| Administrative Assistant to the Business Office October 2020 Founded in 1889, The Wheeler School is a co-educational independent day school for over 800 students from Nursery through Grade Twelve in Providence, Rhode Island. Central to the School's philosophy is a simple concept: Wheeler is a place where we strive to make any pursuit possible for our students, where choice, inquiry, and interest are of primary import, where we know individuals well and insist upon and nurture intellectual character, empathy, critical thinking, and creative spirit. Ideal candidates for faculty and staff positions at Wheeler are people with a sense of humor, warmth, and humility. They are excellent communicators, with an ability to listen and a desire to learn from colleagues. They are ambitious and hardworking, often going over and above to support and challenge students. When developing curriculum and programming, our faculty and staff members are collaborative, striving each year to stretch and grow, to implement new ideas that improve the Wheeler experience for students and our overall community. They come from all professional walks of life - graduate programs, private and public schools, and other careers entirely. More than anything, our faculty and staff members love to spend their days with young people, and enjoy all that the Wheeler community - creative, energetic, dynamic, and diverse - has to offer. The Administrative Assistant to the Business Office provides overall administrative support to the Business Office of the School which primarily includes financial operations and the human resource function. This position reports directly to the Director of Finance. Additionally, responsibilities include a wide variety of administrative duties, special projects, and initiatives.
Primary General Responsibilities: - Provide administrative support for Business Office systems, including but not limited to incoming correspondence, recording cash receipts, and overseeing filing systems.
- Coordinate various data collection for national organizations, upload important forms for business functions, and monitor record retention systems.
- Support Human Resources function both operationally and directly to employees with communication with all divisions regarding benefits, paycheck verification and distribution, staff evaluation schedule, handbook updates, and onboarding of new employees.
- Provide general support for the business office
- Manage the schedules for and provide general administrative support (e.g meeting and material support) for the Director of Operations and Director of Finance in concert with school priorities.
- Use systems thinking and independent initiative to support business operations in streamlining systems in the office through processes and/or technology
- Oversee and update the Business Office page(s) on the School’s website with the goal of providing a resource of important financial and benefit related information to faculty and staff
- Support additional projects as needed
Statement on Diversity and Cultural Competency At Wheeler we actively seek students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds in the belief that a broad range of experiences and viewpoints enhance learning, enrich life on campus, and better prepare us all for full participation in a pluralistic, democratic society. We seek to further the overall diversity and cultural competency within our community through hiring. How to Apply Please send a resume and cover letter to careers@wheelerschool.org List the position title in the subject heading. Applications will be accepted through November 1, 2020. The Wheeler School is committed to our policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or disability, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. To learn more about Wheeler, please visit www.wheelerschool.org, and our Careers page here. |