Summer Camp 2025
This position is part of the NCE Summer Operations team and performs a variety of secretarial and administrative duties to ensure effective and efficient daily operations of NCE Summer programs.
About Newton Community Education
Our mission is to build a strong inclusive community through learning enrichment and connection. We are a selfsustaining arm of the Newton Public Schools are dedicated to lifelong learning and are committed to providing access for all youth of all abilities races language backgrounds genders and income levels.
Required Qualifications
- Ability to deal effectively and tactfully with staff campers and the public delivering a high level of customer service
- Ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks at one time with at times frequent interruptions
- Ability to operate a personal computer and display an intermediate level of proficiency when using programs for word processing spreadsheets database and other software as required by the position.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- History of reliability punctuality and overall responsibility.
- Proficiency in a second language a plus
- Excellent references
- Clean CORI/SORI/fingerprint background check
Essential Job Duties
- Actively works to support NCEs mission and values
- Provides excellent and timely customer service by answering questions in person on the phone and via email
- Responds tactfully to customer service inquiries and complaints and seeks to resolve problems in a positive manner
- Assists clients with registering cancelling and transferring between classes; assists with communications to students and instructors.
- Assists in implementing various office operations including scheduling sending tracking gathering and filing of documents
- Produces and distributes class rosters
- Collects and submits new hire paperwork for instructors.
- Performs all general clerical duties including but not limited to word processing making copies filing data entry answering the telephone opening and delivering mail etc.
- Consistent reliable and punctual attendance is essential
- Responsible for implementing other job related duties as needed
- Reads and abides by the summer staff handbook
- Attends the summer camp training
Work Environment & Physical Requirements:
- Ability to quickly navigate around a school building and outdoor areas
- Ability to lift up to 35 lbs
Salary: $25/hour