What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Support Associate position at BrightBee Inc.?
Who We Are: BrightBee is an educational technology startup revolutionizing how K-12 schools recruit and engage with support staff. Our mission is to create a future where schools thrive and workers have the support they need to prosper and grow. We believe in unlocking the potential of every school team member, no matter where they started their career journey.
How BrightBee Works: You’ll be an essential part of our dynamic workforce as an independent contractor, ready to respond and commute to on-site work opportunities at nearby K-12 schools and nonprofits via the BrightBee app. You’ll be able to pick which work assignments match your experience, preferences, and schedule and will never have to take on an assignment that you don’t feel is a fit for you.
What You’ll Do
- Performs office duties with a minimum of direction.
- Performs varied administrative and confidential duties as directed.
- Exhibits tact and diplomacy in contacts with the community, the district, and outside agencies.
- Maintains control over incoming and outgoing correspondence; composes correspondence on a variety of assigned subjects; reviews and proofreads correspondence prepared for the office.
- Sorts mail delivered to the office and routes it to the proper divisions.
- Enters and maintains data in a computer database.
- Receives phone calls and visitors to the office, schedules appointments and interviews.
- Compiles, creates, and types reports, special studies, complex worksheets, and statistical reports and tables.
- Performs other job related duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Physical requirements
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related
- experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Must be proficient in technical skills such as typing, filing and dictation.
- Must be proficient on the computer.
- Experience with word processing and spreadsheets-preferred.
- Must have excellent interpersonal skills.
- Must have excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively to customers, clients, or employees of organization.
- Knowledge of budgets and ability to monitor budget processes.
- Ability to be flexible, self-directed, and motivated.
- Ability to work well in a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural environment with staff and students.
- Ability to do job responsibilities with minimal supervision and ability to schedule time to meet deadlines.
- Original certificates of clearance from the State Police, Child Abuse Registry, and PDE FBI.
Who You Are:
- An individual with a genuine enthusiasm for working alongside children and youth along with alignment to our mission of supporting workers, students, and schools while promoting academic success.
- Reliable transportation and ability to commute to public and charter schools within the applicant region, required.
- Ability to quickly adapt to varying school environments and perform without constant supervision.
- Dependability and punctuality are vital for fulfilling on-demand job opportunities efficiently.
- Prior to working with students, you will need to pass a background check, livescan and may need to obtain other necessary testing/clearances. Rest assured, we will guide you through the process!
BrightBee provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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