Achievement First→
2025-26 Office Coordinator NY (Brooklyn) at Achievement… · Brooklyn
Entry LevelOn-siteFull-timeBrooklyn, NY$42k–$52k/yr
Skills
microsoft office suitestudent information systembilingual (spanish/english)project managementcustomer servicehighly organizedwritten communicationverbal communicationdetail-orientedadaptability
Job Description
Summary: Achievement First is a network of high-performing public charter schools committed to providing excellent education to underserved communities. The Office Coordinator serves as the face of the campus, managing front-office operations and supporting student services while ensuring a welcoming environment for staff and visitors.
Responsibilities:
- Welcome visitors; serve as gatekeeper to address questions and minimize interruptions of the school admin team
- Answer phones, redirect inquiries as may be appropriate and relay messages to staff in a timely manner
- Receive and distribute mail and shipments
- Maintain a clean and organized office environment; maintain complete sets of commonly used forms for staff and families
- Use Achievement First’s Student Information System (SIS) to reconcile student attendance daily
- Use the SIS to maintain and update all student contact/demographic information, as directed by the Student Services Manager
- Manage student issues, such as processing late arrivals and following-up with the families of absent students
- Assist student services manager and director of school operations with the administration and processing of regular student tests
- Produce accurate and timely student attendance, disciplinary, honor roll, and other reports for the school admin team
- Assist student services manager with compilation of data for various reports
- Produce letters, memos, and other notices
- Ensure that past memos, notices, and other school-specific documents are posted to the Shared Server
- Fulfill staff supply requests
- Maintain office equipment (aka ensure copiers are operational and fully stocked with toner, paper, etc.)
- Conduct weekly supply inventory/equipment check and restocks as necessary: Handles packages and supports with stocking paper
- Assist the Director of School Operations in preparing the campus annually for start up/new school year launch
- Support the operations staff
- Assist the Director of School Operations with personnel and financial record keeping
- Assist the Student Services Manager with coordination of school events, test administration and processing, production and distribution of school memos, etc
- Assist with filing of documents and records
Required Qualifications:
- Belief in the Achievement First mission and educational model
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Solid technical skills and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Google Suite
- Project management skills
- Strong communication and customer service skills
- Ability to adapt quickly and move urgently
- Detail-oriented and highly organized
- Highly motivated and capable of seeing projects through from beginning to end
- Ability to work autonomously as well as take direction as needed
- A cheerful and welcoming demeanor, customer service
- Maturity, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, and a 'whatever it takes' disposition
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited 4-year institution
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in office management/administrative experience highly preferred
- Bilingual (Spanish/English)-Preferred
Required Skills: Microsoft Office Suite, Student Information System
Important Skills: Bilingual (Spanish/English), Project management
Nice-to-Have Skills: Customer service, Highly organized, Written communication, Verbal communication, Detail-oriented, Adaptability
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, 403(b) retirement benefit package with match, Paid Family Leave
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
403(b) retirement benefit package with match
Paid Family Leave