Administrative Assistant for Community Outreach Center (Spanish Bilingual Preferred)

Opportunity:

First Presbyterian Church Fort Worth is looking for a welcoming, organized, and self-motivated administrative professional to support our Community Crossroads Outreach Center. This full-time role (M-F, 8a-5p) is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, people-centered environment and enjoys serving staff, volunteers, and community members with warmth and professionalism. Bilingual English/Spanish skills and strong Microsoft Office experience are highly preferred. If you’re dependable, compassionate, and ready to support meaningful work in a mission-driven setting, we encourage you to apply. We offer exceptional benefits beginning day one, including:

• 100% employer-paid individual health coverage
• 100% employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
• Immediate 100% retirement match, up to 6% of your earnings, with no vesting period
• Paid time off
• Optional employee-paid benefits include family health coverage, dental, vision, and temporary disability

Contributions Defining Impact:

The essential functions listed are representative of those required to successfully perform the job.

• Maintain a constant presence at the welcome desk, serving as the primary point of contact for phone calls, guest arrivals, and building access
• Administer purchasing goods in support of outreach ministries; manage inventory. Accept deliveries from suppliers and route items to various departments
• Provide administrative assistance to church leadership, clergy, staff, committees, and various ministry teams
• Ensure efficient workflow, serve as a resource, and support the ministries of the church
• Welcome visitors, members and volunteers in a warm and friendly manner. Address inquiries, provide necessary information, and offer guidance as needed
• Maintain and update church databases, including membership and volunteer records, attendance, and contact information for effective outreach and communication
• Contribute to the overall success of the Church and the ministries by performing additional duties as assigned

Essential Requirements:

Education & Experience

• Must have a minimum of three (3) years of administrative assistant experience, preferably within a church or volunteer environment, and intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office
• High school education or equivalent is required, with some college preferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanish, with the ability to demonstrate fluency in both languages, is highly preferred
• Understanding of, or willingness to learn about, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), including basic principles, beliefs, governance, operations, mission, and practices
• Experience in church life, regardless of denomination, is desirable

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word, including creating spreadsheets and using basic formulas in Excel, as well as preparing documents, templates, labels, and performing mail merges in Word
• Self-starter with strong judgment, discretion, and the ability to manage confidential information
• Calm, adaptable, and resourceful in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication, customer service, and problem-solving skills
• Professional, compassionate, and able to collaborate effectively across staff, volunteers, and ministries
• Must be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship (currently or in the future)

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands reflect requirements to successfully perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities.

• Punctual and daily onsite attendance is required to ensure clergy, members, staff, and committees receive necessary support. Occasional overtime or event participation may be required
• This position requires extended periods of sitting at a desk while working on a computer, answering phones, and performing administrative tasks
• Intermittent movement throughout the buildings and properties and ability to periodically stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, twist, squat, push/pull, and move up to 30 pounds regularly. Digital dexterity and ability to reach are required to assemble, retrieve, and replace things
• Close visual acuity is required to perform activities, such as reading, preparing and analyzing data, proofreading, general hazard identification, counting, and overall assessment of environment
• Must hear with aid, effectively converse with stakeholders, and respond quickly to sounds or emergency situations in potentially noisy environments
• Must adapt to workplace stressors such as complaints, emergent situations, loud noises, or competing priorities
• Must understand direction, adhere to, and apply process protocols timely

Team:

At First Pres, we foster a diverse team united by empathy, authenticity, and collaboration. Our workplace promotes growth and mutual support, guided by our core values: humble service, intentional unity, transformational relationships, and radical hospitality.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome all qualified candidates eligible to work in the United States; however, we are not able to sponsor visas.

Pay: $21.00 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Briefly describe your experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook in an administrative role. Please include specific tasks you handled.
• This role requires warmly assisting visitors, staff, volunteers, and community members while handling interruptions and multiple priorities. Does this describe a work environment where you thrive?

Experience:

• full-time administrative assistant: 3 years (Required)

Language:

• Spanish & English (Preferred)

Work Location: In person