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Office Manager Full Time

The Goddard School

  • Chicago, Illinois
  • 10 days ago

    Highlights

    If you love keeping things running smoothly, enjoy connecting with children, families and staff, and thrive in a collaborative environment where every day brings something new, this could be the perfect role for you. The Goddard School® of Roscoe Village is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented Office Manager to become a key part of our administrative team!

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationChicago, Illinois
    IndustryEducation
    Company Size20 to 49 employees
    Websitehttp://www.goddardschool.com/chicago/plainfield-joliet-theodore-street-il#moreFromThisSchool

    Description

    Benefits:
    • 401(k) matching
    • Bonus based on performance
    • Dental insurance
    • Health insurance
    • Opportunity for advancement
    • Paid time off
    • Tuition assistance
    • Vision insurance
    Compensation & Benefits:
    • Pay Rate: $25-$28/hour
    • Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
    • Employment Type: Full-time
    • Benefits Include:
    • Generous Paid time off and paid holidays
    • 401(k) with company match
    • Medical, dental, and vision insurance options 
    • Long Term/Short Term disability
    • Childcare tuition discount
    • Professional development
    • Supportive, collaborative work environment
    • Staff appreciation events and recognition programs 

    About the Role:
    The Goddard School® of Roscoe Village is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented Office Manager to become a key part of our administrative team!

    If you love keeping things running smoothly, enjoy connecting with children, families and staff, and thrive in a collaborative environment where every day brings something new, this could be the perfect role for you.

    What You’ll Be Doing:

    Front Office & Administrative Leadership
    • Serve as the welcoming face of the school for families and visitors
    • Manage phone calls, appointments, and logistics with professionalism
    • Maintain organized records, manage documentation, and support licensing compliance

    Marketing & Communication Support
    • Coordinate family communication, newsletters, and updates
    • Support social media presence 
    • Help plan and promote school events and seasonal celebrations

    ️ Operations & Office Management
    • Oversee supply orders and maintain inventory for office and classrooms
    • Create and maintain files for children and staff
    • Assist the leadership team with scheduling, follow-up, and administrative projects
    • Support onboarding and orientation of new team members
    • Ensure the office environment remains organized, efficient, and welcoming

    What We’re Looking For:
    • Prior administrative, office management, and/or early education experience preferred
    • Excellent communication, multitasking, and time-management skills
    • Strong attention to detail with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset
    • Proficient with Microsoft Office, ChatGPT and/or other AI, Canva, and general technology tools (training available!)
    • Ability to maintain confidentiality, professionalism, and positive energy
    • Warm, welcoming personality with a genuine love for supporting others

    Why Join Us?
    At The Goddard School of Roscoe Village, we’re more than just a childcare center — we’re a community that values connection, creativity, and compassion.

    You’ll be joining a supportive leadership team that prioritizes teamwork, integrity, and joy. We believe in recognizing the contributions of each team member, nurturing personal and professional growth, and celebrating milestones big and small.

    Interested?
    We’d love to hear from you!
    Compensation: $25.00 - $28.00 per hour




    Each Goddard School location is privately owned and operated by Goddard Franchisor LLC franchisees. The Goddard School franchise owner(s) are the employers at each school, and the franchise owner(s) set their own wage and benefit programs, which vary by location.

     

     

    About Company

    The Goddard School provides the foundation to encourage a child's lifelong love of learning .In our warm, caring atmosphere, dedicated teachers support the development of children from 6 weeks to 8 years old. Our year round program offers families the choice of either half day or full day schedule. We are delighted to be the on-site owners of The Goddard School on Theodore Street in Plainfield. We welcome the opportunity for you to join our team by providing the best educational child care for children. Our play-based curriculum taught by our wonderful degreed teachers in a nurturing learning environment, is tailored to meet the social, intellectual, physical and emotional needs of each individual child. We are not a daycare, but rather a preschool with purpose. Rundy and Karen Wells

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