Job description

AoPS Academy is a program of Art of Problem Solving (AoPS), a global leader in K–12 advanced education. AoPS is on a mission to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. Since 2003, AoPS has trained hundreds of thousands of the country’s top students through its online school, in-person academies, textbooks, and online learning systems. AoPS Academy offers unique problem solving curriculum at its in-personlocations across the countryas well as through thevirtual campus.

As part-time front desk staff at our location in San Diego (Carmel Valley), CA, you will answer phone calls and emails, warmly welcome both current and prospective students and their families, and act as the friendly face of AoPS Academy while classes are in session. Additionally, in this role you will support campus operations by helping take inventory, tidying up the facility, and assisting the full-time staff with other campus procedures to ensure things are running smoothly.

This is an in-person, part-time (15-20 hours/wk) position at our San Diego (Carmel Valley) campus. Front Desk hours are weekday afternoons/evenings and weekends during the academic year with Monday through Friday day shifts available during the summer.

Job Responsibilities:

• Serve as campus receptionist; answer the phone, respond to voicemails, and pass on relevant information to the appropriate staff member
• Manage and respond to customer inquiries both by phone and email
• Maintain multiple calendars, schedule meetings and ensure everything is up-to-date
• Use internal database to generate reports and lists
• Data entry
• Provide admissions assistance as needed with consultation requests, scheduling, and post-consultation follow-ups
• Organize and prepare classroom and office supplies
• Supervise students between classes
• Perform light cleaning duties; assume responsibility for the organization, operation, and appearance of the lobby and front desk area
• Participate in occasional outreach/in-reach opportunities
• Other duties as assigned

Required / Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Availability to work between 25 to 30 hours per week
• Experience confidently interacting with customers; experience interacting with families and students (elementary through high school) preferred
• Strong organizational and computer skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; knowledge of correct grammar, spelling, and English usage
• Establish and maintain positive, effective working relationships with students, parents, staff, and the general public
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Maintain flexibility to effectively solve problems under pressure
• Administrative and/or customer service experience
• Proficiency with Google Workspace applications (i.e. Docs, Sheets, Calendar, etc.)
• Motivated to learn new technologies
• Maintain customer confidentiality
• Excited about our mission of motivating high-performing students
• Lift up to 25lbs

Benefits and Compensation:

The Front Desk Associate pay rate for our San Diego location is $18/hour. Some benefits include:

• Paid Sick Leave
• 401K retirement plan with company match
• Employee discount on classes and Beast Academy Online (BAO) yearly subscriptions
• Advancement opportunities with the possibility of additional hours

Please note that in order to be considered for this position you must be legally authorized to work in the US. We are unable to offer sponsorship, including STEM-OPT and H-1B.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• San Diego, CA 92130: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you need, or will you need in the future, any immigration-related support or sponsorship from Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) in order to begin or continue employment with AoPS? Please note that this includes STEM OPT and H-1B.
• What interests you about working in a role where you’ll be interacting with families and K-12 students?
• Are you at least 16 years old? (Required)

Experience:

• Customer service: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person

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