Office Manager, Lower or Upper Academy

Responsibilities: The Office Manager serves as a primary first point of contact for families and visitors to RISE Prep schools by phone and in person. The Office Manager is a critical member of the schools Operations Team and reports directly to the Dean of School Operations.

Specific roles and responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following

• Serve as the lead on all key office responsibilities including: mail maintenance coordination program and appointment scheduling family events logistical support etc.
• Manage the Main Office in regards to filing visitors and internal and external school communications
• Provide administrative and operational support to team members and support families with informational or logistical questions
• Maintain accurate attendance records including scholar and teacher data
• Manage and organize school supplies and storage and manage key operational systems as directed by the Dean of Operations or requested by other School/Network leaders

Qualifications:

• Required:
• Hold high school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED)
• Prior relevant work experience
• Exceptional verbal and written communication in English
• Technological proficiency and comfort with using online platforms
• Effective personal organizational systems
• Speaking and listening proficiency in Spanish

• Preferred:
• Current enrollment in college coursework and/or has Associates Bachelors or Masters degree in education or related field
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and efficient personal organizational systems particularly pertaining to time and task management
• Ability to approach situations with optimism flexibility perseverance and calm demeanor
• Knowledge of office equipment and services including computers printers copiers fax machines and phones
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office especially Word Excel and PowerPoint and cloud-based database systems
• Fluency in a language other than English particularly languages spoken by RISE Prep families (e.g. Spanish Arabic French Wolof etc.)

Required Experience:

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