[Hiring] Administrative Assistant @Connections Academy

Role Description

Working from your home office, the Administrative Assistant is responsible for daily administrative tasks of the school such as:

• Answering phones and email
• Assisting the principals, office manager, and teachers with administrative tasks
• Focusing on assisting potential families with the enrollment process
• Supporting the school communication plans

This is a remote eligible position.

• Entering data into the online student information system
• Answering the phones
• Speaking with parents, students, and school districts
• Outbound communication via phone, online chat, and email with various stakeholders
• Generating required reporting and school-specific form collection
• Preparing reports for teachers and administrators by collecting, entering, and analyzing information and data
• Assisting in the training and mentoring of new administrative assistants
• Keeping projects and reports on schedule
• Demonstrating ability to organize resources and a planned approach to execute projects efficiently and timely
• Being a motivated, self-starter who can work independently and in a cross-functional team environment
• Prioritizing and managing multiple projects simultaneously, and following through on issues in a timely manner
• Exhibiting excellent follow-up skills, e.g., obtaining missing paperwork or checking in with people to keep a project moving forward
• Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Good interpersonal skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Customer-focused approach
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and web-based applications is essential
• Intermediate or higher skill level in MS Excel
• Proficiency with Google Applications (Mail, Calendar, Drive, Hangouts, Documents, etc.)
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality (FERPA)
• High degree of flexibility
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a fast-paced team environment
• Must be able to use a personal electronic device and an email address for two-step authentication
• Preferred: experience with computer-based Information Systems