Job Title: Front Office Coordinator

Reports To: Director of Finance and Human Resources and Director of Admissions

Directly Supervises: None

Status: Full-time, Salary, 40 hours per week (7:30 am to 3:30 pm), Non-Exempt

Job Summary: Greets and manages visitors to the school, routes incoming calls, monitors security cameras, and provides administrative assistance to the Business Office, Administrative Office, and Admissions Office. This position will play a critical role in partnering with the Head of School, Director of Finance, Director of Admission, and other key positions of the School.

Detailed Responsibilities and Activities (Including Physical Function)

• Keep the school secure by ensuring each visitor, volunteer, and student sign in and out in the correct manner
• Verify identification for all visitors and volunteers; using the Raptor system to scan IDs and print badges
• Answer and direct all incoming calls
• Operate the Front Gate as visitors arrive and leave
• Monitor the security cameras and maintain security procedures
• Accept deliveries and distribute all incoming mail
• Accept deliveries from parents and route those items to the correct Registrar
• Provide administrative support as needed, including setting-up for admissions tours, managing and tracking expense orders
• Collaborate with staff to maintain security procedures
• Maintain the daily visitors log
• Aware of visitors and guest on campus in the event of fire drills and other needed times
• Maintain the daily visitors calendar and email to all staff
• Keep the reception area neat
• Present as a positive role model that supports the mission of the school
• Maintain effective and professional lines of communication with students, parents, and staff
• Other duties assigned to help and assist the School, Directors, and Staff

Minimum Requirements:  Ideal candidate will have a positive, outgoing and friendly disposition, have good interpersonal skills, have the ability to work well with a team, have basic desktop computing skills, and attention to detail with a good working memory. The position necessitates professionalism, confidentiality, and reliability. Punctuality is a must.

 Specific Technology Skills Required: Basic desktop computing skills, including Word, Excel, Google Calendars. Familiarity with basic office equipment, including copiers, fax machines, and postage meters is a plus. Familiarity with Raptor Technologies ID scanning system and/or willing to learn a plus.

Education: High School education required; college education a plus.

Experience: 

• Experience in independent schools and/or a strong background in Office Management
• Exceptionally capable in both written and oral communication
• Excellent organizational and presentation skills
• Technology and computing skills a must, with willingness to learn new programs
• Proven success at working collaboratively

Physical Abilities: Maintain physical ability to complete all essential functions and activities of the position.

The Briarwood Philosophy

“Every student can learn, and every student has the right to be taught in the way he or she learns best.”

The Briarwood Core Values

Community through Connections

Our school community is a diverse group of learners who treat each other with kindness and respect.

We value the connections that our faculty and staff make with our students.

We value our partnerships with families.

We strive to ensure that our community offers opportunities for academic, social, and emotional growth.

Transformation through Confidence

Our faculty create a structured and challenging academic environment. They hold themselves and their students accountable as they build confident, self-advocating learners who are prepared for an ever-challenging and complex world. We set high expectations for social behavior and academic success, which students attain through perseverance and a growth mindset.

Each candidate is expected to understand and support the Briarwood Teaching Philosophy and Core Values.

The Briarwood School offers a competitive health insurance program, retirement benefits, paid time off, and robust professional development opportunities.

The Briarwood School is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Briarwood prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.  

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. The Briarwood School makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. 

January 2025

The Briarwood School is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Briarwood prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex,  sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, or any other protected characteristic outlined by federal,  state, or local laws.  

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting,  promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. The Briarwood School makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. 

Reports to: Head of School and Department Director

Job Summary: Meaningful instruction for students, to facilitate learning in the absence of the regular teacher. Flexible, creative, and willing to fill in for various subjects and grade levels.

Detailed Responsibilities & Activities (Including Physical Function):

• Provide classroom instruction to students as outlined in lesson plans
• Manage the classroom in a way that encourages students
• Create a classroom that is conducive to learning
• Supervise students in and out of the classroom, monitor appropriate use and care of equipment, materials, and facilities
• Implement plans for curriculum program which provide for effective teaching strategies
• Maintain appropriate records and follows required procedures and practices in the absence of the teacher
• Presents for students a positive role model that supports the mission of the school
• Communicates and interacts with students, parents, and staff in a positive manner
• Other duties assigned to help and assist the School, Directors, and Staff

Minimum Requirements: Experience teaching in a classroom setting, good interpersonal skills, attention to detail, organization, ability to multi-task, and be able to pass a Background check.

Education: College education, Bachelor’s Degree.

Physical Abilities: Maintain physical ability to complete all essential functions and activities of the position.

Documentation Required: College Transcripts, teaching certificate, and documentation of experience.

The Briarwood and Tuttle Schools offer a competitive health insurance program, retirement benefits, paid time off, and robust professional development opportunities. The Briarwood School is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Briarwood prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. The Briarwood School makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Updated October 2023

The Briarwood school is seeking highly qualified applicants for teaching positions, grades K-12, to join our team of highly trained teachers. The Briarwood School is a K-12 independent school specializing in educating children with diagnosed learning disabilities (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia).  We believe that Every child CAN learn and deserves to be taught in the way he or she learns best.  

Teachers report to their Division Director and facilitate the growth of students through direct, multi-sensory instruction utilizing evidenced-based curriculum. Teaching positions at the Briarwood School are full-time positions. We are now accepting applications for anticipated openings in the near future.

Applicants to Briarwood will have their resume kept on file and contacted for a screening interview if and when a relevant position becomes available.

Desired Skills and Knowledge

• Commitment to Briarwood’s mission, purpose, and culture.
• Passion for working with students who learn differently.
• Eagerness to continue learning through robust professional development opportunities.
• Provides a safe, nurturing, inclusive, and structured classroom environment.
• Develops strong rapport with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Enthusiastic collaboration with a department/team.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Follows evidence-based curriculum and strategies adopted by the school.
• Aligns routines and procedures across grade level and maintains a structured and consistent classroom environment.
• Skilled at differentiating instruction and providing individualized accommodations.

Required and preferred Educational Background and Experience

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree preferred)
• Current teaching certification preferred
• Prior teaching experience, preferably in an Independent School setting 
• Coaching experience in traditional sports preferred
• Experience teaching students with learning disabilities strongly preferred
• Strong content knowledge
• Proficient with technology, especially Google Workspace
• Strong work ethic

Additional Salary Information: The Briarwood School offers a competitive health insurance program, retirement benefits, paid time off, and robust professional development opportunities. Relocation compensation is not included in any position.