ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Common Ground High School is Seeking an Administrative Assistant About Common Ground High School Common Ground High School is the nation’s longest-running environmental charter high school, founded in 1997.
Our 230 students form an inclusive, powerful community of learners and leaders.
These students benefit from a unique learning environment: an urban farm and 20-acre site, home to state of the art school facilities, adjacent to West Rock Ridge State Park, and located in the City of New Haven.
We strive to create a learning environment grounded in foundational building blocks: rigor, responsive relationships, relevance that’s rooted in the local community and environment, and real roles & rights.
Common Ground’s graduation rate consistently surpasses the state average, and between 97 and 100% of our students are accepted to college each year.
Common Ground High School is part of a community nonprofit organization that also operates an urban farm and community environmental education center.
As a whole, Common Ground is a center for learning and leadership, inviting people across ages and identities to connect to their urban environment, build community, grow into their full potential, and contribute to a just and sustainable world.
We work toward this mission through active, authentic learning rooted in justice and our environment: a farm, in a forest, in a city.
About the Position The administrative assistant assists with general office operations, facilitates parent communications, monitors attendance, coordinates specific student events, and provides other assistance to the Director, faculty and staff as needed.
The Administrative Assistant is jointly managed by the School Director and the School Office Operations Manager.
Responsibilities include the following: Daily Attendance—entering, reporting and conducting follow-up communication as needed Report attendance related issues and refer students for interventions or to the Student Support/Culture Team Prepare attendance data reports Meet with attendance committee to share attendance reports and trends Maintain accurate detailed records pertaining to student absences: reasons, contact with parent/guardian etc Parent communications—phone calls, e-mails, SMS, and other forms of communications as needed Bus cards—Collect, distribute, interface with NHPS Phones—Answer, direct calls, address questions, check messages on arrival Clerical tasks & Data entry—Assist office manager with clerical tasks as needed Other duties—assists Director with other tasks as needed Requirements and Qualifications Bachelor’s preferred but not required Ability to multi-task and work in stressful situations At least 1 - 3 years working experience in a front office environment, preferably a non profit organization Spanish language proficiency preferred Proficient with Google Workspace (Suite) including Doc, Sheets, and Forms Thinks critically about the details of a task at hand Self-starter who can work independently, be assertive, and make thoughtful decisions about projects Works with teammates and is responsive to feedback.
Willingness to go above and beyond the requirements of the job to be innovative and support the organization Able to lift up to 50lbs and stand for an extended length of time This position is represented by our Collective Bargaining Agreement with UAW local 2110.
Salary for this position is on Scale I.
Placement on that salary scale will take prior, relevant work experience in consideration.
Equal Opportunity Employer Common Ground is committed to the recruitment and retention of staff that is reflective of the communities we work with.
We strongly encourage applicants from people of color, immigrants, women, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community, and other underrepresented and historically marginalized groups.
It has been the policy and will continue to be the strong commitment of the Common Ground and all contractors and subcontractors who do business with Common Ground to provide equal opportunities in employment to all qualified persons solely on the basis of job-related skills, ability and merit.
Common Ground will continue to take Affirmative Action to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, mental disorder (present or past history thereof) age, physical disability (but not limited to blindness), marital status, intellectual disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and criminal record.
Such action includes, but is not limited to, employment, promotion, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, professional development, attendance at conferences or other opportunities for advancement.
Common Ground, its contractors and subcontractors will continue to make good faith efforts to comply with all federal and state laws and policies which speak to equal employment opportunity.
The principles of Affirmative Action are addressed in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments of the United States Constitution, Civil Rights Act of 1866, 1870, 1871, Equal Pay Act of 1963, Title VI and VII of the 1964 United States Civil Rights Act, Presidential Executive Order 11246, amended by 11375, (Non-discrimination under federal contracts)< Act 1, Section 1 and 20 of the Connecticut Constitution, Governor Grasso’s Executive Order Number 11, Governor O’Neill’s Executive Order 9, the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Law (Sec.
46a-60-69) of the Connecticut General Statutes, Connecticut Code of Fair Practices (46a-70-81), Deprivation of Civil Rights (46a-58(a)(d)), Public Accommodations Law (46a-63-64), Discrimination against Criminal Offenders (46a-80), definition of Blind (46a-51(1)), definition of Physically Disabled (46a-51(15)), definition of Intellectual Disability (46a-51(13)), cooperation with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (46a-77), Sexual Harassment (46a-60(a)-8), Connecticut Credit Discrimination Law (360436 through 439), Title I of the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972.
This Affirmative Action Policy Statement re-affirms Common Ground’s commitment to equity in the workplace and the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity.
Contact at Common Ground: Elena Augusewicz, Director of Business and Administration, 358 Springside Ave.
, New Haven, CT 06515 (203) 389-4333.