Administrative Assistant - HR and Operations

Build a cross-functional career in HR, operations, and compliance at a school where your work matters every day!

We are looking for a smart, personable, highly organized, and dependable administrative professional to join our team. This is a hands-on, cross-functional role that works closely with Human Resources, business operations, facilities, and school leadership.

This position is a great opportunity for someone who wants to build a broad foundation in HR, business administration, operations, or school leadership. You'll be trusted with work that requires attention to detail, sound judgment, discretion, and follow-through.

You'll also be the first friendly face that families and visitors meet, setting the tone for everyone who walks through our doors!

General schedule for this position is Monday through Friday, 10:00am - 6:00pm (hours may vary depending on operational need).

Circle C Child Development Center is a private, nationally accredited not-for-profit school in Southwest Austin. We have served Austin families for more than 30 years, caring for children from 8 weeks through age 5 in our full-time preschool and children in Pre‑K through 5th grade through our CREW after‑school and summer camp programs.

We are a busy, collaborative organization where the work we do behind the scenes is critical to support the children, families, and teachers we serve.

We are looking for someone who is curious, learns quickly, and can be trusted to take ownership of their work.

• Manage daily front desk operations and serve as a warm, friendly, and professional first point of contact for families, visitors, and staff
• Operate a multi‑line phone system, answer calls, take messages, and route information accurately and promptly
• Respond to routine questions and know when to handle an issue independently versus when to elevate it to the appropriate person
• Maintain a clean, organized, professional, and client‑ready front desk and common areas
• Monitor building access, screen visitors, and follow established security and safety protocols

• Provide day‑to‑day administrative support to HR, leadership, and other department teams while exercising strict confidentiality, professionalism, and discretion
• Assist in maintaining organized filing systems, personnel records management, and document retention practices
• Assist with handling compliance with state licensing standards

• Support recruitment activities, including applicant tracking, candidate screening, interview scheduling, candidate communications, reference checks, employment verifications, and pre‑employment screenings
• Support onboarding activities and assist with coordination of new hire processes
• Support offboarding processes

• Maintain staff training records and assist with departmental reporting, database maintenance, and document tracking
• Participate in special projects and provide support across business functions as departmental priorities evolve, while maintaining strict confidentiality and exercising sound judgment when handling sensitive information

• Coordinate substitute teachers to address day‑to‑day staffing needs
• Pitch in on facilities as needed, including light cleaning, stocking inventory, and preparing snacks

• Bachelor’s Degree highly preferred
• At least 1 year of professional administrative experience
• Previous HR or business administration experience a huge plus
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office with working knowledge of Excel
• Comfort with technology and AI tools, and willingness to learn new systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate…