CHURCH ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY

Office & Admin

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The Church Administrative Secretary will handle a wide range of administrative tasks for ALCC’s Senior Pastors. This person must be well-organized, flexible, and enjoy the administrative challenges of supporting the ministry of a growing church. They should be technologically savvy with communication skills across a variety of platforms. The Administrative Secretary must be able to interact with church staff, congregants, visitors, and external ministry relationships in a fast-paced environment with grace.
Applicants will be asked to undergo a rigorous background check process.
Attention
Previous experience of working in a similar role for a pentecostal or evangelical organization is a plus.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Support Senior Pastors/Office Staff
Create and manage the senior pastor’s calendar appointments, meetings, and phone calls, including meetings with congregation, staff, leaders, ministry contacts, boards, and ministry teams; keep appropriate parties informed in advance.
Manage all ministry-related travel, speaking engagements, weddings, funerals, and community events, coordinating details with all parties involved.
Pastors’ Travel itinerary – Confirm itinerary; ensure purchase of tickets and hotel bookings. Coordinate all logistics for departures and arrivals.
Manage communication and tasks related to the pastoral team of ALCC and their respective teams on behalf of the senior pastor.
Prepare checks as directed by the Senior Pastor. Manage record-keeping for outgoing and incoming checks.
Manage expense reporting for the church.
Store and manage hard copy and electronic documents, including passwords and backups
Prepare documents for staff and leadership team meetings
Prepare sermon slides under the direction of the senior pastor.
Prepare senior pastor’s weekly scorecard of ministry-related metrics
Provide clerical assistance to church staff as needed.
Communication

Edit and send out congregational emails and respond in a timely manner.
Coordinate with ALCC volunteers to send the weekly church’s announcements
Execute a weekly church WhatsApp Announcement posting strategy.
Post weekly Bible Study, worship, midweek services.
Office Management

Receive and screen incoming calls and distribute as necessary along with answering machine messages
Review and respond to emails received in a timely manner.
Review, respond and take necessary actions in a timely manner on forms completed via the ALCC App
Receive and distribute correspondence as appropriate; apply postage and mail correspondence
Church Administration

Update church master calendar as needed
Maintain adequate inventory of office supplies
Maintain all standard forms (Membership, Baptism, Weddings, Baby Dedication, etc.).
Track Baptisms and Baby dedications, making necessary updates in the database management system.
Serve as host to visitors. Announce their arrival to the appropriate party.
Order ministry literature as needed and on time.
Coordinate/Assist with the planning and execution of Special Events.
Draft and send out letters as required.
Perform other Clerical Duties including but not limited to setting up of church meetings, interviews, make photocopies, file documents and all paperwork.
Perform other tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the Senior Pastors.
Required Knowledge & Qualifications

A growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ
Personal buy in to the vision and direction of ALCC
Proficiency in church management systems, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and Powerpoint), Adobe, Google Suite (Google Docs, Google Sheet, Google Drive, Google Calendar etc), Zoom, Church Database Administration Systems (Knowledge of LEAD/Pushpay App is a plus), Canva or other design platforms, and Apple computers (including Pages) is a plus.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate with congregants and visitors: a wide range of personalities, clearly and effectively.
Basic accounting/bookkeeping skills.
Ability to work on weekends and weeknights.
Must exhibit strong organizational skills, paying close attention to details.
Must demonstrate active listening skills and practice empathy and discretion when dealing with confidential matters.
Ability to multi-task in a deadline-oriented, volunteer-driven organization.
Previous work experience in a church-based environment is preferred.
HOURS

Tuesday – Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday: 7 AM - 3PM
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: Hybrid
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Health insurance
Paid time off
Schedule:

8 hour shift
Education:

Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:

Google Suite: 2 years (Required)
Microsoft Word: 2 years (Required)
Pentecostal/Evangelical organization: 1 year (Required)
Ability to Commute:

Brooklyn, NY 11212 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:

Brooklyn, NY 11212: Relocate before starting work (Required)
  • Experience
    Required
  • Employment
    Full-time

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