WORK WITH HOPE NOW
We’re on a mission to bring hope
to men seeking to leave the gang life
through friendship, jobs, and faith –
and ensure success for everyone.
Part-Time Administrative Assistant
15-20 hours per week | Mon-Fri | Flexible
(some weekends & evenings for special events as needed, but rarely)
$16-$18 per hour
(depending on experience)
Hope Now is a gangs to jobs ministry. We’re searching for gang members, high school dropouts, and those with an arrest record who are seeking a second chance to be trained and placed at a job. We were formed in 1993, by a pastor who left his position to start this community benefit organization. We’re now staffed by former graduates of the organization.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide administrative support to our Executive Director and staff.
- Donor management support with mailings and thank you cards.
- Scan checks and send pdf to bookkeeper.
- Carry office/cell phone and direct calls to appropriate staff members.
- Support with HR and IT facets as needed.
- For special events: support for success of event.
- Other busy office duties as needed.
- Must be flexible and work well under pressure in a busy environment. Be organized.
- Embrace and embody the mission, vision, guiding principles of the Hope Now Ministry.
- Ability to communicate effectively with individuals, co-workers and supervisors (verbal and written).
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to use independent judgment and interpret an extensive variety of facts and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
- Must encompass professional demeanor and uphold confidentiality.
- Have high energy, and a positive and enthusiastic outlook.
- Self-directed with a strong ability to work independently and to set and adhere to deadlines.
- Ability to adapt and perform under stressful situations.
- Ability to interpret instructions, gain knowledge, and have initiative.
- Other duties as needed
Qualifications and Skills
- Technology: Word, Excel, Publisher and copy machine.
- Organization
- Adaptability and Problem-Solving Skills
- Attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Discretion and confidentiality
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Prior experience in a secretarial or administrative support role required (2-5 years preferred)
Send resume to:
info@hopenow.org
Ally with community leaders & organizations
Work in a revitalizing, vibrant Downtown Fresno
Join a diverse team impacting men’s lives
Teach what it takes to be successful
Earn a competitive salary based on experience
Share your heart & passion with others
LEAD MEN ON A HERO’S JOURNEY
Hope Now was founded in 1992 based on the belief – now a field-tested reality – that a caring relationship plus a job can empower a gang member to choose a life of hope and success over a life on the streets.
Hope Now is a Fresno, California faith-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has seen over 2,500 young men leave their gangs for a job and a new life. Most Hope Now graduates are 16-24-year-old men with criminal records on probation or parole. Over 65% are retaining their jobs. Four of our current Vocational Placement Counselors are Hope Now graduates.
Hope Now is a public benefit organization. Faith in the saving grace of Jesus Christ has led many Hope Now alumni to experience the transforming power, peace, and hope that are central to our work. Here’s a summary of Hope Now’s scope and mission, and the heart of a successful candidate…
“The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion — to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.”
Isaiah 61:1-3