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Job Description
Do you want to work with a team where you will feel valued in an organization that makes a difference to so many of our nation's Veterans and their families? Our Veterans Cemeteries are “Always on Mission” to honor our Veterans for their service and sacrifice. The Missouri Veterans Cemetery is hiring an Administrative Support Assistant. As an Administrative Support Assistant, you will support the office operations of a Missouri Veterans Cemetery. Excellent communication and customer service skills are necessary for this position as you will serve as a liaison between the Cemetery and funeral homes and between the Cemetery and grieving families. In addition, you will determine Veteran and family member eligibility, coordinate internment schedules and other office duties, including writing correspondence, data entry, and filing.
Annual Salary: $38,092.94
Examples of Work:- Ability to evaluate military documents to determine internment eligibility in accordance with National Cemetery Administration policy
- Knowledge of county, state, and federal resources for obtaining military documents
- Use National Cemetery Administration’s Burial Operations Support System to schedule internments
- Knowledge of Missouri Veterans Commission policies
- Knowledge of Cemetery Program policies
- Working knowledge of computer information systems and software
- Ability to generate professional correspondences
- Ability to understand and follow directions
- Ability to establish and/or maintain moderately complex records; use coding and filing systems; and retrieve and compile data
- Ability to review documents for accuracy and completeness
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work weekends
Qualifications:
Must demonstrate the following which may be obtained through one or more years of experience or completion of one or more years of post secondary education or some combination thereof.- Knowledge of general office practices
- Ability to maintain clerical records and operate basic office equipment
- Ability to interact on the telephone or in person with the public
- Knowledge of the processes and procedures applicable to assigned area
- Skill in the operation of office equipment
- Ability to organize work assignments
- Ability to provide guidance to other employees
Benefits:- Paid vacation and sick leave; 13 paid holidays
- Health (medical, dental, vision) and free life insurance
- Retirement
- Up to $75/month match on savings plan
- Paid leave for birth or adoption
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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