Administrative Assistant

Homer Companies

Lockport, Illinois

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Job Description

Administrative Assistant

Position: Administrative Assistant – Full Time

Department: Homer Tree Care, Inc.

Job Summary: The Administrative Assistant is responsible for performing a variety of office and clerical duties to ensure the office runs efficiently. This includes but is not limited to; greeting visitors and answering phone calls, scheduling tree care work for tree crews, and performing various administrative tasks to ensure the smooth operation of the front office.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Provide excellent customer service for customers by greeting visitors and answering phone calls and emails
Schedule, organize, and maintain appointments and jobs for tree crews and arborists
Maintain constant communication with clients to ensure client satisfaction throughout the job process
Input data entry; prepare letters and other documents using work processing and spreadsheets; create, maintain, and enter information into databases
Create invoices, process payments, and track client files and accounts
Perform other general office tasks such as managing the front desk, filing paperwork, ordering supplies
Perform other duties as assigned by the office manager

Qualifications:

Highschool degree or equivalent
Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred
Notary a plus
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
Effective level of oral and written communication skills.
Knowledge of Microsoft programs including Word, Excel and Outlook.
Ability to learn new programs quickly and multitask in a fast-paced team-oriented environment.
Attention to detail
Flexible daytime hours and Saturday’s when needed

Benefits:

Starting salary is $19-$21/hr
Pay is determined by experience, skill, education, and other factors
Able to enroll in benefits after 60-day new hire probation period
Health Insurance
Dental and Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Short- and Long-Term Disability
401(k) Retirement Plan and employer matching (up to a certain amount) and 100% vesting as soon as contributions are made
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays (6)

Homer Companies is a second-generation, family-owned, full-service tree care company that provides unparalleled services throughout the Midwest. Homer is an EEO Employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. A great work atmosphere with top pay!

Direct any questions regarding the Administrative Assistant position to

hr@homertree.com

Numbers & Facts

Location	Lockport, Illinois
Website	https://homertree.com/careers/

Skills

Administrative Skillsunmatched
Arboricultureunmatched
Billingunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Customer Satisfactionunmatched
Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
Data Entryunmatched
Dental Insuranceunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
English Languageunmatched
Health Insuranceunmatched
Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
Microsoft Excelunmatched
Microsoft Outlookunmatched
Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
Microsoft Wordunmatched
Multilingualunmatched
Multitaskingunmatched
Office Managementunmatched
Order Suppliesunmatched
Plan Meetingsunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Spanish Languageunmatched
Spreadsheetsunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Telephone Skillsunmatched
Vision Planunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched

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