Our Mission
The mission of Citizens of the World Charter Schools New York (CWC NY) is to provide a socioeconomically, culturally and racially diverse community of students with an intellectually challenging, experiential learning environment that develops each student’s confidence, potential, and individual responsibility as a citizen of the world. We are in our second year of operation, having opened one school in Williamsburg (CSD 14) and one school in Crown Heights (CSD 17). Next year our schools will serve students in grades K-3. This position is in our Williamsburg location.
The CWC Network
CWC Schools provide socio-economically, culturally and racially diverse communities with schools that:
Prepare students to become citizens of the world in an ever-changing future
Promote academic rigor and experiential learning to support and develop children’s natural intellectual curiosity
Embrace a constructivist, project-based learning approach
Develop each child’s potential to live as a learner, both in school and out
Reflect, welcome and celebrate the community’s diversity
Strengthen the bonds among members of the school community and beyond
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Operations Associate who is excited to work in a unique charter school environment and embrace the central tenets of our mission – diversity, constructivism and progressive education. The Operations Associate will refine and maintain systems to run major school functions including school records, purchasing, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, attendance tracking, admissions and school lunch oversight. The ideal candidate is a highly organized, self-starter who is adept at multitasking and problem solving. He or she must also love working in a dynamic environment with diverse children, parents, teachers and staff.
Responsibilities will include:
Assisting the Principal and Director of Operations with all administrative functions of the school
All routine clerical support for the school office including answering phones, communicating with parents, preparing and filing reports, etc.
Maintaining school and student information data systems including ATS and eSchoolPlus.
Minor first aid and discipline resolution for students in the main office
Supporting distribution, collection, retention and proper submission of wide variety of forms and reports, including applications from prospective students, enrollment forms, personnel forms, attendance, grade and test reports, accidents, budgets, curriculum, special programs, employee time reporting, purchase orders, supply and equipment requisitions, student cum files, personnel files, etc.
Preparing correspondence, reports, bulletins, files, forms and memorandums
Customer service and point person for all visitors, technicians, vendors, plant staff, etc.
The ideal candidate will have:
Minimum of an AA degree or two years of college
Minimum of two years experience in a similar position
Excellent communication skills; computer skills including data management; extreme attention to detail; high level of organization and efficiency; ability to multi-task
Initiative to solve problems and follow through to complete each task and project
Written and Oral Spanish language fluency is strongly preferred
How to apply
Interested applicants may apply by submitting a cover letter, resume and responses to the following questions to:careers@cwc-newyork.org (subject line: Operations Associate_Williamsburg).
Essay Questions
Please respond briefly to the following questions (maximum one page for each question):
a. Describe a time when you managed multiple projects and/or tasks under tight deadlines.
b. Describe your philosophy or approach to customer service.
CWCS NY offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and, as a school serving a diverse group of students, we work to reflect this diversity in our staff as well. No phone calls, please.