'Lizard Leader' 

(Admin & Team Support. Full Time. 60% Remote.)

 

Our fast-growing start-up is hiring! Codezilla is seeking a (mostly virtual) Office Administrator (‘Lizard Leader’) to help schedule and support our team of instructors. Full time role, 60% remote, 40% on-site at schools/camps in the GTA.

 

About You

Are you excited to join a fast-growing start-up with a lot of high-growth potential? Are you super-organized and a wicked multi-tasker with an amazing grasp for details? Can you identify ways to make our operations better, then roll up your sleeves to make it happen? We’re a fun business - committed to STEM education for kids and good jobs for young adults - and we want YOU to help us grow bigger and better!

 

About The Role

Your #1 job is to ensure that our school programs and staff are properly scheduled so that we deliver ‘safe, educational fun’ in the classroom. You will maintain excellent communication with staff, schools and parents so that our instructors are informed and parents/teachers are delighted by what their child/student is learning. Duties include:

 

Operations (Administrative, Calendar Management): 

• Help finalize and book school programs in the system and schedule staff to work. 

• Work with our Equipment Manager to coordinate delivery of equipment (right equipment to the right school at the right day/time)

• Well-written emails to schools/parents and timely updates to our team 

• Periodic on-site visits to school, weekend workshops and camps to ensure excellent teaching by staff, safe and happy kids and 100% parent satisfaction. 

• Continuously identify new operations and digital tools to streamline our process

• Help identify ways to grow our business: online research, identify new camp locations and co-develop new STEM courses with our team of teachers/advisors

• Help write and apply for grants and small business pitches 

Team Leader (Scheduling, Hiring, Training): 

• You don’t need to “manage” the team - our staff are dedicated and enthusiastic. However, you need to ensure staff are scheduled for work and receive important updates throughout the program.

• Maintain updated process documents about Codezilla’s teaching curriculum and school process, so staff are aware of work expectations

• Ongoing check-ins to ensure that programs are running well and Codezilla is delivering great learning experiences 

• Lead the hiring process, onboarding and training of new staff (3-4x a year). Including new ways to streamline the training process. 

The Ideal Candidate: 

• You’re efficient, organized and excel at basic admin tasks (scheduling, coordinating, emailing).  

• Accuracy and attention to detail: as the ‘go to’ person for our team, you know what’s happening and when.

• Great customer service: you communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders throughout the school day, M-F

• You love to make things smarter/faster/better. You think of creative solutions to improve our operations

• You are looking for a long-term opportunity with a dynamic start-up, where your contributions are welcome and you’ll grow as an invaluable member of our team! 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree, preference for Business / Communications grads

• Previous Administration, Operations or Project Management experience. 

• Solid communication skills. We’re an education company, so you need to be ‘on point’ with your writing and communication.

• Excellent customer service: we’re a high-touch business with multiple stakeholders, so timely responses and positive interactions are important.

• Software-savvy: Google Docs, Google Calendar, Slack, Asana, Trello, email automation marketing software, etc

About Us: 

Codezilla (www.codezillakids.com) has introduced coding and STEM education to 40+ schools and daycares in the past 2.5 years. Our goal is to provide 'monster-sized' tech skills by delivering ‘Educational Fun’ to kids from Kindergarten to Grade 8+.

 

To Apply: 

Please apply with a resume and a short letter that answers the questions below:

• Why are you the best person for this role?

• Why do you want to work for a start-up / small business?

Resumes can be emailed to codezilla@codezillakids.com. Please put ‘Lizard Leader’ in the subject line. Thank you for your interest in this opportunity, final candidates will be contacted directly.