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Administrative Assistant

Best Friends Early Childhood Education Center
Oak Park, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 4/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/16/2025

Best Friends Early Childhood Education is now hiring an administrative assistant to the Director. Administrative Assistant duties and responsibilities include providing administrative support to ensure efficient operation of the office. The Assistant will support the Director and employees through a variety of tasks related to organization and communication. Responsible for confidential and time sensitive material. Have a proactive approach to best practices, state child care licensing laws and facility procedures. Ability to effectively communicate via phone and email ensuring that all Administrative Assistant duties are completed accurately and delivered with high quality and in a timely manner. May direct and lead the work of classroom staff. Rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals and a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

Responsibilities:

Answer and direct phone calls

Organize and schedule meetings and appointments

Maintain contact lists

Produce and distribute correspondence memos, letters, and forms

Assist in the preparation of regularly scheduled reports

Develop and maintain a filing system

Order office supplies

Book travel arrangements

Greet visitors

Provide information by answering questions and requests

Take dictation

Research and creates presentations

Generate reports

Assist with projects

Develop administrative staff by providing information, educational opportunities and experiential growth opportunities

Maintain supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies

Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies

Carry out administrative duties such as filing, typing, copying, scanning etc.

Organize travel arrangements for director

Write letters and emails on behalf of director

Book conference calls, rooms, hotels etc.

Handle sensitive information in a confidential manner

Take accurate minutes of meetings

Coordinate office procedures

Reply to email, telephone or face to face enquiries

Develop and update administrative systems to make them more efficient

Receive and distribute the mail

Maintain up-to-date employee request and training records

Greet and assist with Facility Tours

Update Facebook Page and Website as Needed

Contact Parents with a weekly newsletter via email

Meet with Director weekly

Marketing through follow up letters, phone calls and emails

On-board New Hires

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 35 per week

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • 4 hour shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15

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