Temp Office Manager

Temp Office Manager

Location Seattle, WA 98121 Date Posted August 27, 2026 Job ID 15396 Employment Type Contract

Scion Nonprofit Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for an Office Manager for a mission-driven independent school serving a diverse community of students and families. This is a temporary, onsite opportunity in Seattle, WA, expected to last approximately 2-4 weeks, with an ASAP start.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Office Manager will provide essential short-term coverage for the school's main office, ensuring daily administrative operations remain organized, welcoming, and responsive. This individual will serve as a key point of contact for students, families, faculty, visitors, and vendors while supporting attendance, records, communications, and general office needs. The ideal candidate is professional, friendly, highly organized, and able to quickly step into a fast-moving school environment with minimal ramp-up time.

PERKS:

• Competitive compensation of $28-$30 per hour.

• Consistent Monday-Friday schedule from 7:45 AM-4:00 PM.

• Short-term 2-4 week assignment with an immediate start opportunity.

• Opportunity to support a welcoming, student-centered educational community.

• Engaging onsite environment with regular interaction across students, faculty, families, and school leadership.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee daily main office operations and provide professional, hospitable front desk support to students, families, faculty, visitors, and vendors.

• Manage incoming phone calls, visitor inquiries, student attendance information, mail, deliveries, and general office communications.

• Perform accurate data entry, maintain student and administrative records, and support effective records management.

• Coordinate office supplies, equipment, forms, and other resources needed for smooth daily operations.

• Provide general administrative and clerical support to faculty and staff, responding to changing priorities and time-sensitive needs.

• Assist students with basic needs and provide light first-aid support when the Health Coordinator is unavailable, following established school procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated office management, front desk, administrative, or similar operational support experience.

• Strong phone etiquette, customer service, data entry, records management, and organizational skills.

• Comfortable working in a school or similarly community-focused environment and interacting professionally with students, parents, faculty, visitors, and vendors.

• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities and adapt quickly.

• Professional, courteous, friendly, dependable, and committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive office environment.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

This temporary position offers a competitive pay rate of $28-$30 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications. Benefits available to eligible temporary employees may vary based on assignment length and applicable eligibility requirements.

HOW TO APPLY:

For immediate consideration, please submit your resume here!

Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an award-winning national nonprofit recruitment and staffing specialist for nonprofit organizations, foundations, associations, and educational institutions! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals supporting incredible missions and programs. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire nonprofit recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing.

We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm and our practices can be found online. Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent.

For opportunities located in a region that has enacted fair chance, arrest, or conviction based employment ordinances, Scion Nonprofit Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.