring compliant with guest policy with residents.
• Assists YWCA staff when requested with deliveries and donations and with volunteer projects
• Assures that clients, staff, volunteers and community partners are treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, ethnic background, gender or socioeconomic background.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Must have valid Washington State Driver License and insurance and an acceptable driving record. No more than 2 moving violations within a year period and no accidents within 3 years.
• Must pass criminal background check and YWCA driving test
• Must be knowledgeable of all safety precautions and comply with safety procedures
• Must be able to work with ethnically and economically diverse population both children and adults
• Ability to react calmly in emergency situations and be considerate
• Experience working with communities of color
• Demonstrated understanding of the intersection of racism and poverty
• Ability to work evenings and weekends
• Ability to work semi‑independently without direct supervision by following all policies and procedures and the ability to follow through on assigned tasks
• Hourly Rate: $25.00 - $26.50
• Hours Per Week: (Part‑Time) 16 hours per week
• For information about our benefits, please visit YWCA Careers & Benefits Information
• Continuously local travel to multiple locations for off‑site meetings and transport of residents to meetings, appointments and transit sites.
• Frequently uses speech, hearing, and sight abilities in exchanging information with residents, agency staff, employers, representatives of community organizations and other individuals in the community.
• Frequently uses hands and wrists, fingering, handling, grasping and reaching in using telephones, computers, fax machines and other office equipment and supplies.
• Occasionally lifts/carries up to 20 pounds in performing duties in the office and in traveling to off‑site meetings.
• Occasionally reaches outward, stands, squats, kneels, bends, walks and reaches above shoulders in performing duties in the office and in traveling to off‑site meetings.

Mental Health Considerations

All employees of the YWCA interact with clients who have experienced or are experiencing trauma in various forms, including but not limited to racial trauma, domestic violence, sexual violence, homelessness, unemployment, and financial hardship. As a result, employees are at risk of secondary trauma. We encourage employees to seek support inside and outside the workplace and maintain self‑care routines.

Equal Opportunity Employment

YWCA Seattle King Snohomish is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To read more about this, view the EEO is the Law Poster and this EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

For more information

Contact us at [e-mail] with any questions or if you need accommodation for your application.

Workforce Considerations

All positions at YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish are exposed to clients who have experienced or are experiencing trauma in various forms including domestic violence, sexual violence, homelessness, unemployment, financial hardship, etc. As a result, staff are at risk of secondary trauma. Employees are encouraged to seek external support and maintain self‑care when working indirectly or directly with clients.