Description
Make a Difference Every Day — Join LifeSouth as a Corporate Administrative Assistant!
Do you anticipate needs and take initiative without being prompted? Manage time, tasks, and details with precision? Embrace change and thrive in a fast-moving, mission-driven environment?
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is seeking an enthusiastic, detail-oriented, and team-driven Corporate Administrative Assistant to join our mission-driven team in Gainesville, FL. In this dynamic role, you’ll provide high-level administrative support to the General Counsel or the CFO, playing a vital part in helping us save lives through blood donations.
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is a non-profit community blood bank serving more than 150 hospitals in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee. We are committed to meeting the blood supply needs of hospitals and their patients by providing the highest quality blood components and services. With more than 45 donor centers, 55 bloodmobiles and 2,000 blood drives a month, our LifeSouth team is dedicated to making sure the blood is there when you or your family is in need.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage calendars, schedule meetings, and coordinate travel for executive leadership
- Prepare correspondence, field calls, and handle inquiries with professionalism
- Act as a liaison between executive officers and internal departments
- Provide logistical support for quarterly Board of Directors and Committee meetings
- Maintain inventory and order office supplies
- Assist with HR processes, donor reimbursements, insurance documentation, and safety initiatives
- Lead and implement special projects as assigned
Skills and Qualifications:
- Associate degree required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Prior experience in administrative support or clerical roles strongly preferred.
- Strong computer skills including MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Experience managing multiple projects with a sharp attention to detail
- Excellent communication, organization, and critical thinking skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
- Valid driver’s license required; must meet company eligibility requirements.
Our Benefits:
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plan
- Medical, dental, and vision insurances available to full-time employees the first of the month after 60 days
- Supplemental insurances including life, cancer, accident, and disability
- Access to mental wellness resources and counseling through telehealth
- Free basic life insurance for full-time employees
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer match each pay period
- Employer funded retirement plan for vested employees & 403b offered
- Access to wages prior to pay day
Our Mission
To provide a safe blood supply that meets or exceeds the needs in each community we serve, and to provide a variety of services in support of ongoing and emerging blood and transfusion related activities.
This is a full-time position. Starting salary range is $17.50-$19.25. Criminal background check and drug screen required upon conditional offer of hire. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer/Drug-Free/Tobacco Free Workplace.
The position description may not include all the duties and responsibilities of the job. Duties and responsibilities that are not listed, but which the employee may be expected to perform, will fall within the scope of the skills, knowledge and training for the position.
LifeSouth is a Drug-Free and Tobacco-Free Workplace. LifeSouth is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor as well as an affirmative action employer and provides equal opportunity to all persons, regardless of race, religion, age, gender, disability, status as a protected veteran, national origin, color, or any other classification in accordance with federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, and ordinances. Veterans are encouraged to self-identify as LifeSouth desires to provide protected veterans priority referrals for open positions. LifeSouth complies with all laws and regulations associated with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). LifeSouth is an E-Verify employer.
If you require any assistance to complete the application process or during the interview due to a disability, please contact the LifeSouth region where you are applying or call 1-888-795-2707 to request an accommodation. Applications may be completed at a LifeSouth facility or mailed to corporate headquarters in lieu of the on-line application process.
