Office Manager

Jackson Park United Methodist Church
Kannapolis, N.C.
Part-Time Office Manager

20 hours per week Monday thru Friday 8:30 am – 12:30 pm each day; Competitive starting hourly rate of pay; 10 paid holidays per/year; 1 week vacation after 1-year of employment; Bereavement pay; and, 2 personal days each year.

DAILY: check the mail, check emails and respond if appropriate, check phone messages and advise our Pastor, if necessary, answering all incoming calls, and prepare purchase orders for all invoices received and submit to our Accountant for payment.

WEEKLY: prepare a bulletin for the Sunday Worship Service, prepare a church newsletter on schedule, prepare and send worship information to local newspaper, send churchwide emails as necessary and keep the church calendar up to date. Prepare the Weekly Financial Reports on Monday or Tuesday and submit the weekly report along with the deposit slip and receipt from the bank to our Church Treasurer and Church Accountant.

ONGOING: Creating and maintaining an accurate church data base, oversight of church communications including social media, the church's digital sign, the local newspaper and the church newsletter.

QUALIFICATIONS: must have computer skills and have the ability to learn special computer software used by the church; must be able to work part-time during the posted hours on Monday thru Friday, must be able to manage contractors, supplies, building use requests, including collecting funds and distributing keys and follow rules and guidelines such as requests from church leaders to handle issues or provide communication.

Requirements:
Experience working in an office environment
Ability to multitask and be frequently interrupted
Excellent customer service skills
Be able to work Monday – Friday from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Excellent communication and writing skills
Able to meet daily/weekly deadlines for the preparation of printed as well as online communications
Computer skills to include working with Microsoft
Office Suite, including WORD, PowerPoint, Excel and Zoom.

Upon receiving and accepting a job offer, the successful candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen, pass a background check and submit to training in the Safe Sanctuaries Policy.