Receptionist / Administrative Assistant (Bilingual)
Why this job:
The Equity Project (TEP) is expanding! Currently a successful middle school, and a growing elementary school serving Kindergarten and 1st grade students, TEP continues to add a new grade each year. The elementary school will eventually serve 720 students from Pre-K through 4th grade and will feed into TEP's existing middle school. Serving as the Front Office Associate (Spanish fluency required), beginning now in the year before the school opens, is an opportunity to play a significant role in the expansion of a revolutionary school model. Founding staff members must thrive in an entrepreneurial atmosphere and have prior experience working as part of a team to impact student academic and character growth.
Position overview:
We are looking for a bilingual person who can run front-facing communications for our school's main office. The Front Office Associate is someone who is highly organized, a problem-solver and a strong communicator. This person must be a motivated individual who has the ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced atmosphere and can effectively prioritize. In addition, the Front Office Associate will embrace the vision of TEP by setting the highest standard of excellence and by proactively identifying challenges and solutions for our school.
Position responsibilities:
Customer service
Administrative support
Student support
Qualifications:
Compensation and benefits: Salary commensurate with experience; includes a full benefits package including medical, vision, dental and 403b retirement plan. Approximately eight weeks of vacation.
To apply: Please submit a resume and cover letter. Your cover letter must indicate that you are completely fluent in Spanish. Candidates who are not fluent in Spanish will not be considered.
Deadlines and notifications: TEP is currently reviewing applications on a rolling basis. Applications will be reviewed in the order that they are received. If you submit both a cover letter and resume, you will receive a response from us as to whether or not you will be invited to the next stage of the process.
TEP contributes towards the cost of medical, dental, and vision coverage for an employee's family. TEP has a 403b (similar to a 401K) retirement plan for employees. A 403b is a tax-deferred retirement plan available to employees of educational non-profits.
Featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and on 60 minutes for its $125,000 teacher salaries and outstanding results, The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School opened in September 2009. Originally a 5th through 8th grade middle school, TEP now also serves students in Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade, and will soon be adding Pre-K, 3rd, and 4th grades. TEP will serve 1200 students at full capacity, from Pre-K through 8th grade.
Located in the NYC neighborhood of Washington Heights, TEP is succeeding in closing the Latino-White achievement gap. TEP's mission is to achieve educational equity for disadvantaged students by utilizing master teachers to provide rigorous academics, arts, and athletics instruction. TEP reallocates the public funding it receives as a charter school to pay its teaching professionals an annual salary of $125,000, with the opportunity to earn a significant performance bonus.
As reported in the Wall Street Journal, a rigorous long-term study found that TEP produced major achievement impacts, including test score gains equal to an additional 1.6 years of school in math, with significant gains in science and English. For more information, visit us online at www.tepcharter.org.