Bilingual Front Office Assistant (2024-2025 School Year)

 

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The Office Assistant is the first face that parents and families see when they enter a DSST school.  Our Office Assistants provide administrative support to the Office Manager and school admin team, and complete a daily set of tasks as set out by the Office Manager.  Key responsibilities for the Office Assistant include carrying out daily attendance and reporting, setting up daily calls to families about student interventions and providing primary coverage of the front desk, phones and front door.

 

Hospitality

• Primary coverage of the front desk- greet and assist all visitors

• Answer phones and directing callers appropriately

• Assure visitor sign in policy is followed

• Handle all general inquiries

 

Attendance

• Assure attendance is taken in an accurate and timely manner daily

• Check attendance line message daily

• Assure daily attendance phone calls are made to families

• Provide accurate reports and attendance data as needed or requested

 

After School Interventions

• Print, post and email CP/Attendance/Refocus lists according to weekly schedule

• Send automated CP/Attendance/Refocus calls to parents/guardians according to weekly schedule

 

Student Tech Lab and Damage Fees

• Log students visiting tech lab

• Enter tech lab damage fees in IC as needed

• Send courtesy damage fee statements to families as needed

 

Communications Role

• Send basic communications to students, faculty, and staff

• Assist with proofreading and checking school communications for accuracy

• Assist with creating school posters, flyers and help to update documents and website

 

Student Health Role

• Care for minor student health concerns, notify parents of health problems and administer medications and first aid under delegation of school nurse

• Generate student accident reports and log them under direct supervision

• Perform all assigned emergency response tasks

 

School Finance Role

• Accept student payments and enter them in IC as payments are received

• Assist office manager in performing daily close out of school money transactions and complete required documentation

• Assist with sending monthly invoice reminders or other basic school finance communications

 

General Support

• Support office manager as needed and provide administrative support for student enrollment, planning and events, and DPS services

• Other administrative functions and duties as needed

• Additional duties as assigned such as supporting student recruitment, running a small group advisory class, after school tutoring, etc. See many of our possible duties.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma

• Spanish Language Proficiency Required

• An unwavering belief that all students can succeed in school, reach their most ambitious post-secondary goals, and lead exemplary lives

• Desire to personally professionally grow in their practice of becoming an anti-racist educator

• Self-awareness, a regular practice of reflection, and a desire to continuously improve

 

IDEAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven commitment to and experience with serving students of color, students with disabilities, and/or multilingual student populations

 

WHO WE ARE

At DSST Public Schools, we are proud to be the largest and highest-performing network of public charter schools in Denver and Aurora with 100% of our students having been accepted into college or post secondary programs since our inception in 2004. When you join DSST, you play a part in ensuring ALL students at our 16 schools have access to a transformational and joyful education. We encourage you to visit our to learn more about why we’ve been selected as the 2018 Broad Prize Winner and as a Denver Post “Top Place to Work”. 

 

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INTERVIEW EXPECTATIONS

For most of our positions, we hire on a rolling basis. Therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as you are able! You can learn more about what to expect in our interview process. 

 

TOTAL REWARDS

At DSST, we know that our people are the greatest asset we have in reaching our mission of eliminating educational inequity. We work hard to build a work culture that allows our staff to not only feel fulfilled by the work they do but also feel supported to live a joyful, healthy life. We want this work to be your life’s work. and to learn how we deliver on our commitment to the human condition. 

 

Some Highlights:

• Excellent Healthcare Plan: We encourage you to check out our to see the ways we are committed to the wellness of our staff. We are always looking to improve how we care and, through staff feedback, we’ve been able to implement innovative new benefits such as Fertility Benefits as well as staffing a Mental Health Counselor that is dedicated solely to DSST Staff. 

• Time Off: DSST Staff enjoy + paid PTO (from Day 1!)

• Career Development: In addition to weekly coaching from a designated coach, you’ll have access to internal training and development pathways designed by our Professional Development & Training Team as well as external development opportunities. 

 

REFERRAL

Know someone who would be a great fit? Refer them! Anyone can refer a candidate and we offer a $500 referral bonus for every successful referral. 

 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

DSST Public Schools is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not exclude participation in, deny benefits to or discriminate on the basis of, race, color, religion, National origin, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, or gender identity), Age (40 and older), Disability, Genetic information (including employer requests for, or purchase, use, or disclosure of genetic tests, genetic services, or family medical history), retaliation for filing a charge, reasonably opposing discrimination, or participating in a discrimination lawsuit, investigation, or proceeding in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities. 

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is active and may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching throughout the day. The employee must lift and/or move items up to 30 pounds. The employee must have sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.