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Office Assistant Job

The Watson Institute is hiring a full-time Office Assistant to support the Education Center Sewickley school program in Sewickley, PA. This position will work Monday through Friday and follow the admin school calendar.

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Employment Type: Full-time

Office Assistant Job Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate scheduling of IEP meetings
  • Coordinate Purchase Orders, ordering of online classes, track and check in items, distribute to staff, file Purchase Orders
  • Manage Alma and Comply programs for both school programs and keep updated
  • Register all users in e2campus emergency call system and keep updated
  • Enter and update data base of IU/district, parent, and staff address lists
  • Learn IEP Writer web-based program
  • Copy materials for program needs
  • Prepare information for teacher and therapists online at the start of each school year
  • General filing
  • Any requested typing
  • Prepare attendance folders for each class
  • Other duties as assigned

Office Assistant Job Requirements:

  • High school diploma required
  • At least two years school/office experience preferred
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. Word, Excel, ACCESS Data Base, etc.)
  • Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills preferred
  • Essential functions of this position described require the ability to exert moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of bending, stooping, squatting, reaching, kneeling, crouching and brisk walking; it also may involve lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (40 pounds)
  • Current Acts 34, 114 and 151 clearances required
  • Pre-employment medical examination, including a tuberculosis test required

Job Benefits:

  • Access to Tuition Reimbursement to pursue further education and advanced degrees.
  • Qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
  • Ongoing professional development through continued education opportunities, training, and direct staff support
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage, and additional voluntary benefits
  • 403b retirement plan with employer contributions and match after 1 year of employment