Administrative Assistant

Title: Administrative Assistant, Full-time (35 hrs./wk)

Reports to: Business Manager

Location: St Patrick Catholic Parish | Sarasota, FL

Classification: Hourly/Non-exempt

Overview

The Administrative Assistant role is highly visible and provides a welcoming presence at the front desk by greeting and assisting visitors to the Church of St Patrick.

Job Responsibilities

• Screen and route incoming calls promptly and courteously. Answer caller questions and provide assistance when appropriate.
• Maintain parish database including new registrations, ministry interests, offertory envelopes, and change of addresses.
• Records weekly Offertory deposits in database and maintains electronic giving system.
• Sort and distribute mail, receive packages, and welcome visitors arriving for scheduled meetings. Record payments for intentions, stole fees, office offertory receipts, etc.
• Maintain sacramental records including reporting to other parishes, recording in sacramental books and computer records.
• Meet with families to discuss funeral arrangements, using planning sheet and existing procedures.
• Process sacrament requests (Anointing, Communion, Confession, Baptism and Marriage) and route calls, emails and in-person inquiries of such to the appropriate staff member.
• Prepare weekend Mass package including Prayers of the Faithful, announcements, Mass intentions and distribute as required.
• Provide general administrative support for members of the parish office staff.
• Other duties as assigned.