Job Title: Paralegal/Administrative Secretary 1

Department: Legal Department

Requisition #: 703001-030326

Primary Location: Ohio-Franklin County-Columbus

Work Location: 855 West Mound Street, 43223

Bargaining Unit/Exempt: Non-Bargaining

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Type: Full-Time

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

Minimum Starting Salary: $20.55 per hour

Number of Openings: 1

Posting Start Date: 05/17/2026

Posting Close Date: All postings are available for a minimum of 10 days from Posting Start Date but may be extended at the Agency's discretion. All submissions received within the first 10 days will be considered.

How to Apply:

Email your updated resume to fccshr@fccs.us.

Who We Are:

Franklin County Children Services (FCCS) is a large, metropolitan child welfare agency with more than 300 caseworkers and 400 support staff members dedicated to child protection and family stability. FCCS believes in investing our time and resources to attract and hire an engaged, talented, and diverse workforce that is committed to protecting children by strengthening families.

What We Offer You:

Hiring Bonus up to $1,500

Quality benefits including low-Cost Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Generous Vacation, Sick and Personal leave accruals along with 10 paid holidays

Retirement Pension through the Ohio Public employment Retirement System

457(b) retirement savings plan through Ohio Deferred Compensation

No Cost Life Insurance Coverage up to $50,000

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Wellness Program

Personal and Financial Wellness opportunities through the Franklin County ThriveOn Program

A true hybrid work environment for most positions!

More!

What You Will Do -- Essential Job Duties

Employee is under the general supervision from agency Chief Legal Counsel; relieves supervisors of routine administrative tasks and performs complex clerical and secretarial duties as secretary to the agency Chief Legal Counsel, staff attorneys, interns, liaisons, and paralegals in the Legal Department, and provides additional assistance as directed to the Employee Relations and Contracts Departments.

Relieves Chief Legal Counsel of routine administrative tasks by typing letters and other confidential documents; copies and collates materials; processes Chief Legal Counsel's mail, both incoming and outgoing; sets up and maintains filing system including electronic scanning of selected materials; schedules appointments and meetings; organizes and prepares Chief Legal Counsel for meetings and keeps office organized. Research online database and court system database.

Performs duties to maintain flow in the office, including ordering supplies, requesting work orders, answering the phones, greeting and assisting all who enter the Legal Department; collates and maintains logs and statistics for the department; maintains time cards; requests and keeps track of seminars; maintains various Share Point sites; takes meeting minutes for various meetings; completes requests for information and public records requests with assistance from Chief Legal Counsel; processes various monthly invoices; maintains system for storage of files.

In the absence of Administrative Secretary 2, provide back-up secretarial support to the Executive Director including answering phones, scheduling appointments, attending meetings and processing materials for meetings.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

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