Administrative Assistant

Coding with Kids® is on a mission to bring children the highest quality coding education, no matter where they are on the planet. Every child deserves an opportunity to learn these 21st-century skills that will open up a multitude of job opportunities in the future. Are you ready to have a huge impact on this mission by supporting the daily operations of our international coding academy?

Coding with Kids is seeking an individual with experience in supporting efficient operations in education, tech, or a corporate setting to join our team as an Operations Coordinator. Computer programming is not required; however, experience with STEM and technology is important.  

This job is not for the faint of heart. The people on our team are passionate about what we do and they go above and beyond in the name of kids every single day. Our goal is to have in-person programming in every major metro area in the United States and provide access to online instruction to students all over the world. The person we hire is aligned with this mission and ready to support this work from the operations side.

You will be responsible for not only the efficient and effective support of what is listed below but also for supporting the scaling of this work as we grow as a company:

• Daily Operations: Support the smooth running of classes for our 2200 students from across the United States and the world on a daily basis. 
• Class Schedule Management: Support an optimized schedule for our 700 online & in-person classes, ensure availability of continuous classes for registration, and closely monitor class capacity for a strong student-to-instructor ratio
• Instructor Scheduling: Support a strategic scheduling plan for our 200 online and in-person instructors based on key performance indicators, availability, and teaching specialty
• Class Readiness: Engage in pre-class tasks prior to the session start (account set-ups, in-person preparation, training assignments, schedule confirmation, school communication, etc.).

The Kind of Person We Are Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent desired
• Experience navigating complex and challenging problems with a strong focus on proactive solutions
• Comfortable managing ambiguity and engaging in new processes
• A passion for details and organization - you get the most satisfaction when things run smoothly due to unmatched organization!
• A knack for high-quality multi-tasking
• An aptitude for navigating technology (web-based tools, G-Suite, Zoom, Freshdesk, Discord)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent executive functioning and problem-solving skills

Work location: 

• Redmond HQ office

Job type:

• Full-time

Compensation:

• Salary is commensurate with level of experience.
• Salary range: $50,000-$60,000

Benefits:

• Health benefits
• Flexible vacation policy
• Paid sick leave
• Employee discount

To apply:

LinkedIn typically sends hundreds of resumes to us per day. If you want to stand out, you are encouraged to email us your resume and a short cover letter, and the answer to the question, “Imagine you are a mother hen. Tell us the steps you would take to get all of your chicks in the barn before nightfall” to the address "bigjobs-operations" at Coding with Kids domain.