Job Description
The Schochet Companies is currently seeking an Administrative Assistant at Fresh Pond Apartments in Cambridge, MA.
A recognized leader in multifamily development and property management, with a special expertise in affordable housing, the Schochet Companies owns and/or manages nearly 5,500 apartments and 100,000 square feet of commercial space throughout New England. We are looking for an exceptional candidate to bring their skills and talent to our exciting and growing company, where you would join a team of the very best professionals working to develop and acquire critical affordable housing (and other multifamily) assets with an eye toward revitalizing and enhancing the marketability, livability, and quality of every community we serve.
Fresh Pond Apartments is a 500+ unit family apartment community in Cambridge, MA. The Administrative Assistant will provide office support to the Property Manager and other staff throughout the property
Duties and Skills:
1. Answering phones and greet visitors in a cordial manner. Answer phones and take messages from answering machines and answering services as appropriate. Direct calls to the appropriate person in the office and/or assistant the caller directly when appropriate.
2. Open and/or close work orders as assigned. Detailed information from the resident on the work order request is needed in order to expedite the repair work. Keep appropriate staff informed regarding customer issues and concerns.
3. Send and receive rental applications, process applications onto waitlist and select and screen applications for tenancy.
4. Coordinate mailings as assigned. Examples may include annual waitlist updates, application processing and vendor insurance certificates.
5. Provide administrative support in the areas of scheduling, typing, filing, supply ordering and mail coordination. Create and distribute resident notices and letters at request of maintenance and management staff.
Come join our team that offers over 50 years of encouraging growth and employee retention! The Schochet Companies offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, 401k and more available on your first day. All new employees accrue 3 weeks of vacation per year, 12 paid holidays, 5 sick days, 3 personal days per year and many other great perks.
Prior office experience required, strong attention to detail, proficient in Microsoft Office and excellent customer service skills.
Interested candidates please submit resume to: jobs@schochet.com or fax 617-830-0373. Pre-employment background check required. EOE
For more information on this position please contact Robin @ 617-398-5144
www.schochet.com
Company Description
The Schochet Companies: The Schochet Companies is a full-service real estate development and management company who owns and/or manages more than 5,300 apartments and 50,000 square feet of commercial space throughout New England. Headquartered in Braintree, MA, the company employs close to 200 professionals and has developed, owned, and/or managed in excess of 7,000 apartments and 600,000 square feet of retail and commercial space throughout New England and on the West Coast since its formation by Jay R. Schochet in 1973. A seamless, integrated real estate company that leverages the synergies derived from a high level of expertise in all of the key disciplines of real estate development, investing, and property management, The Schochet Companies delivers comprehensive services to its owned portfolio as well as a growing list of partners. Schochet’s development and investment experience ranges from structuring complex affordable housing transactions to developing and managing market rate housing running the gamut from workforce to luxury apartments. Its property management team has deep expertise navigating government regulations, policies, and organizations at the federal, state, and local level, as well as revitalizing and modernizing physical environments, and enhancing the marketability, livability, and reputations of the communities under management.