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Front Desk Associate
The Goddard School of Charlestown | Charlestown, MA
Part-Time | Monday–Friday | 25–30 Hours Per Week
Do you have a welcoming personality, strong organizational skills, and enjoy being the person who helps keep everything running smoothly?
The Goddard School of Charlestown is seeking a friendly, dependable, and organized Front Desk Associate to provide administrative support and create a warm, professional first impression for families, children, staff, and visitors.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a busy, people-focused environment and can confidently balance customer service with day-to-day administrative responsibilities.
Schedule
This is a Monday–Friday position with approximately 25–30 hours per week.
Available schedules:
- 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Monday–Friday
OR - 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday–Friday
Candidates should be able to maintain a consistent weekday schedule.
What You’ll Do
As the Front Desk Associate, you’ll be one of the first points of contact for families and visitors while also providing important administrative support to the school’s leadership team.
Responsibilities include:
- Answering and directing incoming phone calls
- Greeting families, children, visitors, and prospective families in a friendly and professional manner
- Assisting families with general questions and directing inquiries to the appropriate team member
- Performing data entry and maintaining accurate records
- Filing, scanning, copying, and organizing documents
- Maintaining organized electronic and physical files
- Assisting with emails and general correspondence
- Receiving and distributing mail, packages, and other deliveries
- Supporting school leadership with administrative projects and daily tasks
- Helping maintain an organized, professional, and welcoming front office
- Assisting with other clerical and front desk responsibilities as needed
Who We’re Looking For
The ideal candidate is friendly, professional, organized, and comfortable interacting with families throughout the day. You should be able to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and excellent customer service.
Preferred qualifications include:
- Previous front desk, receptionist, administrative, or customer service experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills
- Comfortable using computers and performing data entry
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, or similar programs
- Ability to maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive information
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Professional and welcoming demeanor
- Ability to multitask and prioritize in a busy school environment
- Dependable and punctual
- Comfortable working in an environment with young children
Why Join The Goddard School of Charlestown?
This role is perfect for someone looking for consistent weekday hours without evenings or weekends while becoming an important part of a school community.
You’ll have the opportunity to build relationships with families and staff, support the school's daily operations, and help create the welcoming experience families receive from the moment they walk through the door.
Ready to Apply?
If you’re organized, personable, dependable, and enjoy helping others, we’d love to hear from you!
Apply today to be considered for the Front Desk Associate position at The Goddard School of Charlestown.
ASDI Consulting Services is assisting The Goddard School of Charlestown with recruitment for this position. The Goddard School of Charlestown is the hiring employer.
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Compensation: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour
This Is Your Moment
The joy of childhood comes from those bright sparks of discovery -- moments that delight and surprise us. Your career at The Goddard School can be just as exciting. For more than 35 years, Goddard Schools have put each teacher at the heart of everything we do because teachers put each student at the heart of everything they do. The Goddard School trusts, empowers, and honors its exceptional educators. Develop your teaching skills in a vibrant and nurturing environment and make a difference in children's lives every day.
Each Goddard School location is privately owned and operated by Goddard Franchisor LLC franchisees. The Goddard School franchise owner(s) are the employers at each school, and the franchise owner(s) set their own wage and benefit programs, which vary by location.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Charlestown, Massachusetts |
| Industry | Education |
| Company Size | 20 to 49 employees |
| Website | http://www.goddardschool.com/chicago/plainfield-joliet-theodore-street-il#moreFromThisSchool |
About Company
The Goddard School provides the foundation to encourage a child's lifelong love of learning .In our warm, caring atmosphere, dedicated teachers support the development of children from 6 weeks to 8 years old. Our year round program offers families the choice of either half day or full day schedule.
We are delighted to be the on-site owners of The Goddard School on Theodore Street in Plainfield. We welcome the opportunity for you to join our team by providing the best educational child care for children. Our play-based curriculum taught by our wonderful degreed teachers in a nurturing learning environment, is tailored to meet the social, intellectual, physical and emotional needs of each individual child. We are not a daycare, but rather a preschool with purpose.
Rundy and Karen Wells
Skills
- Administrative Skillsunmatched
- Childcareunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Data Entryunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Establish Prioritiesunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Mail Processingunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Operationsunmatched
- Order Deliveryunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Photocopyunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Record Keepingunmatched
- Telephone Skillsunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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