School Office Manager

ACCEL Schools LLC; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Retirement contributions

Basic life and AD&D insurance

Voluntary life insurance

Short‑term disability insurance

Long‑term disability insurance

Job summary

ACCEL Schools LLC is seeking a proactive School Office Manager for Capital City Sports Academy in Columbus, Ohio. You will be the first point of contact for students, parents and the public, manage records, and support HR and clerical tasks in a FERPA-compliant environment.

Join a network of public charter schools delivering STEM-rich curricula and strong community partnerships. You will collaborate with the Principal and school leadership to ensure smooth office operations and excellent service.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of office management experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to handle confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Greet visitors and direct students, parents and the public.
• Manage phone, email, and in‑person communications.
• Assist with registration, badging and visiting procedures.
• Assist with school newsletters, surveys and notifications.
• Support events like Orientation, Open House, field trips.
• Input data into student and staff systems; maintain records.
• Ensure FERPA compliance for records and attendance submissions.
• Coordinate meetings and maintain calendars and supplies.

Skills

Office suite

Excel

Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

ACCEL Schools is seeking a friendly, energetic and ethicalSchool Office Manager to manage all office functions and act as the first point of contact for students, parents and the general public interested at Capital City Sports Academy in Columbus, Ohio.

Be part of the difference at Capital City Sports Academy! Serving Southeast Columbus, Capital City Sports Academy is an award-winning public charter school for EK-8 students. The school offers a college prep curriculum enriched with STEM and Robotics. Capital City Sports Academy is a true community-based school with strong partnerships with area businesses and non‑profits to provide students extracurricular, intervention, and afterschool opportunities. Capital City Sports Academy is part of ACCEL Schools, an established network of public charter schools serving K‑12 students throughout the United States since 2014.

About the Opportunity

The School Office Manager reports to and works collaboratively with the Principal to receive inquiries about the school, maintain accurate student records, assist with human resource needs, and fulfill all clerical needs. All duties are carried out in full compliance with Federal Educational Records Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations.

The School Office Manager will:

• Work with school leadership to meet goals, create a welcoming and team‑oriented atmosphere, and build an open and honest culture in line with company values.
• Manage school-wide phone, email, and in‑person communications including:
• Greet/direct visitors and students arriving at the office
• Implement registration, badging and visiting procedures for parents and guests
• Help create and distribute school newsletters, surveys, and other notifications
• Assist with school events such as Parent Orientation, Open House, school outings, and field trips
• Ensure a clean and welcoming environment is maintained
• Support student enrollment goal and retention processes including:
• Participate in information sessions
• Produce welcome packets and mailers
• Conduct tours and student/parent orientations
• Input student and staff data into the appropriate systems
• Request and obtain records for newly enrolled students
• Achieve compliance with all federal, state, local and school student record‑keeping requirements such as to:
• Ensure 100% on‑time and complete daily attendance submissions
• Complete all required steps of the truancy process
• Process student withdrawals
• Prepare and maintain transcripts
• Fulfill records requests within policy guidelines
• Establish and maintain student cumulative files and other records securely and confidentially per federal, state and local regulations
• Participate in annual student record audits
• Perform administrative support functions such as:
• Preparing reports
• Filing
• Processing incoming and outgoing mail and packages
• Coordinating meetings and events
• Maintaining calendars
• Maintain appropriate levels of office supplies and other material inventory
• Log and report issues pertaining to office equipment, technology, custodial, and facilities
• Maintain up‑to‑date transportation logs and coordinate with transportation officer and vendor as needed
• Maintain meal count lists and communicate monthly food calendars
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of human resource processes including:
• I-9 verification for new hires
• Weekly time & attendance submissions for 100% of staff
• Offboarding
• Actively participate in school staff meetings, committee meetings and professional development events
• Perform other duties as assigned

About You

• Minimum two (2) years’ office management experience
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Experience learning and mastering new computer programs
• High quality written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Ability to work independently and contribute to a team
• Professional, punctual and self‑motivated
• Understanding and ability to manage confidential information
• Ability to lift 25 lbs.
• Ability to pass federal and state criminal background checks (FBI/BCI)
• Experience working in an education setting preferred

About Us

“We believe that every child should be able to be anything they want in life, regardless of their birthplace and circumstances.” – Ron Packard, CEO & Founder

ACCEL Schools is a network of 80+ high‑performing, public charter schools serving PK-12 students. We proudly advocate for school choice and work to address educational inequities throughout the United States. Our schools are inclusive and widely differ to reflect the unique values of the many urban, suburban, and rural communities we serve. Our brick and mortar, and virtual schools specialize in closing educational gaps and offer innovative models such as career‑technical education, sports training, bilingual programming, and more. We have been recognized and praised by legislators, authorizers, and researchers for providing exceptional education options to students in historically under‑resourced communities.

We offer the following benefits:

Compensation

The annual starting salary for this position is $43,888. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Life benefits – time & peace of mind

• Paid time off
• Retirement contributions
• Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary life insurance (employee, spouse, child)
• Voluntary short‑term disability insurance
• Voluntary long‑term disability insurance

Career benefits – keep growing

• Career advancement opportunities throughout Accel Schools and our strong network of 4,000+ instructors and education professionals

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

It is our policy to abide by all federal, state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination based solely on a person’s race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status, veteran status (including protected veterans), marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, familial status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected status except where a reasonable, bona fide occupational qualification exists.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in ACCEL Schools’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service‑connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three‑year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.