PART TIME OFFICE ASSISTANT

Organization Summary

Founded in 1986, Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School’s (CBOBS) mission is to change lives through challenge and discovery. Outward Bound is an international educational movement, founded by Kurt Hahn, dedicated to the idea that people are capable of far more than they know. The Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School (CBOBS) is a non-profit, outdoor educational organization with programs that deliver character development and self-discovery in the wilderness, in the city, and in school. CBOBS operates programs in Baltimore City, the District of Columbia, the Appalachian Trail in MD and PA, the Potomac River, the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area in WV, and the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.

For more information, please visit www.outwardboundchesapeake.org.

 

Office Support

  • Greet visitors and manage incoming and outgoing correspondence.
  • Maintain office equipment, manage supplies, handle vendor relationships, and schedule repairs.
  • Maintain office and kitchen supply inventory by monitoring stock, placing orders, and verifying deliveries.
  • Scan checks as assigned.
  • Coordinate and schedule ED meetings, including preparing agendas, taking minutes, and following up on action items.
  • File, scan, organize and maintain employee records.
  • Support benefit enrollment and assist with payroll and benefit inquires.
  • Provide support to managers with job postings, onboarding and offboarding.

 

Requirements

  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to make timely decisions and demonstrate good judgment.
  • Exceptional customer service orientation.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to tailor approach toward the perspective of others.
  • Excellent team player with demonstrated successful working relationships with staff at all levels of an organization.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with interest and aptitude to learn new software and systems, required.
  • Two or more years of office management experience preferred.
  • Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM software preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment 

  • Ability to sit at a desk or computer 90% of the time or greater.
  • Ability to carry weights up to 15 pounds.

Compensation & Benefits

  • $20-$25/hr; commensurate with experience.
  • This part-time role offers access to certain benefits. 

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this position successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
  • Sitting at a desk or computer 50% of the time or greater.
  • Ability to lift and move a minimum of 40 pounds.

Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School prohibits discrimination against any student or applicant because of race, color, religion, sex, gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other category which may be protected by applicable state or federal law. Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School also promotes respect for all people and will not tolerate harassment based on any of these characteristics nor on differences based on gender identity or expression.

Outward Bound has a zero-tolerance policy for incidents of child abuse and neglect and will report any suspected abuse or neglect.