Administrative Support Assistant

Job Description:

Administrative Support Assistant

Description

Job Location: This position will be located at 930 Wildwood Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109.

Why you’ll love this position:

Join our Missouri WIC Team! The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides qualifying Missourians with nutrition education and counseling, food benefits, health referrals, and breastfeeding support. We are seeking a motivated individual to join the Missouri WIC team as an Administrative Support Assistant in the Retailer Unit. Along with the items below, you will serve as Missouri WIC's front-line staff - making the first, very important impression on our participants and retailers!

• Assist the Retailer Unit by composing, proofreading, and preparing memos, letters, and reports. Route documents to appropriate staff. Track documents through the approval process.
• Prepare mass mailings for approximately 600 retailers.
• Complete weekly supply orders as requested from approximately 600 retailers.
• Prepare retailer monitoring letters for mailing and update spreadsheets weekly.
• Secure hotel and rental car reservations for retail staff.
• Be the first to answer calls on our Genesys phone system and respond to emails requesting general information about the WIC program. Route calls and emails to appropriate staff, when needed.
• Assist with applications for signing up new WIC retailers and prepare training materials.
• Support Missouri WIC's participant outreach efforts by communicating program information to potential participants via email and phone.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Applicant should possess proficiency in Word and Excel.
• Skill in the operation of general office equipment is required.
• Superior customer service, communication and organizational skills are essential.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience and possession of a high school diploma or proof of high school equivalency is required.

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .

Salary:

35,858 per Year