CHILDRENS LEARNING CENTER - Office Assistant

Job Classification

  Student-Regular

Position summary

We are looking for a dedicated and responsible worker to assist in our Early Childhood Education Center Office for 10-15 hours per week. Hours are flexible.

We will provide all work trainings, background check, finger printing,  and CPR/First Aid training that are required for the job. Job requirements include processing payments, submitting data to the State of Michigan, answering phone calls, assisting Director, light office cleaning, assisting parents and teachers, data entry and maintaining physical records of children and staff.

Must be a student of Andrews University.

Qualifications summary

• Must be at least 18 years of age with high school diploma.


• Prompt and dependable.


• Accuracy, common sense and efficiency is required

Duties and responsibilities

• Must be able to sit in an office chair for the duration of assigned shift


• Must be able to complete work on a computer


• Must be able to do light lifting (e.g. trash, books)


• Must be able to do light cleaning (e.g. vacuuming, dusting, sanitizing, etc.)


• Must be able to keep focus in a loud and active office with many distractions

Supervisory responsibilities

N/A

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age with high school diploma.


• Commitment to the job and the responsibilty.


• Ability to be highly punctual and to successfully allocate and manage time.


• Display a willingness to fulfill responsibilities in accordance with the center's philosophy and mission.


• Accuracy and efficiency is required


• Must be a student of Andrews University

Technical competencies

The employee must be able to operate, at a reasonable level of competency, computer, copy machine, paper cutter, VCR/DVD player, telephone, scanner, and tools such as brooms, dust pans, mops, vacuums, snow shovels etc.

Willing to learn center specific software and websites.

Interpersonal interactions

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  Must be comfortable interacting with parents and teachers
  


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  Must be comfortable answering phone
  

Physical demands

The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: significant lifting,

carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; frequent climbing and balancing; significant stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and

significant fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 5% sitting, 25% walking, and 70% standing. The job is performed under

some temperature extremes and under conditions with some exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.  

 

Work environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to outside weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.