Office Administrator
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Bright Water Waldorf School is seeking an energetic, collaborative, and warm-hearted office administrator who would like to join a vibrant Waldorf community. We are a group of dedicated faculty and staff committed to Waldorf principles, mindful land stewardship, and providing our students with opportunities for dynamic learning within an inclusive community.

Join us if you seek a community of dedicated teachers, supportive families, active Board members, and a collaborative governance structure.

Bright Water Waldorf School aims to

deliver Waldorf education and nurture a community of belonging in a way that meets each child, family, and faculty member where they are. We foster self-determination, interdependence, and holistic growth in order to cultivate vibrant, caring, and informed individuals. Bright Water empowers graduates to address the challenges of an ever-changing world with creativity, compassion, and resilience, and to contribute as whole, self-aware members to the greater whole. Our home is within the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington in Seattles Chinatown/International District neighborhood.

We seek an individual who is

• Committed to an equitable, anti-racist, and gender-inclusive environment, evaluation of systemic privilege and oppression, and an openness to personal and institutional growth (in both office and educational environments)
• A collaborator with a demonstrated capacity to build relationships and maintain positivity across constituencies and identities
• Passionate for the mission of teaching children, partnering with parents, and working with talented colleagues toward inspired objectives
• Actively seeking on-going personal growth, willing to seek help when needed, and demonstrating positivity and good humor
• Respectful of the schedules and time constraints of others, with a commitment to punctuality

Job Duties:

• Front line of the office, answering the phone, door, and addressing student issues as they arise
• Assist in the planning and implementation of BWWS community, fundraising, and curricular events and festivals
• Manage vendors, such as school and janitorial supplies
• Provide additional adult supervision during recess
• Proactively bring concerns that impact the well-being of the school, including safety, viability, and professionalism, to the College of Teachers, Board of Trustees, and/or Staff, as applicable and appropriate, to advance solutions

Required Experience: 2 years of relevant work, volunteer, or lived experience

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience working in a fast-paced, customer-centered environment
• Experience working within a team to achieve results
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to communicate information clearly and firmly while building trust and demonstrating care for the community, individuals, and diverse perspectives
• Strong organizational skills, building processes that are clear, easy to use, and provide transparency
• Knowledge or experience with Google Suite, Excel, Zoom, BigSIS, and basic office equipment. Use of various social media channels as an administrator for organizational group page(s) and/or profile(s)

Location: On campus at Bright Water Waldorf School, 1414 S Weller Street, Seattle, WA 98144. (Located within the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington)

Hours: This is an hourly position, 20 hours/week, 10 am-2 pm

Compensation: Starting at $23.47 depending on experience (salary scale for transparency)

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements: Able to manage 50 pounds lifting, pushing, pulling, bending, stooping, and squatting (moving boxes, etc.). Bright Water Waldorf School welcomes, values, and supports ethnic, religious, economic, and cultural diversity. Our school seeks a diverse faculty and student body and is committed to having our community reflect the abundant and changing diversity of the United States. We welcome, value, and support single, dual, or multiple parent households and LGBTQ+ parents, faculty, and/or students. We are an equal opportunity employer.

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To Apply: Send a letter of interest, resume, and three professional references to ...@brightwaterwaldorf.org.

For inquiries: ...@brightwaterwaldorf.org