Friends Select School seeks a highly organized, collaborative, motivated, and interpersonally skilled colleague to help the lower school function efficiently and effectively by providing administrative support and assistance to the lower school director, assistant director, faculty, students, and families. 

Support and Assist the Lower School Director and Assistant Director in the following ways:

• Provide a welcoming and helpful atmosphere in the Lower School Office
• Develop and/or manage effective and efficient systems for lower school 
• Manage logistical operations for the lower school (schedules, calendars, attendance, files, reimbursements and spending, substitutes, arrival and dismissal, field trip logistics, etc.
• Manage delivery of communications with faculty and families (e.g. weekly parent bulletin, faculty newsletters, parent handbook, student reports, etc.) 
• Coordinate lower school events (e.g. Director’s coffees, Back to School Night, annual picnic)

• Collaborate and coordinate with other divisions and departments

Desired qualities and qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or other equivalent professional credentials required
• Experience assisting top-level administrator or executive
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to work  
• Ability to engage with all constituents that make up a pre-k to 4th grade school, including students, staff, and parents
• Exceptional communications skills, both written and spoken
• Flexibility 
• Positive, upbeat attitude
• Desire and strong ability to collaborate
• Understanding of and commitment to confidentiality
• Technical fluency with Google Workspace and database systems (experience with Blackbaud a bonus)
• Experience in a school environment preferred
• Commitment to Quaker values, social justice and anti-racism

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and three professional references to Dave Younkin, Director of the Lower School via the school’s website at: https://www.friends-select.org/about/employment-opportunities  

References will not be contacted unless the candidate is a finalist for the position.  Materials accepted until July 15th or the position is filled.

Friends Select School is a 598-student, co-educational, pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, college preparatory, independent school located in Center City Philadelphia. As a Quaker school committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, FSS actively seeks and warmly welcomes applicants from diverse and underrepresented populations. Friends Select School provides programs and services and equal opportunity in the administration of its educational and admissions policies, financial aid programs, employment, and the selection of its governing board without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected class status.