Secretary-School Age

Child Development Centers Inc.; Erie (Erie County); Hybrid; USD 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Medical benefits

Supplemental benefits

Job summary

Child Development Centers Inc. is seeking a Secretary-School Age in Erie, PA. This full-time role provides administrative support for the School-Age program and serves as the first point of contact for parents, visitors, and guests. Work hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm, with benefits such as PTO and company-paid insurance.

The position involves greeting families, handling calls, managing attendance and records, and assisting in classrooms as needed to maintain ratios.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Minimum 2 years of experience working directly with children.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Create and actively promote a welcoming environment for visitors and families.
• Assist in classrooms supervising children to meet ratio requirements and provide coverage.
• Answer calls and relay messages professionally.
• Maintain inventory and order equipment and supplies as needed.
• Record daily attendance and transportation requests in the ChildPlus system.
• Perform record-keeping tasks, including medical log.
• Distribute staff and parent communications.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Child interaction

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Secretary-School Age

Full Time Erie, PA, US

23 days ago Requisition ID: 1356

The Secretary provides administrative and clerical support for the School-Age program and acts as the first point of contact for parents, visitors, and guests coming into the facility. This position is Monday through Friday from 7:30am-4:00pm.

Benefits include:

• Paid time off, in addition to paid holidays
• Annual evaluation increases
• Company-paid dental, vision and life insurance
• Medical and supplemental benefits at affordable costs

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Create and actively promote a comfortable and welcoming environment where individuals who enter the center are treated with dignity and respect in a friendly, personalized manner. Demonstrate a positive and pleasant approach to employees, families, and visitors on the phone and in-person.
• Assist in classrooms supervising children when needed to satisfy ratio requirements and provide extended classroom and/or kitchen coverage. Serve as primary restroom break person for staff in the absence of a float.
• Promptly and professionally answer incoming calls and make appropriate connections. Take and relay messages as necessary.
• Maintain the center’s supply inventory and order equipment and supplies as needed.
• Record daily student attendance and transportation requests and enter data into the ChildPlus system.
• Perform necessary record keeping tasks, including medical log.
• Perform clerical tasks, and distribute staff and parent communication

Qualifications/Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of experience working directly with children
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to stand for long periods throughout the workday with intermittent periods of sitting, walking, and occasional bending, twisting, stooping, reaching and grasping as necessary to carry out essential job duties.
• Dexterity requirements range from coordinated movements of fingers and hands to simple movements of feet, legs, and torso as necessary to carry out essential job duties.
• Lifting and carrying of children and/or objects up to 50 pounds.

At Child Development Centers Inc., we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Child Development Centers Inc., believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.