Administrative Support Worker

at CAI in Evanston, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Job ID Number

R3109

Employment Type

Full time

Worksite Flexibility

Onsite

Job Summary

As Administrative Support Worker you will will be responsible for supporting the overall department and providing general administrative support to the corporation as a whole.

Job Description

We are looking for an Administrative Support Worker . This position will be full-time and fully onsite in Evanston, IL.

Candidates must be a commutable distance to Evanston, IL.

What You’ll Do

+ Assist with candidate application review and scholarship selection process

+ Review and organize scholarship applications for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to eligibility requirements

+ Follow up on missing applications and other required documentation from students and high schools

+ Review, update, and manage individual Scholar records (e.g. annual renewal, withdrawal, reinstatement, and other changes in award status)

+ Write, monitor, and proof correspondence to students, parents, high school officials, and college/university administrators

+ Answer telephone calls from high school students, scholarship recipients, parents, and high school/college/university officials

+ Extensive use of a customized database in addition to standard PC applications

+ Recommend and help implement procedural improvements/efficiencies

+ General administrative duties; including filing, data input, word processing, proofing documents, etc.

+ The training for this position will be on the job and provided by the Director and other staff who perform similar duties

+ Various other duties as assigned by the department management team

What You’ll Need

Required:

+ Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree is a plus

+ Experience in an academic or business setting is desired

+ Must be very detail oriented, organized, and self-motivated

+ The ideal candidate is a strong team player who has the ability to work independently, and with limited supervision

+ Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills in addition to refined and professional customer service skills

+ Must have a positive attitude, strong work ethic, solid communication skills (both oral and written), and be self-motivated, well-organized, and work well both independently and with others in teams

+ Thorough knowledge and experience working with Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat is required

Physical Demands

+ Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state, and local standards

+ Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.

+ Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor

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Reasonable Accommodation Statement

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employment selection process, please direct your inquiries to application.accommodations@cai.io or (888) 824 – 8111.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

It is the policy of CAI not to discriminate against any employee or applicant due to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran. It is also the policy of CAI to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment. Employees and applicants of CAI will not be subject to harassment due to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.