Spanish for fun! Hiring for Asistente Administrativo Bilingue para Prescolar Job at Wake Forest, NC Full Time

Position: Floater Administrative Assistant

Reports to: Director

General Job Description: “Eres bilingüe y te gustan los niños, entonces SFF! Es para ti”

Assisting in developing and implementing plans and goals for the school. Working with the Assistant Director and Director to coordinate and supervise daily operations. Ensuring compliance with regulations and internal policies. Assure that all students, parents and school employees live in a safe-learning-nurturing environment. Constantly improving the quality of the program while taking care of the administration, covering teachers and classroom needs, and marketing of the school. Follow professional practices consistent with the preschool policies in working with students, parents and colleagues. Assisting and supporting in all classrooms when required following all DCDEE rules and regulations while supervising children at all times and promoting a nurturing environment.

Profile

• Is creative, dynamic, enthusiastic, communicative, cooperative and organized.
• Great people and communication skills, in English and Spanish.
• Takes care of the children and watches over their safety while in the school premises.
• Adheres to the policy and procedures of SFF! and the DCDEE (Division of Child Development and Early Education.)
• Acts as a role model both inside and outside the school.
• Complies with responsibility and efficiency the tasks entrusted.
• Maintains a positive and respectful attitude at all times.
• Encourage teamwork among all staff.
• Frequently communicates with the Director, Regional Manager, Program coordinator, parents and staff.
• Demonstrates flexibility in the face of changes or according to the needs of the parents, staff or the school.
• Maintains confidential the information of the children, staff, and families of the school.
• Works in cooperation with children, staff, and parents.
• Seeks to generate at all times a warm, cordial and cooperative climate in the center. Take care of the work environment.
• Aspires improvement and continuous educational training.
• Maintains a positive attitude, respectful and oriented towards excellence.
• Demonstrates a proactive attitude, looking for creative and optimal actions to generate improvements in the center when difficulties that may arise.

Values

• Love
• Integrity
• Respect
• Creativity
• Vocational Service
• Open Mind / Open Mind
• Communication

Education Requirements

• Administration Course work (EDU 261 and EDU 262 or 6 SCH in Child Care Administration OR 9 SCH in Business Administration or Test Out)
• PLUS Early Childhood/ Child Development Coursework ( 7 SCH in EC/CD or NCECC or equivalent)
• At least 6 months experience working in a childcare center
• Bilingual fluent in Spanish and English.
• CPR and certified first aid.
• EPR and Playground Safety.
• Fingerprint/criminal record clearance through DHHS Criminal Background Check

Required Skills

• Strategy planning.
• Tactics and execution.
• Creative mindset.
• Writing skills.
• Relates to staff members and parents in a professional and diplomatic manner.
• Ability to relate joyfully with children in a playful atmosphere.
• Ability to maintain a professional attitude and appropriate dress code.
• Has good problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, self-motivation, and initiative.
• Ability to work effectively and communicate with a diverse population of students, parents, and staff.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a busy (sometimes chaotic) and demanding environment.
• Demonstrate responsibility and reliability, with good attendance, punctuality and work habits.
• Ability to express their opinions and suggestions with respect and following SFF! Communication Policy.
• Ability to listen and follow guidelines or suggestions made.
• Ability to manage people, work as a team, and coordinate with educational and administrative staff.
• Able to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
• Participates enthusiastically in school meetings, parties, and other school events.
• Ability to fluently communicate with Parents, co-workers, and Management in Spanish and/or English.
• Ability and intermediate knowledge of office software tools Word, Excel, Power Point, among others.
• Ability and good command of Brightwheel, Active Campaign, Procare, social media tools, Broadvoice.
• Ability and good command of Windows, Google, Facebook, Instagram, Drive, Google calendar.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Written communication to parents about general information of Sff!
• Reviewing social media posts
• Communication material for administrative staff
• Making sure teachers takes pictures of their activities every week and share with them with Marketing
• Editing pictures when necessary
• Covering lunch breaks when required, and substituting staff when needed
• Assisting in all classrooms when needed
• stay alert for staff’s and/or children’s needs through the walkie talkie
• Take care of all leads and potential customers.
• Working on strategic plans to achieve goals and measuring results of each strategy.
• Answering phone calls and convert those calls into tours
• Keeping track of incoming calls and doing follow ups
• Keeping track of tour requests and doing follow ups
• Keeping track of leads, tours and overall client communications
• Enrollments for new families
• Tours for potential clients
• Making sure teachers have the materials and information they need
• Making sure office supplies are enough for work necessities
• File documents
• Take care of bills, mail
• Receive payments from clients
• Children enrollment process
• Opening and closing center
• Making sure all the areas in the school are clean, supplied and in good condition for our children, staff and families
• Making bank deposits
• Taking care of sick children
• Children attendance
• Making daily, weekly and monthly reports
• Training that may need traveling across the country or out of the country

Communication

• Maintains daily communication with current parents.
• Maintains daily communication with all staff
• Communicate with Assistant Director and/or Director for daily duties and responsibilities
• Inform Director and/or Assistant Director about special situations, concerns and/or suggestions

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of what an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this work successfully. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently must:

• Work standing up; Walk; sit
• Use hands to touch, manipulate or feel objects, tools or controls; reach objects with hands and arms;
• Speak and listen
• Occasionally climb or swing, bend over, kneel and /or crawl.
• Occasionally raise and/or climb up to 50 pounds.
• Pick up and load children for diaper changes or to meet some of their needs.
• The specific vision skills required by this work include near vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Continuous exposure to computers
• Jumping, dancing and continuous movement with the kids.

Job Type: Temporary

Salary: From $14.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• No weekends

COVID-19 considerations:
All staff must wear face masks at all times.

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• Microsoft Powerpoint: 1 year (Preferred)
• Administrative Experience: 1 year (Preferred)
• Childcare: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish and English (Required)

License/Certification:

• Early Childhood credential (Preferred)

Work Location: One location