About this role
Villa Duchesne is seeking a dynamic, highly organized Administrative Assistant for a full-time, 10-month position reporting to the Director of Finance, with secondary reporting to the Middle and Upper School Principals. Serving as a primary ambassador and welcoming point of contact for campus visitors, this multifaceted role provides vital administrative, bookkeeping, and operational support across the Business Office and the Middle and Upper School administrative offices. Key duties include providing front desk receptionist coverage, assisting in coordinating School events, reconciling credit card statements, and ordering campus supplies.
The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree, alongside 1 to 3 years of administrative experience in an office environment. Exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills and strong Google Suite proficiency are required to effectively interface with school leadership, volunteers, and vendors. Applicants must possess strong service-oriented, problem-solving abilities to support the School's mission-driven community.
All Faculty and Staff at Villa Duchesne must commit to educating by the values articulated in the Goals and Criteria for Sacred Heart Schools in the United States and Canada. Our Villa Duchesne Sacred Heart educators inspire our students every day with learning and community opportunities.
Villa Duchesne Sacred Heart educators:
- Embody the attitudes of Christ’s heart : gratitude, generosity, compassion, and forgiveness. Educating is our vocation, and the ability to lead students to encounter Christ enables us to foster more loving relationships.
- Believe in every student . We are invested in caring for the spiritual, intellectual, physical, and social-emotional well-being of each child.
- Are experts in their subjects . We exhibit professional excellence and innovation in teaching. Through passion for our craft, we instill a love of learning within each child. We maintain high standards of research-based training and are committed to extensive professional development.
- Foster trusting relationships to create a safe environment where learning and empathy are possible. Our trusting relationships with students enable them to discover new abilities, cultivate strengths, learn from mistakes, and develop and exercise resilience in meeting challenges.
- Immerse students in global perspectives, compassionate action, and courageous hope . By inspiring curiosity and encouraging critical consciousness within our students, our students can realize their full potential as agents of transformation.