Pacific Northern Academy is seeking Front Desk Administrative Assistant
Job Classification: Temporary, part time; 15 hours per week
Hours: Shifts 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., M-F
Compensation: $16+, DOE
Position Purpose:
Front Desk Administrative Assistant will support the overall school experience by providing fun and engaging activities that support the safety and social-emotional development of the students.
Duties will include:
- Maintain positive, professional relationships with parents and students
- Serve as the school’s first point of contact and answer phone calls
- Communicate with families as needed
- Provide first aid for minor injuries; manage medications, logs, and first aid kits
- Collect, compile, and maintain student records
- Support Admissions with inquiries and tour coordination
- Perform other administrative duties as needed
Other Job Duties:
- Communicate effectively with all staff, parents, and children
- Make children and parents feel welcome
- Completing necessary documentation; verifying parent or guardian signatures of attendance sheets
- Be an enthusiastic member of the PNA team
- Responsible for closing tasks daily
- Light administrative duties such as filing, copying, documentation
Relationships:
This position reports directly to the Head of School. This position is often the first line of contact with parents.
Qualifications:
- Demonstrate genuine concern, kindness, and respect to all staff, parents and children
- Strong computer and phone skills
- CPR, First Aid Certification
- Comfort working with students, faculty and others
- Display a high level of integrity and responsibility
- Be a self-starter, able to work independently as well as effectively contribute as part of a team
- Meet the minimum age requirement of 18 as dictated by Municipality of Anchorage Child Care Licensing codes
- Experience working with children in an education or child care capacity
- Completion of high school or equivalent or will do so in the near future
- Must successfully pass a background check
Please send a cover letter, a resume, and three recommendations to employment@pacificnorthern.org. Applications will be accepted until filled.