Careers

Job Opportunities at Little Scholars

Bookkeeper (Part time- Richmond, VA)

The Bookkeeper manages the company’s financial data and compliance by maintaining accurate books on accounts payable and receivable and daily financial entries and reconciliations, allowing Little Scholars to continue enriching each child to dream big.
They will issue invoices, deal with invoicing-related correspondence, answer clients’ billing queries, and initiate collections on accounts that are past due. The Bookkeeper is also responsible for ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time.
The position’s success will keep the cash flow moving smoothly through Little Scholars.

Key Criteria and Requirements for the Bookkeeper position include the following:

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred
  • Four or more years of Bookkeeping Experience
  • Proficient in QuickBooks online
  • Proficient in Microsoft Suite
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • This position reports directly to the CEO.

Specific Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Accurately bill customer for program hours delivered.
  • Collaborate to decrease our outstanding receivables.
  • Accurately process payroll every 5 days.
  • Review and reconcile teacher timesheets for accuracy.
  • Manages payroll withholding taxes and other deductions.
  • Completes applications in multiple states to set up state tax IDs, ensures proper set up and accurate state tax filings.
  • Manages distribution of year-end tax forms (W-2 and 1099).
  • Consistently demonstrates the core values of Little Scholars:

Trust – All Relationships Rooted in Trust

Teamwork – Stronger together

Dedication – What You Do Matters

Innovation – Cultivating Creativity

Salary: $24.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

Benefits: Employee discount, Flexible schedule
Experience level: 4 years
Physical setting: Office
Supplemental pay types: Performance bonus
Ability to commute/relocate: Richmond, VA 23230: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience: Bookkeeping: 3 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person

Recruiting and Teacher Coordinator (Full time- Richmond, VA)

The Recruiting and Teacher Coordinator will enrich each child to dream big by recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and placing teachers to lead our enrichment programs and assist in building a teacher community. 

They build and maintain relationships with our teacher base to increase the number of program hours they teach with us. The Recruiting and Teacher Coordinator manages the program details relating to instruction, including but not limited to scheduling multiple programs, arranging last-minute substitutes, and answering curriculum and supply questions. The Recruiting and Teacher Coordinator works closely with the Program Coordinators to ensure the schools, children, and families have a positive experience with our programs.

The success of this position impacts a child’s enjoyment of the programs, which contributes directly to Little Scholars’ customer retention.

Key Criteria and Requirements for the Recruiting and Teacher Coordinator position include the following:

•  Bachelor’s Degree preferred

•  Teaching, Management, and/or Human Resource Experience

•  Excellent verbal and written communication skills

•  Proficient in Microsoft Suite

•  Experience using Salesforce (or strong desire to learn)

•  Knowledge related to the field of education and student activities

This position reports directly to the President/Co-founder.

Specific Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

•  Ability to problem solve and seek quick solutions to teacher related issues

•  Proactively manage multiple teachers and programs with varying timelines and deliverables at once

•  Seek innovative ways to recruit new teacher talent

•  Consistently demonstrates the core values of Little Scholars

Trust – All Relationships Rooted in Trust

Teamwork – Stronger together

Dedication – What You Do Matters

Innovation – Cultivating Creativity

Program Coordinator (Full time- Richmond, VA)

The Program Coordinator is responsible for retaining and growing our presence with current customers while onboarding new customers to help Little Scholars become the flagship partner for schools.

S/he builds and retains customer relationships and communicates with both internal team members and external partners. The Program Coordinator manages program details, including but not limited to scheduling and contracts, program satisfaction, and vendor selection and relationships. S/he converts current customers to Total Program Management (TPM) and awarded requests for proposals to Big Accounts. The success of this position specifically impacts the number of program hours, contributing directly to the targeted growth of Little Scholars.

Key Criteria and Requirements for the Program Coordinator position include the following:

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred
  • 1-2 years of Sales and Customer Management Experience
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Suite
  • Experience using Salesforce or other CRM software and registration software (or a strong desire to learn)
  • Knowledge related to the field of education and student activities
  • This position reports directly to the CEO.

Specific Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Coordinate essential details to ensure the successful delivery of multiple programs (i.e., afterschool classes and summer camps)
  • Deliver concierge-level service to customers to ensure the highest standards are met and contribute meaningfully to customer retention
  • Accurately enter and maintain detailed customer information on various platforms
  • Consistently demonstrate the core values of  Little Scholars
Outreach and Partnership Coordinator (Full time- Richmond, VA)

The Outreach and Partnership Coordinator is responsible for finding and engaging customers and out of school time organizations to expand Little Scholars’ reach and ability to enrich each child to dream big.

The Outreach and Partnership Coordinator brainstorms and finds new ways to connect with potential partners.  S/he identifies opportunities for Little Scholars through research for new RFPs and outreach campaigns.  S/he helps to prepare the Little Scholars Program Coordinator to ensure that awarded contracts are optimized for success.

The success of this position specifically impacts the number of program hours delivered to students, contributing directly to the targeted growth of the organization and expanding the brand recognition of Little Scholars.

Key Criteria and Requirements for the Outreach and Partnerships Coordinator include the following:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience in RFP response/grant writing preferred
  • Highly Proficient in Microsoft Suite and Salesforce
  • Background in Education and/or Out of School Time Programming
  • A belief that all children are capable of success, no exceptions

The Outreach and Partnership Coordinator reports directly to the CEO of the company.

Specific Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Qualify, research and develop well-crafted RFP responses highlighting Little Scholars as an effective and unique solution. 
  • Research and implement email campaigns to both qualified and raw leads.
  • Connect and partner with relevant out of school time organizations.
  • Manage third-party and vendor relationships.
  • Proactively manage multiple projects with varying timelines and deliverables at once.
  • Consistently demonstrates the core values of Little Scholars:

Trust – All Relationships Rooted in Trust

Teamwork – Stronger together

Dedication – What You Do Matters

Innovation – Cultivating Creativity

To apply, please submit your resume through our online application portal.