Operations Assistant

Operations Assistant

Reports to: Operations Manager

Classification: Hourly, Part Time

Start Date: December 2025

Location: Seattle, WA

OPPORTUNITY:

We are seeking a mission aligned Operations Assistant to join the team at Rainier Valley Leadership Academy to serve scholars in grades K-12. This role will serve as a key member of the RVLA school operations team. The OA has an important role in several key areas including School Nutrition meal preparation, meal service, and special event planning. In addition, this person will serve as a support to the main office and work on special projects as assigned including assisting in building activities and all operations sponsored or related internal and external activities and events. This position is designed for someone who is outgoing and willing to find opportunities in anything.

To learn more about what it's like to work at RVLA, please visit: myrvla.org

ABOUT RAINIER VALLEY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY:

Vision: Rainier Valley Leadership Academy is an anti-racist collaborative community of critical thinkers focused on dismantling systemic oppression through scholar leadership.

Mission: We fulfill our vision by ensuring scholars are college and career ready by providing an anti-racist education, opportunities for collaborative problem solving, and community leadership experiences.

Rainier Valley Leadership Academy is a tuition-free, public charter school, providing an anti-racist collaborative community and rigorous education, while providing access to civic leadership and college and career success for all scholars in Seattle. RVLA serves grades K-12 in the Seattle Community. We respect and celebrate the wealth and vitality of the ethnic and cultural traditions that thrive in our neighborhood and seek opportunities to partner with our community to provide a more robust learning environment.

We integrate college and career-ready hands-on instruction to expose all scholars to a variety of authentic experiences. Our teachers use data driven collection to meet scholar needs and differentiation. We use common planning time and collaborative team time to analyze data to inform instruction. We provide a teacher mentor for every scholar, and focus on personalized learning.

RVLA boasts a highly-qualified and diverse faculty and staff that not only have excellent educational credentials, but also bring to their classrooms many years of dedication to scholar success and passion for our mission. Our small school community allows adults to know each and every scholar by name, strength and need. We pride ourselves on building and maintaining close relationships with scholars and families.

Our academic model is based around a college and career going culture with high expectations and high support, including acceleration and intervention.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare, distribute and track school nutrition meal service
• Prepare, distribute and coordinate ordering special event food and logistics
• Restocks internal supply rooms and kitchen areas
• Maintain ongoing school nutrition educational requirements
• Support front office staff by assisting with answering phones, in person guest assistance, school nurse office support, providing coverage to the Front Office Manager, special event support
• Assists with attendance calls and hallway support
• Assist with technology swap out for scholars and staff
• Maintain technology log for inventory purposes
• Attend operations team meetings, coaching weekly check ins, and professional development
• Support, identify and attend community events and or opportunities in Southeast Seattle, WA to meet families and scholars for the purpose of recruiting scholars to attend as needed
• Support Dean of Community Engagement and Recruitment by gathering and organizing scholar recruitment data including number of complete scholar enrollment packets received at the front desk, number of interested families and number of families needing an in-person follow up
• Support as needed in door-to-door scholar recruitment efforts in an identified location near the school for the purpose of recruiting scholars to attend
• Engage in scholar recruitment phone calls by calling families that have expressed interest in enrolling a scholar for the purpose of answering questions and giving information about how and when families can engage with the school and staff.
• Assist, plan and organize on campus events and activities
• Act as back up person for other operations team members

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior meal service experience preferred
• Demonstrate a positive attitude, good communication skills, and sensitivity to working in a diverse community
• Ability to maintain strong relationships with community partners
• Team player and results-oriented
• Bilingual (Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Tagalog) strongly preferred, but not necessary
• Familiarity with the Washington state charter school movement and school choice is a PLUS
• Ability to work independently and without significant supervision
• Must pass a Washington State background check

RVLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strives for a balanced, productive workforce, which is diverse in terms of age, gender, and cultural identity. We do not base hiring or promotional decisions on factors other than performance and professional growth potential. Please note that we are unable to sponsor H-1B Visa applicants.

COMPENSATION:

Hourly range $22-24/hour based upon experience

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Only applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted, and we interview and hire on a rolling basis. The start date for this position is January 2026.

RVLA does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights, 504 and Title IX Coordinator: Chastity Catchings, (206) 659-0956, chastity.catchings@myrvla.org, 6020 Rainier Ave. South Seattle, WA 98118.

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