SHI - Education Project Assistant - Baby Raven Reads

Job Summary

Under the direct supervision of the Language & Primary Education Director, this position is responsible for providing administrative support for the Baby Raven Reads Project.

Essential Functions

• Support the Baby Raven Reads Project's Leadership Team (2 grant programs), keep meeting minutes, and invite the participation of project partners based on the project schedule.
• Assist to maintain documentation of people served and other necessary data collection for reporting purposes.
• Coordinate all travel related to project.

Organizes and prioritizes large volumes of information and incoming inquiries, emails and phone calls.

• Schedule and assist the Raven Reads Project Manager to organize complex activities, such as the project's annual project orientation training, annual professional development training, and the participation by project staff in the annual Community of Secure Parenting training.
• Drafts memos and other correspondence related to Raven Reads as necessary for the Raven Reads Project Manager and Director.
• Coordinate the ordering of program supplies and resources and assist Raven Reads project staff in the preparation and mailing of approximately 300 Baby Raven Reads literacy kits monthly.
• May be responsible for driving a company van to deliver supplies, transport contractors or other items as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work well on own initiative and within a team.
• Proficient in computer applications, including word processors, spreadsheets, database software, and online survey applications.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and attentive to details.
• Knowledge of Alaska Native cultures

Supervisory Responsibility

This position will have no direct reports.

Work Environment

This position's duties are performed in the Sealaska Heritage Institute office spaces. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to verbally communicate. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds.

About this Role

This is a full-time benefited position. SHI employees are expected to work during SHI's regular business hours of 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday. Additionally, many employees may work up to 45 hours per week or additional time as needed to meet workload demands or special events such as Celebration.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Diploma
• One year of administrative experience, or equivalent office experience

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Review the Benefits associated with this position: https://www.sealaska.com/benefits/

Who is Sealaska? Established in 1972, Sealaska is the Alaska Native regional corporation for Southeast Alaska. Our 23,000 shareholders are Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people with more than 10,000 years of ancestral ties to the oceans, forests and communities of Southeast Alaska. We serve the twin goals of economic prosperity and environmental protection. Sealaska Heritage Institute is an affiliate of Sealaska.

We are committed to providing the best possible climate for maximum development and goal achievement for all our employees. As a subsidiary of a Native-owned company, Sealaska Heritage Institute is proud to promote an inclusive and diverse workplace, with respect for the cultural traditions in the communities where we operate.

Sealaska Heritage Institute is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. However, preference may be extended to an enrolled member of a federally-recognized Indian Tribe.*

• "Indian Tribe" means an Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 668; 43 U.S.C. 1601) which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.