My congregation has just hired a new secretary and custodian, and only four months ago hired a new financial secretary. I think they will all work out really well, but I am curious about two questions:
1) What kind of turnover is "typical" in office staff?
2) What qualities make someone a good church secretary?
Appreciate your comments!
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
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With 8+ years in at my present appointment, we're on our third secretary & third custodian.
Quality of a secretary in no particular order:
Dependable
Able to keep confidence
Takes intiative
Good editing skills
Deals well with difficult people (yes, there are difficult people in the church)
Organized
Good time management skills
Friendly
Able to run interference for other staff (I don't need to talk to every person who calls asking for me)
Works with little supervision
Church secretary: ability to honor confidentiality is necessary trait #1.
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