Dollar For seeks a part-time energetic, detail-focused Operations Assistant to join our team as a key support for the Executive Director and Chief of Operations.
Most hospitals offer financial assistance programs that discount or forgive bills for patients based on income. Unfortunately, patients don’t always know about these programs or struggle to navigate them. Dollar For makes these charity care programs known, easy, and fair. We help patients check if they are eligible for financial assistance, prepare and submit applications, and eliminate medical bills. Our services are completely free – no strings attached.
Dollar For is a small and growing non-profit. We seek to build a team of employees who want opportunities to grow and stretch with us over time. In the meantime (and forever), we commit to being a place you truly enjoy working with a culture where everyone celebrates the successes, gives and offers supportive feedback, and works together to solve problems and help patients.
Dollar For will begin reviewing applications on January 2, 2025. Interviews and hiring decisions will take place in January.
Responsibilities
- Provide ongoing admin support, including scheduling and travel booking, for the Executive Director
- Support financial management by logging receipts in coordination with COO and bookkeeper
- Draft and send thank you notes and other requested correspondence to donors and partners.
- Support database entry for Dollar For’s development operations.
- Conduct research and develop internal briefs into potential donors, partners, or other topics as assigned.
- Complete grant applications and other written products with guidance from organizational leadership.
- Participate in and contribute to team meetings to identify and implement program improvements.
- To the extent that capacity is needed and other projects are not high priority, assist with a range of other functions at the organization, including communications, tech, advocacy, and patient direct services as requested.
Requirements
- At least 6 months to 1 year of experience in a professional organization.
- Demonstrated writing and research skills.
- Ability to empathize and understand the challenges and opportunities that people facing medical debt face.
- Clear commitment to equity in your work, including co-creation and co-leadership with people most impacted by medical debt.
- Know your way around programs like Slack, Google Drive and Gmail.
- Critical thinking and decision-making to plan the best course of action for the organization.
- Previous work and personal experience with marginalized communities and/or personal experience with medical debt or charity care is a huge plus!
Pay, Perks and Benefits
- The starting salary for this role is $22.50/hour.
- 15-hour work week and flexible scheduling within core business hours.
- 100% remote work environment with a Dollar For provided computer.
- Dollar For provides 15/hour part-time staff with a bank of 60 hours of paid time off (PTO) per year. In addition, Dollar For provides 16 paid holidays for all employees, including federal holidays and a weeklong closure in late December.
- Currently, Dollar For is not able to offer additional benefits to part-time employees.
Dollar For is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and differences of all kinds and are committed to an organizational culture in which everyone feels welcomed, included and valued. We encourage anyone who thinks they would be good at this role to apply. There is no such thing as the perfect candidate and we look forward to learning more about you!
We know that women and people of color are often less likely to apply to a position if they don’t match 100% of the job qualifications. Don’t let that be the reason you miss out on this opportunity! We encourage you to apply if you can demonstrate many of these skills and competencies.