About HeartShare

For over 100 years, HeartShare has dedicated itself to improving the lives of people needing special services and support. The HeartShare team, now 2,100 employees and growing, helps individuals develop to their fullest potential and lead meaningful and enriched lives.

Heart Share Human Services of New York has four preschools located in Brooklyn and Queens focused on maximizing the potential of every student no matter the learning disability. Through the use of the creative curriculum and symbolic play each student is provided with an education experience geared towards their individual needs. The Heart Share First Step Early Childhood Centers also provide speech, occupational and physical therapies. The school also includes the family, the most important component of a child’s life, in the educational and therapeutic planning for each student enrolled. Our goal is to work with each child to make them as independent as possible and succeed on their own in their futures. The school operates as a 12-month program including a 6-week summer program.

The Administrative Assistant is an important part of the Team at The HeartShare Pre-School. The

Administrative Assistant reports to the Educational Director and will provide assistance to the school. Some of the duties the Administrative Assistant has includes:

• Welcome visitors, review IDs
• Receive and direct phone calls
• Maintain staff roster; Maintain student roster;
• Oversee and maintain compliance in documentation and submission of data related to school wide procedures such as bussing, enrollment, staffing-training will be provided as needed
• Oversee petty cash and submit biweekly report
• Work closely with Senior Director of Education to ensure smooth running of school.

Benefits

At HeartShare we offer a comprehensive benefit package based on full-time/part-time status. You can

expect:

• Paid time off (holidays, vacation in accordance with school calendar, sick and personal)
• Professional development opportunities
• Team environment
• Medical and dental benefits
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Optional insurance (life, disability, etc.)
• 403(B) retirement plans
• Flexible spending account (dependent care, medical, parking, and transit)
• Employee assistance program
• HeartShare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). If you need to request accommodation during the recruiting process, please reach out to Leaves@heartshare.org.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Working Knowledge of Microsoft suite
• Bi-lingual Punjabi a plus but not required