Parents
The Shefa School is a Jewish community day school in Manhattan, serving students in grades K-8. Since opening in September 2014, Shefa has enrolled children who benefit from a specialized educational environment in order to develop their strengths while addressing their learning challenges. We specifically serve students with language-based learning disabilities who have not yet reached their potential levels of success in traditional classroom settings. Shefa is a pluralistic community school, serving families across the range of Jewish involvement and observance.
● Greeting visitors: Welcoming visitors and ensuring the security of the school by monitoring access
● Answering phone calls: Receiving and directing incoming calls, taking messages, and routing them to the appropriate staff
● Maintaining records: Maintaining attendance records, student files, and visitor logs
● Handling mail: Receiving, sorting, and distributing mail, messages, documents, and other deliveries
● Assisting parents: Helping parents check students in and out of school
● Supporting the school office: Providing general clerical support to the school office staff and assigned administrators
● Greeting visitors: Welcoming visitors and ensuring the security of the school by monitoring access
● Answering phone calls: Receiving and directing incoming calls, taking messages, and routing them to the appropriate staff
● Maintaining records: Maintaining attendance records, student files, and visitor logs
● Handling mail: Receiving, sorting, and distributing mail, messages, documents, and other deliveries
● Assisting parents: Helping parents check students in and out of school
● Supporting the school office: Providing general clerical support to the school office staff and assigned administrators
The ideal candidate will have experience working in a school office or other administrative setting and will be able to collaborate and maintain relationships with families, students and colleagues. Candidates should demonstrate strong verbal and written communication as well as experience with office software applications and organizational systems. They should be friendly, warm, and welcoming, and have a professional and friendly manner. They should also be organized, able to multitask, and work flexibly. Candidates must possess a strong attention to detail, superior organizational skills, and ability to learn on the job. We seek individuals who are flexible and dependable, take initiative, and are able to develop and maintain effective professional relationships.
