Job Description
Job Location: Bentonville - Bentonville, AR 72712
Role and Responsibilities
- Providing day-to-day administrative assistance to Middle and Upper School Division Heads and team, including calendar maintenance, communication, and organization of faculty meetings, retreats, and professional development.
- Coordinating MS/US academic budgets and procuring materials and supplies as requested by faculty while working within that budget.
- Managing logistics for key school events, such as the Fly-In, conferences, and new parent orientation.
- Supervising substitute teachers and managing the day-to-day needs of classroom coverage.
- Supervising the Front Office Administrative Assistant
- Providing backup reception and office coverage, including answering phones and greeting visitors, students, parents, and staff in the absence of the Administrative Assistant.
- Performing other duties in support of the School’s mission as determined by the leadership team.
Skills,
Qualifications, and Attributes
- Experience in a challenging, fast-paced work environment that requires versatility, adaptability, and resourcefulness.
- Experience as an executive assistant or project coordinator responsible for executing a variety of administrative processes such as creating and maintaining databases and electronic filing systems, managing calendars, etc.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office suite, Google Docs, and Google Calendar.
- Ability to prioritize effectively and work in a self-directed manner.
- Capacity to juggle mundane and complex tasks.
- Excellent judgment and discretion in responding to urgent, confidential matters.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to positively represent the school in all settings and circumstances.
- A founding spirit that embraces new challenges.
- College degree preferred.
Physical Requirements
- Job frequently requires standing, walking, and handling objects with hands.
- Job occasionally requires reaching, climbing, stooping, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
- Some work performed outside, exposed to changing weather conditions.