Posted: 15-May-25
Location: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Type: Full Time
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Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy is a pluralistic Jewish day school for students in grades 6-12. Located in Bryn Mawr, PA (metropolitan Philadelphia), Barrack is the premier Jewish day school in the Delaware Valley, attracting students from Philadelphia and its suburbs, Allentown, New Jersey, and Delaware. The school integrates a comprehensive and rigorous college preparatory curriculum with the teaching of essential Jewish and American values and texts. Guided by our four Derech Eretz values of Honor, Moral Courage, Kindness, and Community, Barrack values diversity, celebrates the richness of Judaism's language, culture, and history, and is strongly connected to Israel. Barrack prepares future leaders of the American, Jewish, and global communities who work for a better world through acts of justice and compassion.
We are seeking a full-time Front Desk Manager. This is a high-profile, high-energy position, directly assisting our families, students, teachers, administrators, and staff with a wide variety of needs. The person in this role is the first point of contact for parents when they call/email the school and interfaces regularly with all members of the community.
The ideal candidate will have experience working in a school or a similar fast-paced environment. The candidate will be organized, patient, kind, creative, and flexible, with a commitment to supporting others and the daily operations of the school.
Proficiency with technology and the ability to learn different computer and web-based systems for attendance, supply orders, and other relevant tasks is essential. Experience working with Google Suite is preferred.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Managing the front desk
- Answering phone calls and redirecting calls to the appropriate individuals, while serving as the first point of contact for those communicating with the school
- Overseeing and recording student attendance, including issuing late notes and managing early dismissals
- Managing the student and faculty/staff swipe card system
- Sending and sorting mail
- Maintaining school supply inventory and ordering supplies as needed
- Maintaining and ordering all supplies for copiers and printers; troubleshooting and setting up service calls for equipment when necessary
- Assisting during school closings and inclement weather
- Coordinating with bus and transportation companies during morning drop-off and afternoon dismissal, as needed
- Securing reservations for buses, as needed, for school trips
- Working with other administrative staff, as needed, on front desk-related items or other relevant tasks
- Working with the school security team to ensure a safe school environment
Desired skills, experience, and education:
- High school diploma; college preferred
- Attention to detail and respect for confidentiality
- Familiarity with Gmail and Google Calendar
- Minimum of three years of experience working in a school or similar setting
- Comfortable working with students, parents, teachers, administrators, and community members
- Kindness, patience, and a sense of humor
Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to Debra Nathans, Executive Assistant to the Head of School, at dnathans@jbha.org.
Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.