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The Alaska Southcentral/Southeastern Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 23 Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, or Alaska Metal and Mechanical Apprenticeship, is looking for an experienced Office Assistant to work in a fast-growing Union Sheet Metal Trade School. We train in welding, custom fabrication and HVAC-R service work.

Requirements

  • Organized
  • Excellent computer skills
  • Reliable
  • Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel, Google Drive, and Adobe Acrobat
  • Communication skills, written and oral
  • Motivated
  • Basic accounting knowledge
  • Interest in education
  • Social media experience
  • Dependable transportation
  • Selective Service registration (previous or current, if assigned male at birth).

Duties

  • Answer phones and provide general administrative support
  • Maintain licenses, insurance, and certifications
  • Keep student files up to date
  • Prepare reports on student progress
  • Enter student grades on tests and quizzes into spreadsheets
  • Print and organize study guides and training packets into binders
  • Organize out-of-town travel (including booking plane tickets, hotel rooms, and handling traveler reimbursements)
  • Assist with social media marketing
  • Maintain good relationships with local contractors and vendors
  • Perform light office cleaning and maintenance
  • Oversee two apartments used for training purposes
  • Order and pick up parts and tools for training
  • Assist with grant administration (intake processing, data collection and reporting, resource organization, record retention, etc).

This position is funded 50% by the “CSJQ Tier 2 Implementation Project, a grant awarded to Alaska Metal and Mechanical Apprenticeship under the Critical Sectors Job Quality grant, as implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. 50% of the Office Assistants’ working hours will support additional grant administration needs (outlined under “duties” above).

Wages, Benefits & Hours

$24.00/hour during 90-day probation period.

$26.00/hour plus benefits after 90-day probationary period. Benefits will require membership through UFCW local Union 1496.

5 hours per day, 5 days per week (total 25 hours). Hours are flexible between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM.

How to Apply

Please email the following to keisha@akmetalmech.com.

  1. Resume
  2. Cover letter
  3. Two references (phone number and email address)
  4. Selective Service registration letter (only if assigned male at birth). This can be found at https://www.sss.gov/verify/

The position is available immediately and applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. We will contact you for an interview.

The JATC is an equal opportunity employer/program, and auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

Veterans and eligible spouses, including widows and widowers as defined in the statute and regulations, are eligible for priority of service. Under this definition, the term “veteran” means a person who served at least one day in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable, as specified in 38 U.S.C. 101(2). “Eligible spouse” as defined at section 2(a) of the JVA (38 U.S.C. 4215[a]).

The “CSJQ Tier 2 Implementation Project” received $2,415,709 (100% of its total cost) from a grant awarded under the Critical Sectors Job Quality grant, as implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration.