Office Aide

Young World Physical Education; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 19,286 - 20,664; Full time

Job summary

Young World Physical Education in Amarillo, Texas is seeking a Full-Time Office Aide to provide administrative and secretarial support. The role includes tasks such as scheduling meetings, maintaining filing systems, sorting mail, and communication with staff and visitors. Qualifications include a high school degree or GED and one year of office experience. This position requires effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work with children. Starting salary is $14 to $15 per hour.

Qualifications

• High school degree or GED preferred.
• One year of office experience preferred.
• Familiar with office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers.

Responsibilities

• Assists the secretary with scheduling and organizing activities.
• Maintains and updates the filing system.
• Sorts and distributes mail and responds to information requests.
• Answers phones and takes messages.
• Works independently on special projects.
• Proofreads documents for errors and layout.

Skills

Ability to work with children

Effective verbal communication

Effective written communication

Ability to follow instructions

Education

High school degree or GED

Tools

Office equipment (computers, phones, photocopiers)

Job description

Job Details

Job ID: 5694903
Position Type: Full-Time Hourly
Salary: $14 to $15 (General Fund)
Starting Date: Aug 3, 2026

Position Summary

The Office Aide will assist the Campus Secretary or Office Manager providing administrative and secretarial support for the Campus Director and department. In addition to typing, filing, and scheduling, the office aide performs duties such as financial record keeping, coordination of meetings and conferences, obtaining supplies, coordinating direct mailings, and working on special projects. The role also includes answering non-routine correspondence, assembling highly confidential and sensitive information, dealing with a diverse group of important external callers and visitors, and internal contacts at all levels of the organization. Independent judgment is required to plan, prioritize, and organize a diversified workload, and to recommend changes in office practices or procedures.

Qualifications

• Education/Certification: High school degree or GED (preferred)
• Experience: One year of office experience (preferred); familiar with office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
• Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Ability to work with children, love for children and learning; ability to follow verbal and written instructions; ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists the secretary with scheduling and organizing activities such as meetings, travel, conferences, and campus activities.
• Maintains and updates filing system, retrieves information from files when needed, and organizes and prioritizes large volumes of information and calls.
• Sorts and distributes mail; drafts written responses or replies by phone or e‑mail when necessary; responds to regularly occurring requests for information.
• Answers phones for campus if needed; takes messages or fields/answers all routine and non‑routine questions.
• Works independently and within a team on special nonrecurring and ongoing projects; assists with special projects, including planning and coordinating multiple presentations, disseminating information, coordinating direct mailings, and creating brochures.
• Assists with general correspondences, memos, charts, tables, graphs, business plans, etc.; proofreads copy for spelling, grammar and layout, making appropriate changes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical / Environmental Factors

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Responsive Education Solutions considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, marital status, veteran or military status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Being authorized to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment. ResponsiveEd is an Equal Opportunity Employer.