Part-Time Office Manager

Administrative Assistant/Office ManagerLocation: Columbia, MD (on-site) Hours: Part time, 24 hours per week (to start, with potential to develop into full-time) – flexible schedule during the weekdays Pay: $24/hour Benefits: Vision and dental insurance (day 1), health insurance (day 60), options for long/short term disability, accident insurance, critical illness, and life insurance. Type of Hire: Temp to HireThis position is an administrative assistance / office manager for an independent insurance agency.Essential Job Functions:Performs general secretarial tasks including, but not limited to, typing, maintaining records, logs and databases; scanning documents, managing electronic files, distributing mail, etc.Answers telephone communications, forwards to appropriate individuals and / or records messagesCommunicates in a positive and effective manner with staff, customers and other 3rd partiesOther duties as assignedExamples of Work:Greets onsite visitors and responds to general customer inquiriesSorts and distributes mail to the appropriate individualAnswers the telephone, assists customers, forwards to the appropriate individual, and documents written and oral messagesCompiles and maintains data, customer / insurance policy records within agency's management systemRuns daily, weekly and monthly reportsSets up action items / tasks for appropriate individualsProcesses, distributes and stores certificates of insuranceProvides customer outreach for payment and documentation assistance / remindersOperates computer and other office equipmentInventories, receives, and issues suppliesMinimum Qualifications:Experience: One year of general office experience. Must be able to type at a productive rate of speed.

Education:High school diploma or equivalent.Graduation from an accredited university or college with a minimum of an Associate's Degree preferred.Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:Completion of paid insurance licensing course followed by obtaining MD property & casualty insurance license within first 60 days (if not already licensed)Experience with web-based and Apple applicationsKnowledge and skill in all aspects of word processing, PDF, and spreadsheet programsAbility to type and prepare correspondenceMust be highly detail-oriented and organizedAbility to maintain efficient office procedures and a system for keeping track of requested actions and reportsAbility to maintain confidentialityAbility to perform general clerical dutiesKnowledge of business English, spelling, punctuation and grammar, and office proceduresAbility to be able to monitor and meet deadlinesAbility to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, with colleagues, customers, insurance companies and 3rd partiesAbility to coordinate daily activities or scheduleAbility to be flexible and adaptable in a variety of situations and remain calm under trying circumstancesAbility to work with frequent interruptions and perform multiple tasks simultaneouslyOther Desirable Qualifications:Active property & casualty insurance license in the state of MDExperience with SalesForceLevel One Personnel is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.