Part-Time Front Office Assistant

The Croft School (Jamaica Plain, MA)

Part-Time Front Office Assistant

Start Date: December 2025

This individual will work 15 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 2:30-5:30 PM.

* Applicants must be at least 18 years old and possess a high school diploma or GED.

About The Croft School

The Croft School is a young independent school in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. Having opened in Fall 2020, our school currently enrolls 250 students in Preschool through Grade 5. Over time, we will grow (one grade level per year) into a 300-student Preschool - Grade 6 school. We are considered by many families and teachers to represent an exciting new type of school that is ideal for those concerned about the area’s existing public school (inconsistent quality; driven by standardized test outcomes) and private school (elitism; unaffordable; lack of diversity; limited innovation) options.

The Croft School is built around the following ethos:

• Rigor
• Spark
• Joy
• Heart
• Belonging

Our program includes high-quality math, reading, and writing instruction, innovative project-based learning, age-appropriate opportunities for play and creative expression, frequent enrichment and Spanish courses, and weekly nature explorations or community trips (field study). Further, we seek to provide our families with an exceptional experience built around convenience, community, communication, and partnership.

The Croft School has sister schools in Providence (founded 2018) and the South End neighborhood of Boston (founded 2022).

More information about our school can be found here: .

About The Role

The Croft School is seeking an exceptional Front Office Assistant to oversee front office operations during dismissal and extended day hours.

Responsibilities for this role include:

• Building relationships with families, including but not limited to:
  • Greeting families and visitors, in person and over the phone.
  • Managing the entry of visitors, including letting them into the building and signing them in correctly.
  • Remembering their names.
  • Providing support with families’ questions and needs.
• Supporting daily Operations responsibilities, including but not limited to:
  • Organizing front office materials, passing out paperwork, answering the phone, doing computer work, and more.
  • Helping students with minor first-aid needs, including getting band-aids and ice.
  • Delivering snacks to classrooms.
• Ensuring safe and smooth dismissal procedures, including, but not limited to:
  • Supporting students with transitioning to Extended Day classrooms.
  • Calling students for dismissal on walkie talkies, and retrieving students from classrooms as needed.
  • Managing families signing out their students from Extended Day on iPads.
  • Keeping the parking lot safe and clear.

The ideal candidate will be committed to building deep relationships with families and students, as developing close-knit, trusting connections are at the heart of The Croft School.

Qualifications and Qualities

• Applicants must be at least 18 years old and possess a high school diploma or GED
• Demonstrates strong reliability, consistently quick response times, and punctuality in all tasks and communications.
• Experience in an educational, school-based, or other children-focused setting.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to quickly develop trusting relationships.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, inclusive of empathy for others, thoughtful listening, and enthusiasm for being part of The Croft Schools team-oriented environment.
• Self-reflectiveness, humility, and an eagerness to continually improve one’s practice.
• A strong desire to remain in this through the end of the school year.

Compensation

The Croft School offers compensation which is competitive with other local independent and public school opportunities. The compensation for this role is $25/hour.

Non-Discrimination

As an equal opportunity employer, The Croft School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ability, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.