Administrative Assistant (Grand Junction)

Do you want to grow your career in An American Classical Education, helping educate students to live responsible, courageous, and virtuous lives? Join us as we launch Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction to open this August 2023! This scenic town on the beautiful western slope of the Colorado Rocky Mountains boasts a rich history along with abundant outdoor recreation, a bustling downtown, diverse dining experiences, and so much more. Visitors far and wide travel to Grand Junction for annual festivals and day trips to local sights including Moab, Utah.

Ascent Classical Academies is currently hiring administrative assistants for its new campus opening in August 2023 and serving grades K through 8. Ascent Classical Academies are dedicated to the intellectual and moral betterment of students and encourage teachers to take their own moral and intellectual improvement seriously as part of a supportive and excellence-driven culture.

The Administrative Assistant serves a highly visible and important role in the school, serving as a liaison with students, families, and staff and helping to ensure the school runs smoothly in virtually all its aspects. The Administrative Assistant has superior organizational and communication skills necessary to cover daily tasks and operate the front office. While reporting to the headmaster, he or she must work closely with and take direction from office staff to fulfill an array of responsibilities as needed.

TheAdministrative Assistant’s duties may include but are not limited to:

• Administrative support
• Document, letter, and announcement editing
• Keeping of master schedule
• Volunteer coordination, approval processing, and general inquiry emails
• Organization of office, files, supplies, and curriculum
• Management of curriculum and supply check out
• Event coordination and assistance
• Opening Ceremonies planning, preparation, and management
• Student recognition award planning and execution
• Teacher/staff support
• Staff meeting planning, preparation, and management
• Substitute teacher/teaching assistant coordination
• Staff bonding, events, and recognition award planning and execution
• Staff birthday recognition including cards and gifts
• Regular response to teacher calls for assistance
• Regular lunch/recess support
• Conducting faculty check-out procedures at end-of-year
• Occasional discipline support in classrooms, hallways, and lunchroom
• Social media/mass communication coordination
• Social media coordination including but not limited to campaign management, content design, and post scheduling
• Regular logo/branding design
• Mass communication coordination including but not limited to regular parent newsletter content creation and scheduling, staff newsletter content creation and scheduling, school wide announcements, and emergency announcements
• Auxiliary photography for events, day-to-day school happenings, staff portraits, class portraits, and make-up student portraits
• As needed, support other office staff tasks including greeting of guests, answering phones, and general inquiry emails, tour support and guiding, office management, and errand-running on- and off-campus

Benefits available

• Employee-only coverage for group medical, dental, and vision plan; dependent coverage available
• Health savings account with employer contributions
• Short- and long-term disability and life insurance plans
• Retirement investment account with employer match
• Paid time off for a wide array of health reasons for employees and dependents, consistent with the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Free employee benefit and healthcare guidance through HealthJoy.
• Paid leave for qualifying events under the Family Medical Leave Act

Schedule: Full-Time or Part-Time, Exempt

Salary Range: $35-45K annually for full-time, highly dependent on experience and qualifications

About Ascent Classical Academies

Ascent Classical Academies partners with a network of classical charter schools based in Colorado delivering a content-rich curriculum in the liberal arts and sciences, with underlying principles in the Western tradition of the study of history, literature, philosophy, and fine arts. Our American Classical Education includes, among other things, the study of Latin; a rich examination of American literary, moral, philosophical, political, and historical tradition; and a school culture centered upon moral virtue, respect, discipline, and studiousness among students and faculty alike. Ascent Classical Academy charter schools currently serve approximately 1,700 students in K-12 campuses located in the Denver and Fort Collins areas of Colorado, with significant expansion planned throughout Colorado, the Carolinas, and beyond.

See Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Colorado and Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County to learn more about our existing schools.

Qualifications,Attitudeand Skills

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Loyalty to the school and its mission and vision
• Collegiality and professionalism in appearance and speech
• Punctuality and attendance
• Initiative and effort
• Intellectual curiosity
• Use precise, edifying, and moderate speech
• Ensure accurate and positive messaging regarding the School to the community
• Communicate professionally at all times
• Maintain an orderly work space
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Adherence to all ACA policies, including but not limited to the Employee Handbook, Family Handbook, and all applicable School policies
• Willingness to model moral character in line with the school’s core virtues
• Conviction in the values of a rigorous liberal arts education and the pursuit of the Good, True, and Beautiful