Part Time, Mostly Virtual Office Manager In Boulder County.

The Joy of Learning is a tutoring company in Boulder that specializes in serving students with dyslexia and other learning differences.

We are looking for someone amazing to join our small team and play an important role in the company, as the Office Manager and right-hand-human to the owner. This position is Part time, 10-15 hours per week, and pays $30/hr.

The position is mostly virtual, with in person tasks about once a week or less. The schedule is flexible, but there will be things that need to be done on a daily basis.

Tasks:

-Calculating and running payroll through a payroll program.

-Onboarding new teachers and students, including sending and receiving paperwork and answering questions.

-Calculating and running monthly student billing.

-Posting open job positions online, screening initial applicants, and inviting them to interview.

-Occasionally posting flyers about our work at local schools, libraries, and businesses.

-Attending local trade show events and other events as support staff about 5 or 6 times a year.

-Communicating frequently with families, teachers, and the owner of The Joy of Learning in a consistently clear, positive, and professional manner via email and occasionally phone or in person.

-Daily email communication with the owner of The Joy of Learning, and providing frequent, detailed email updates.

-Phone calls or meetings as needed (usually less than once a week).

-Social Media: Creating thoughtful, eye-catching posts and posting them in social media on a regular basis. Conducting research as needed to inform social media.

-Occasionally updating our website through Wix.

-Digitizing, printing, organizing, and distributing materials for teachers and students.

-Other duties as assigned

Required qualities of our new Office Manager:

-Very organized and able to take the lead on tracking lots of details and moving parts, while maintaining a positive attitude.

-Ability to stay on top of details and to-do-list items without reminders, and to be responsible for reminding others

-Ability and willingness to get up to speed on platforms we use, including Wix, Tutorbird, Gusto, Canva, and others.

-Ability to form and maintain positive relationships with the owner, teachers, and families we serve.

-Someone who takes initiative to solve problems.

-Willing to make at least a 2 year commitment.

Ideal qualities of our new Office Manager:

-Knowledge of social media and marketing strategy and of designing posts in Canva or a similar platform.

-Ability to work on SEO and conduct keyword research.

-Knowledge of dyslexia, reading education, special education, homeschooling, or education in general.

-Willingness to learn more about dyslexia and Orton Gillingham reading instruction and be able to speak about it to people who visit our booths at trade show events.

-Connections with local families with school age kids.

-Enthusiasm, initiative, and ideas to help the business improve!

Note- this position starts out as a contracted position. We are planning to transition contractors to employees sometime in 2024, at which point this position will transition to an employee position.

Benefits:

Flexible hours

Discounted tutoring for your child.

At The Joy of Learning, we value and embrace people of all ages, races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, and backgrounds

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 10 – 15 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• Choose your own hours

Work Location: In person