Social work assistant Jobs in New Bedford, MA

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Provides administrative and / or secretarial support services for the Department and, subject to assignment, to any supervisor, program or division manager. Performs related duties as required.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED :

Works under the general supervision of a division manager. Subject to assignment, will receive direct supervision from a specific supervisor, director, program manager, or division manager.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Administrative and / or secretarial support includes the following :
• Answering telephone calls, receiving visitors and screening for appropriate individuals and nature of business, and taking messages when needed;
• Preparation and typing of a variety of correspondence, reports, and memoranda from rough draft or oral instructions;
• Taking notes at scheduled meetings and preparing minutes for distribution;
• Preparation and compilation of statistical information;
• Maintenance of office records and filing system, in particular correspondence files and attendance records;
• Researching information and exercising a moderate amount of independent judgment regarding relevance of information to assigned tasks.
• Collect grievances from within the units.
• Generate the monthly Earned Good Time report.
• Coordinate and manage attorney calls.

Must have knowledge of, and become familiar with, relevant Department policies and any

QUALIFICATIONS :

experience OR a combination of training and experience which provides the knowledge, skills and

abilities to meet the duties and responsibilities described above.