ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (FRONT-OFFICE RECEPTION/SUPPORT)

Seeking an Administrative Assistant primarily responsible for front-office reception and support duties beginning immediately at Liberty Common High School (LCHS), a Poudre School District charter school dedicated to Core Knowledge principles, classical education, and college preparation. The school currently enrolls approximately 525 students in grades 7 – 12. LCHS is one of the state’s top-performing institutions, located in Fort Collins, Colorado.

LCHS provides excellence and fairness in education by teaching 1) a contextual body of organized knowledge, 2) the skills of learning, and 3) the values of a democratic society. This is done through parental choice, partnership with teachers, and student acceptance of responsibility for academic effort.

FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Salary Non-Exempt

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Part-time

WORK HOURS: 40 hours per week

PAY RANGE: $35,000-$40,000

REPORTS TO: High School Principal

REVISION DATE: April 2025

This position is for one of two front desk staff members. The two positions share the duties below. The staff member in this position will specialize as either the attendance specialist or the health tech as determined by qualifications, interests, and school needs at the time of hire.

Regular Duties:

• Provides quality customer service in the school’s front office.
• Professionally greets visitors and efficiently answers telephones and email communication.
• Maintains accurate and efficient period-by-period student attendance records and assists with other student-record systems.
• Provides clerical and administrative support to all Liberty staff.
• Assists in coordinating school-wide events, assemblies, and gatherings.
• Other common school-office and clerical duties as required.
• Assists in coordinating school-wide events, assemblies and gatherings.
• Other common school-office and clerical duties as required.
• Assist school nurse and other personnel.
• Console and encourage students in crisis/stress situations.
• Coordinate student health needs between teachers, nurse and parents.
• Completes monthly AED inspection reports.
• Administer medications adhering to district and state procedures.
• Attend quarterly health meetings, part of professional development.
• Communicate effectively with parents and staff about health concerns.
• Fieldtrip preparations.
• Perform delegated medical procedures as needed.
• Provide data entry and filing as necessary.
• Maintain health office records including HCAP records, immunization records, medication records, vision and hearing records and cumulative health records.
• Provide first aid to students and staff.
• Oversee the school’s lunch program and coordinate with volunteers to clean the lunchroom on a daily basis.
• Assist with special events and special projects including, but not limited to teacher-appreciation events, Eagle Games, faculty/staff breakfasts and luncheons, etc.

Minimum Requirements:

• Desire and willingness to learn about Liberty’s history and philosophy and to uphold and promote the mission and values of the school.
• Experience in school or office settings.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to represent the school in a professional and courteous manner to parents, students, and visitors.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and flexibly in a dynamic, customer-driven environment while maintaining a calm and professional atmosphere.
• Demonstrated literacy with computer office suite products and the ability to learn other software programs.
• Demonstrated skill in prioritizing and successfully completing multiple tasks and projects.
• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and situational awareness.
• Ability and willingness to be part of a hard-working, active team.
• Certified in First Aid and CPR, or a willingness to become certified.
• Good communication skills and initiative.

Desired Qualifications:

• Understanding of Liberty Common High School’s history and a commitment to maintaining and promoting the school’s mission and values.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

Physical Requirements:

• The ability to move safely in business workspaces.
• Must be able to work in loud environments.
• The ability to walk, sit, or stand for long periods of time (up to eight hours).
• The ability to lift 10-20 pounds when needed.
• Must be able to maneuver uneven surfaces.
• Must be able to frequently use office technology including computers, copiers, and printers.
• Must be able to work in occasionally loud environments.

Benefits:

• Enrollment in Colorado’s Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) and employer contributions to your PERA retirement account.
• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, short-term disability insurance
• Earned sick leave in accordance with Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces (HFWA) Act.

AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT

All employment with Liberty Common School is voluntary and is subject to termination by you or Liberty Common School at-will, with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time. There is no guarantee, in any manner, Liberty Common School will continue employment for any set period of time. This applies to all aspects of employment at Liberty Common School including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, promotion, placement, discipline, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and access to benefits and training.

EEO STATEMENT
Liberty Common School is an EEO employer. Applicants are considered for positions for which they have applied without regard to gender (regardless of gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, or other characteristics protected by law.

Studies indicate women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform all job descriptions identified in the job-vacancy announcement. Liberty Common School prioritizes identifying the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may come from a less-traditional background. Liberty Common School may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and lived experiences to meet minimum qualifications.

Liberty Common School is located in the City of Fort Collins in Northern Colorado. Northern Colorado is an integral part of the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations. European-American trappers and traders arrived by the early 1800s but rarely established permanent settlements. Gold and silver discoveries in the Colorado mountains in the mid-1800s and the prospect of land for farming and ranching attracted people from across the globe to the Colorado Territory, including what would become the town of Fort Collins; an agricultural colony that emerged from its founding days as a military fort. The expansion included the sugar-beet industry's growth, which brought new residents whose descendants still live here today, including Mexican-American families from southern Colorado, New Mexico, and northern Mexico, as well as Germans from Russia. Since 1879, Fort Collins has been the home of the state’s land-grant institution, Colorado State University, which currently enrolls 34,000 students. Along with the university, the city’s major high-tech and manufacturing companies and high performing charter-public schools attract new residents from all over the country and world. The community’s overall social diversity continues to grow.

Liberty Common School is an EEO employer.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES
Please note that this job description is not a comprehensive list of activities, duties, and responsibilities that are required of this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice with direction from Liberty Common School.

For more information about LCS, visit http://www.libertycommon.org.

A complete application includes nothing less than the following items:

• Letter of application
• Resume
• References with phone numbers (3)

This job posting will remain open until positions are filled.

E-mail or Mail to:

Dr. Robinson, Principal

Liberty Common High School

2745 Minnesota Dr., Fort Collins, CO 80525.

E-mail to: rrobinson@libertycommon.org