Middle School Administrative Assistant

December 3, 2024

About this Position

Berman Hebrew Academy, in Rockville, MD, seeks an Administrative Assistant for the Middle School. The administrative assistant provides administrative services to the Middle School Principal including compiling data using Blackbaud software, summarizing information and creating reports, creating and modifying documents using word processing software, creating and updating data using Excel functions. The administrative assistant will interact with parents, students and teachers on a daily basis.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Detailed oriented
• Ability to work with a variety of personalities
• Comfortable in a fast paced environment
• Proficient with Excel, Google Suite, and Blackbaud (or other LMS)
• Able to write and respond to correspondence

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Purchasing office supplies and maintaining a clean and safe office environment
• Maintaining the middle school budget with oversight from the Principal
• Assist with basic administrative and clerical duties to support the middle school staff and students
• Assist all members of the middle school team on special projects
• Organizes substitute teachers when teachers are absent
• Answers the middle school telephone and responds to basic family inquiries (attendance, dismissal etc)
• Works with the activities director to book trips, order supplies, ensure programs run smoothly 
• Maintains the middle school virtual announcement board
• Fields questions-prospective students, sponsors, and program 
• Completes daily attendance reporting forms, student evaluation forms in Blackbaud
• Perform other ad hoc tasks as necessary

Job requirements:

• A minimum of 2 years experience in office administration and a High School Diploma

Salary and Benefits

This is a full time position and the annual salary range is $50,000 – $58,000.  Benefits include eligibility for health, dental, vision and disability insurances.  The school provides generous paid time off and immediate enrollment in a 403(b) plan (including a match after two years of employment).

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and references to jobs@mjbha.org and include “Administrative Assistant” in the subject line. 

About Berman Hebrew Academy

Berman Hebrew Academy is an Orthodox Co-Educational Day School that provides a comprehensive Jewish and secular education in an atmosphere of reverence, good citizenship, and love of the Jewish people and Israel.

Adhering to standards of academic excellence and exemplary moral conduct, it prepares its graduates to become Halachically observant, well-educated Jews. It provides opportunities for each student to achieve the maximum of his or her potential, engaged with, and contributing to both the Jewish community and the society at large.