Secretary III – Bilingual Required #1739

Tri-Counties Regional Center; Fillmore (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Referral program

Flexible spending account

Employee assistance program

Employee Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Tri-Counties Regional Center in Fillmore is seeking a Secretary III – Bilingual (English/Spanish) to support the Services and Supports team. The role requires strong secretarial skills, meticulous data handling, and the ability to work independently or with the team.

Responsibilities include preparing reports, coordinating schedules, processing letters with quick turnaround, and maintaining files while providing reception support and back-up to the switchboard. Bilingual fluency is required.

Qualifications

• Proficient computer skills – Excel & Word.
• Type minimum of 45 WPM.
• Knowledge of correct grammar and punctuation.
• Office methods, procedures, practices, equipment.
• High school graduate.
• 2 years relevant experience.
• Bilingual ability (Spanish/English) required.

Responsibilities

• Support Manager of Services and Supports as needed.
• Assist as back-up to switchboard and perform reception duties.
• Schedule appointments and meetings for team.
• Prepare reports, correspondence, and documents for team.
• Process medical and administrative letters with quick turnaround.
• Organize and maintain archive filing for team.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Communication skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Education

High school graduate

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Secretary III – Bilingual Required #1739

Tri-Counties Regional Center

Job Category

Overview

Description

**We have a current opening on our Fillmore team for a Secretary III**

Job Title: Secretary III – Bilingual Required (English/Spanish)

Requisition #: 1739

Job Type: Full Time, Temp to Hire

Location: Fillmore

$20.26 hourly (full range $20.26-$25.34 hourly) + $110 biweekly bilingual stipend

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Referral program
• Flexible spending account
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Tuition reimbursement

Job Title: Secretary III – Bilingual Required

Job Summary: Perform extensive range of secretarial support duties for team members in our Santa Barbara office, including service coordination, medical, psychological, and management staff. Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.

Primary Functions

• 1. Support Manager of Services and Supports as needed
• 2. Assist point person on Exception process as needed
• 3. Generate reports, correspondence, documents, and memoranda as needed for team
• 4. Process Early Start denials/accept letters and Age 3 denial/accepts letters in a 2-day turnaround time from date of receipt (Early Start)
• 5. Sandis changes as needed (demographic updates, change case file, closed, inactive & updating reports/contact history.
• 6. Type letters as needed
• 7. Assist point person in distribution for incoming and outgoing mail as necessary
• 8. Printing of RC note on predetermined date for persons served (exception –closed/inactive/transfer or deceased)
• 9. Processing of 3770 and CDER’s as needed
• 10. General office – photocopy, fax, scan, mail documents as needed for team
• 11. Create tables, forms – OD (officer of the day) schedule, sign out books, schedule for team and any other tables and/or forms needed by team
• 12. Gather data, compile reports, and prepare person served files as needed for team audits i.e. DDS, Peer audit reviews, etc..
• 13. Transcription of phone messages when necessary
• 14. Preparation of referral packets for team as necessary
• 15. Filing for 3 service coordinator on a monthly basis (SC’s to batch)
• 16. Relieve and/or rotate on switchboard and perform reception duties as needed
• 17. Schedule appointments and meetings for team department
• 18. Organize and maintain archive filing as necessary for team
• 19. Update information, lists, reports, contracts as needed for team
• 20. Request of medical records – 2 day turnaround time from date received
• 21. Maintain copier and fax machines with proper supplies, paper, ink etc.
• 22. Prepare closure, transfer, inactive, multi-volume & decease files accordingly
• 23. Travel to other offices as necessary
• 24. Assist as back up to point person in maintaining office supplies, agency forms and information as needed
• 25. Assist as backup to point person with facility issues such as building repair or service calls to vendors
• 26. Take minutes at team meetings as necessary & distribute to teams
• 27. May assist with planning and implementing special functions and training sessions for team needs
• 28. Additional or different functions may be assigned as needed

Skill Requirements

• 1. Able to prioritize work and meet deadlines
• 2. Knowledge of medical/psychological terminology (preferred)
• 3. Communication skills
• 4. Appointment scheduling experience
• 5. Maintain confidentiality
• 6. Problem-solving skills
• 7. Interpersonal skills
• 8. Strong time management skills
• 9. Organizational skills
• 10. Prompt follow-up
• 11. Able to work with minimal supervision
• 12. Customer service oriented
• 13. Attention to detail
• 14. Tact, initiative, discretion, good judgment
• 15. Able to read, speak and write English and Spanish fluently required

Minimum Qualifications

• 1. Proficient computer skills – Excel & Word (Power Point desired)
• 2. Ability to type minimum of 45 WPM
• 3. Knowledge of correct grammar and punctuation (test will be administered)
• 4. Knowledge of office methods, procedures, practices, equipment
• 5. High school graduate
• 6. 2 years relevant experience
• 7. Excellent telephone skills
• 8. Transcription skills desired
• 9. May be required to know or learn technical terminology and spreadsheet programs
• 10. Bilingual ability (Spanish/English) required

Physical Requirements: Adequate manual dexterity and coordination for operation of a computer and other standard office equipment is required for this position. The ability to sit at a workstation for long periods of time, the ability to read, write and comprehend large amounts of written material such as reports and regulations, use the telephone, and communicate via electronic mail are all required on a daily basis. The ability to travel to another work-site location is occasionally required. The ability to stand, sit or walk for moderate distances on uneven terrain is also required on a daily basis.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or control and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, sit, walk, push, pull, kneel, stoop, bend, and squat. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 lbs and infrequently up to 20 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Each of these physical tasks is an essential function of the position.