School Receptionist

As a Receptionist with The Menta Group, you will handle all incoming communications and visitors to the school as well as maintain current and accurate records.
Responsibilities

• Bilingual proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing English and Spanish is preferred
• Answer, screen and direct all incoming telephone calls
• Fax documents, make copies, and sort and deliver mail
• Handle incoming and outgoing package shipments
• Greet and direct visitors
• Maintain office supplies
• Maintain up-to-date student records
• Contact parents and inform school districts when student is absent
• Maintain staff daily time records
• Perform accounts receivable function for school
• Prepare payroll information for school staff
• Prepare Workers' Compensation reports as required
• Assist corporate staff with additional duties as needed
• Ideally the person in this role would be able to assist in student transportation route-planning and dispatch.
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Qualifications

• Bilingual proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English and Spanish languages is preferred, but not required
• Must be comfortable working in a busy fast-paced school environment
• Must be comfortable around students with behavioral and social-emotional needs
• Knowledge of modern office procedures and methods including telephone communications, office systems, and record-keeping
• Knowledge of modern business communications and grammar, including style and format of letters and memorandum
• Demonstrated experience with Paylocity or similar software preferred
• Ability to establish priorities, work independently and accomplish objectives with minimal supervision
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Proficient in use of Google Docs
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Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefit Plans
• Generous Paid Time Off Benefits
• 403(b) Investment Options
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Menta Academy Chicago South
Menta Academy Chicago South (MACS) is proud to serve and work in collaboration with the students and families of the Southside of Chicago. MACS provides academic and social emotional educational programming for students in 5-21 years old. Day in and day out, MACS staff and students challenge themselves to grow on yesterday's skills. All progress, even the seemingly small, are enthusiastically celebrated with staff, students, and families; we acknowledge that any step forward is a step in the right direction; after all, "a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."
More than just staff and students, MACS is a family within itself; as a family, we lift each other up, we hold each other accountable, and we demonstrate care and compassionate through the celebrations and challenges.
More About The Menta Group
The Menta Group's mission is "To provide innovative solutions to critical problems in education and human services." Menta brings a framework of educational practices that have been designed and are supported through evidence based practices. Menta's collaborative process with various school and community stakeholders has resulted in programs designed to educate, support, challenge, empower and celebrate students who present with a range of academic, social and emotional needs. At the beginning of a student's experience with Menta, a collaborative meeting is held that includes the student, significant people in their lives, Menta staff and other professionals as appropriate. During that meeting, a comprehensive assessment of the student's past, present and future desires is used to establish a student centered plan (MAP) that serves as a foundation of the student's Menta programming. A guiding principle of Menta is 'we do not give up', while also holding our students and staff to high expectations. The educational offerings at a Menta program provides students with a quality education that is designed to nurture and enhance the skills and maturity needed to meet the challenges of being productive adults and citizens in a rapidly changing 21st century world.
Menta's programs utilize a unique curricular framework that relies on the Expanded Menta Method and Trauma Informed Practices as the foundational principles for the teaching, counseling and mentoring work done by our highly trained staff. Personalized learning is the hub of our strategic curricular design intended to meet the needs of every student. Starting with the end in mind (learning targets and academic goals), a leveraging of current technologies coupled with highly trained instructional facilitators creates a rich learning environment supporting all student needs. Menta's learning spaces are unique and specially designed to combine traditional teacher/student interaction with state of the art technology and learning innovations. Those learning spaces are flexible and can accommodate a variety of learning activities, such as inquiry learning and project based learning. Our spaces are designed to mimic productive spaces learners would find in business and/or corporate environments, thereby helping students achieve a mind-set designed for adult learning and work.
Professional Associations and/or Partnerships
The Menta Group affiliates are members/partners with CEC, CASE, Autism Speaks, ASBA, AAPSEC, AASA, CCSSO, SEAA, ASCD, and many more associations that focus on the education of children with disabilities.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Menta Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Menta Group ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. The District has a policy of active recruitment of qualified minority teachers and non-certified employees. Any individual needing assistance in making application for any opening should contact the district office.