Front-Office Reception/Support/Administration Assistant

Liberty Common School • Fort Collins, CO

21h • $35,000 - $40,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Seeking an Administrative Assistant primarily responsible for front-office reception and support duties beginning immediately at Liberty Common School (LCS) Aristotle Campus, a Poudre School District charter school dedicated to Core Knowledge principles, classical education, and college preparation. The school currently enrolls approximately 425 students in grades K – 6. LCS is one of the state’s top-performing institutions, located in Fort Collins, Colorado. LCS provides excellence and fairness in education by teaching 1) a contextual body of organized knowledge, 2) the skills of learning, and 3) the values of a democratic society. This is done through parental choice, partnership with teachers, and student acceptance of responsibility for academic effort. FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Salary Non-Exempt EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-time WORK HOURS: 40 hours per week PAY RANGE: $35,000-$40,000 REPORTS TO: Principal REVISION DATE: January 2026 This position is for one of two front desk staff members. The two positions share the duties below. The staff member in this position will specialize in all front office duties as determined by qualifications, interests, and school needs at the time of hire.

Requirements

• Desire and willingness to learn about Liberty’s history and philosophy and to uphold and promote the mission and values of the school.
• Experience in school or office settings.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to represent the school in a professional and courteous manner to parents, students, and visitors.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and flexibly in a dynamic, customer-driven environment while maintaining a calm and professional atmosphere.
• Demonstrated literacy with computer office suite products and the ability to learn other software programs.
• Demonstrated skill in prioritizing and successfully completing multiple tasks and projects.
• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and situational awareness.
• Ability and willingness to be part of a hard-working, active team.
• Certified in First Aid and CPR, medication delegation or a willingness to become certified.
• Good communication skills and initiative.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of Liberty Common School’s history and a commitment to maintaining and promoting the school’s mission and values.

Responsibilities

• Provides quality customer service in the school’s front office.
• Professionally greets visitors and efficiently answers telephones and email communication.
• Maintains accurate and efficient period-by-period student attendance records and assists with other student-record systems.
• Scheduling appointments, coordinating meetings, and managing calendars.
• Processing payments, handling petty cash, and assisting with basic bookkeeping.
• Provides clerical and administrative support to all Liberty staff.
• Assists in coordinating school-wide events, assemblies, and gatherings.
• Respond to customer problems or complaints.
• Other common school-office and clerical duties as required.
• Assist school Health Tech and other personnel.
• Console and encourage students in crisis/stress situations.
• Administer medications adhering to district and state procedures.
• Field trip preparations.
• Perform delegated medical procedures as needed to assist Health Tech.
• Provide data entry and filing as necessary.
• Provide first aid to students and staff.
• Assist with special events and special projects including, but not limited to teacher-appreciation events, faculty/staff breakfasts and luncheons, etc.
• Oversee and coordinate school volunteers.

Benefits

• Enrollment in Colorado’s Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) and employer contributions to your PERA retirement account.
• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, short-term disability insurance
• Earned sick leave in accordance with Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces (HFWA) Act.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed