Lead Administrator jobs in Bellingham, WA

Highlights: Meaningful work with a great small team in beautiful Anacortes Washington, flexible hours, competitive pay, monthly outcomes-based bonuses, and lots of room to grow professionally.

Our Story:

We are a small but highly influential boating school based in Anacortes, Washington, and serving boaters of all types, all over the Salish Sea and beyond. For 9 years we have specialized in custom and Certification training on our small fleet of cruising yachts, and on privately owned boats (as in, “we bought this beautiful yacht - now how do we make it go and stay safe?”). Shearwater University is accredited with US Sailing and US Powerboating, offering all levels of internationally recognized Certifications. In addition to on-water training, we have an online school, providing high quality on-demand courses in boating topics. We also provide professional speaking and workshops at boat shows, yacht clubs, and other maritime events.

As we enter our 10th year, we are ready to grow our team and our impact - both on the water and online. Within 3 years we expect to have a robust online curriculum (popular nationally and internationally), paired with our expert on-water instruction; a professional development program for boating instructors; and a faculty of outstanding educators training people on our school boats and on private boats.

Our small and mutually supportive team works closely to create learning experiences of outstanding quality. We look forward to welcoming our next hire to join in this collaborative leadership environment. This person will be a key part of growing our services and our faculty, adding supportive skills and insightful improvements on our work and our workflow.

You can learn more about Shearwater University on our main website: www.ShearwaterUniversity.com and at our online school website: online.ShearwaterUniversity.com

This Position:

We are offering this position initially as a 90-day contract for 32-40 hours per week (depending on your preference and work needs). At the end of this trial period we expect to offer a full time permanent employment position.

We are looking for a core team member who can help us grow our mission, our faculty and our impact. This person enjoys working on a dynamic, cohesive team. They engage in collaborative leadership to accomplish the goals of the school, being both a cooperative team member and a self-directed solution-finder. Our ideal candidate is positive in their interactions with other team members and our customers/students, is organized and proactive. This person brings suggestions for improvements to the team, collaborates to make things work best for everyone, and shares our commitment to quality.

Key Responsibilities Will Include:

• Collaborate in creative leadership planning & operations
• Social media community management
• Industry research
• Technology research (e.g., online learning platforms)
• Reply to inquiries and other business emails
• Receive main line phone calls and initiate a response to inquiries
• Maintain AirTable and other class/student records
• Make website updates
• Assist in planning and prep for classes & events
• Schedule classes and events
• Process/fulfill registrations
• Light daily accounting and coordination with our book keeper
• General office management, organization & filing
• Process mail
• Run business errands as needed

Skills Required:

• Good organizational skills
• Productive and efficient work habits
• Excellent Communication skills
• Collaborative approach to working with a small team
• Enjoys writing and is proficient
• High technical aptitude across multiple computer, online, and mobile software platforms
• Familiarity with or ability to quickly learn our business programs, including:
• Apple/Mac platforms and productivity suite: Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iCloud
• Wordpress.com - we currently use X Theme with Cornerstone
• Google Drive and Google Apps
• Shopify
• AirTable
• Thinkific

To Apply:

Please send us your resume and a cover letter describing how you see yourself fitting in this role. Include your expected pay range. We will begin scheduling interviews in December.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 32 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• Choose your own hours

Ability to Commute:

• Anacortes, WA 98221 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Anacortes, WA 98221: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Anacortes, WA 98221