Office Assistant

The Goddard School; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Employee discounts

Free uniforms

Paid time off

Training & development

Tuition assistance

Job summary

The Goddard School of Asheville is seeking an Office Assistant to support front desk operations and administrative tasks across a busy early childhood campus in Asheville, North Carolina. You will greet families, handle phones, maintain records, assist directors, and help with newsletters and social media content, while staying mobile to cover classrooms and support compliance with licensing standards.

This role offers a hands-on position with opportunities to grow in school operations and

Responsibilities

• Customer Service: Greeting families, answering phones, responding to enrollment inquiries, and maintaining positive customer relations.
• Documentation & Reporting: Reviewing daily activity reports, auditing classroom records, managing student files, and helping prepare school newsletters or social media content.
• Director Assistance: Helping the School Directors and Franchisee with calendar management, scheduling, and community outreach events.
• Classroom Substitution: Stepping in as a substitute teacher or classroom assistant when needed to maintain state-mandated staff-to-child ratios.
• Daily Operations: Managing teacher lunch breaks and bathroom breaks by providing floating classroom coverage.
• School Mobility: Staying highly mobile throughout the building to assist teachers with immediate classroom needs, transition periods, or arrival and dismissal procedures.
• Compliance Support: Ensuring the facility continuously complies with Goddard Systems, Inc. (GSI) Quality Assurance standards as well as local state childcare licensing regulations.

Job description

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Employee discounts
• Free uniforms
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Tuition assistance

The Goddard School of Asheville is currently hiring for an office assistant!

Key Responsibilities

Administrative & Front Office Support

• Customer Service: Greeting families, answering phones, responding to enrollment inquiries, and maintaining positive customer relations.
• Documentation & Reporting: Reviewing daily activity reports, auditing classroom records, managing student files, and helping prepare school newsletters or social media content.
• Director Assistance: Helping the School Directors and Franchisee with calendar management, scheduling, and community outreach events.

Operations & Classroom Support

• Classroom Substitution: Stepping in as a substitute teacher or classroom assistant when needed to maintain state-mandated staff-to-child ratios.
• Daily Operations: Managing teacher lunch breaks and bathroom breaks by providing floating classroom coverage.
• School Mobility: Staying highly mobile throughout the building to assist teachers with immediate classroom needs, transition periods, or arrival and dismissal procedures.
• Compliance Support: Ensuring the facility continuously complies with Goddard Systems, Inc. (GSI) Quality Assurance standards as well as local state childcare licensing regulations.