Part Time Weekend Administrative Assistant

📍 Location: Santa Cruz, CA

📅 Schedule: Part-Time | Non-Exempt | 9- 6 PM Saturday and Sunday

💼 Department: Behavioral Health/Residential

📈 Reports to: Mental Health Division Director

💰 Hourly Range: $21.00– $25.00

The pay range for this position is $21.00–$25.00 per hour for employees hired in the Santa Cruz, CA area. The pay range provided in this job posting represents the typical range or starting rate for candidates hired within the bay area region. Candidates hired in other California locations may have different starting salaries based on cost of living and market data variations. Factors that may be used to determine your actual starting salary include your education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, the market data for your work location, and internal comparisons to other employees in similar roles.

✨ Make a Meaningful Impact

As an Administrative Assistant at Aspiranet, your behind-the-scenes work ensures that programs run smoothly and efficiently—allowing frontline teams to focus on serving children, youth, and families. Your attention to detail, reliability, and organizational skill directly support life-changing services. This is more than administrative work—it’s contributing to a cause that changes lives across California.

This position supports a brand-new location as we continue expanding our impact across Santa Cruz County, bringing much-needed crisis services closer to the youth and families who need them most. If you’re passionate about helping youth navigate moments of crisis with dignity, empathy, and expert support, we invite you to join our mission of healing, resilience, and hope. This position is Bilingual Spanish preferred. 

 

❤️ About Aspiranet

Aspiranet is a mission-driven social services agency with a proud legacy of supporting California communities since 1975. We are committed to ensuring that every child is loved, every family is supported, and every individual has the tools to succeed. Our services span the state and are delivered through six dedicated divisions: Foster Care and Adoption, providing support for children and families throughout the foster and adoption journey; Transitional Aged Youth (TAY), offering programs that guide young adults as they transition from foster care to independent living; Residential, delivering therapeutic care in structured, supportive environments to help youth thrive; Intensive Home-Based Services, focused on meeting individualized needs within the home, school, and community; Behavioral Health, delivering short-term, intensive mental health services for youth at risk; and Family and Community, emphasizing early intervention and family-strengthening supports. At Aspiranet, every role contributes to something greater—helping to create a future where opportunity, hope, and healing are within everyone’s reach.

📝️ Position Summary

The Administrative Assistant (Bilingual Spanish preferred) plays a key role in supporting the daily operations of Aspiranet’s programs. Under the direction of the Program Director, this position ensures smooth front office functioning, maintains accurate documentation, processes fiscal and HR-related tasks, and assists in tracking essential data. This role requires exceptional attention to detail, strong customer service skills, and the ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. The Administrative Assistant is essential to our mission of supporting youth, families, and communities across California.

🔍 Key Responsibilities

Office & Front Desk Operations

• Greet visitors and answer a multi-line phone system professionally.
• Manage incoming and outgoing mail, supplies, meeting room calendars, and common areas.
• Schedule and prepare materials for safety meetings and staff meetings.
• Serve as local technical support for basic equipment troubleshooting.
• Bilingual Spanish preferred

Data & Documentation

• Maintain program, client, and d