Administrative Assistant

Premium Properties & Development (www.premiumpd.com), established in 2002, is a full-service property management and real estate investment firm. Currently, we manage around 1,000 units (mostly residential) in the Berkeley/Oakland/Albany area for our clients. Our mission is to always provide absolutely premium service to our residents and clients. Each member of our staff plays an integral role in fulfilling this goal.

We are located on Telegraph Avenue right on the Berkeley/Oakland border. We are about a mile away from UC Berkeley, and near BART and AC Transit Lines. Most importantly, we are also 15 minutes away from all the properties we manage.

We are currently seeking an administrative assistant to join our team temporarily from February 13th, 2023, through May 31st, 2023. The ideal candidate will have property management experience; enjoy working in a fast-paced office environment in an administrative support role. Candidates should be motivated, self-starting, energetic, and organized with excellent written and spoken communication skills.

You will have the opportunity to work in a great environment where everyone is respected, appreciated, and rewarded for their input and ideas. We are a small company with ten great people to work with. Our company is involved in almost every aspect of real estate. So, you will have the chance to learn a lot about the industry from a company that prides itself on being the best. We also look forward to learning from you and hopefully utilizing the experience and knowledge you have attained to make the company even better.

Responsibilities include providing support and backing up various departments within the company.

Requirements:

• Strong customer service/resident relation skills, friendly and helpful, even with difficult people. Grace and sense of humor under pressure.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate in a positive and professional manner, with management, residents, employees, and vendors.
• Strong PC experience with Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Able to receive and follow through on information and instructions provided over the phone, email, or in person.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to perceive when something doesn’t make sense.
• Excited to work on any number of projects, as the need arises, whether short-term or long-term.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work in a sometimes hectic, always fast-paced working environment, handle multiple tasks and meet assigned deadlines with little supervision.
• Smart about managing your time to accomplish a variety of tasks and sometimes competing priorities. Ability to start and stop projects quickly.
• Excited to help us constantly improve our business and processes and happy that your ideas count.
• Happy to do the seemingly small things that turn out to be hugely critical to a small business – taking out the trash, and making sure the office looks presentable.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, with minimum advance notice.
• Must have a clean DMV, no evictions, sober (no drug or alcohol problems), and clean criminal background. A background check will be performed on the applicant.

Compensation

• Initial Compensation is $20.00 per hour. The hours for this full-time position are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location