Employment
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See the current employment opportunities at West Catholic below.
Staff Accountant II
Responsible for recording bank deposits and processing accounts payable invoices for West Catholic High School, Catholic Central High School, Transportation and their supporting Foundation. Responsible for invoicing parishes and elementary schools for parish support, transportation and shared health insurance. Also responsible for month end general entries and reconciliations.
Reports To: Controller
Hours & FLSA Status: Full-time, 4o hours per week; nonexempt (hourly)
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
Billing & Deposits
- Record cash and check deposits in QuickBooks
- Post tuition and SCRIP payments to accounts receivable in QuickBooks and to student accounts in Finalsite
- Scan checks into bank scanning software
- Prepare and mail invoices for parish support, transportation, shared health insurance and other customer invoices
- Record in the accounting software credit/debit card and ACH transactions from the following sources: Blackbaud Merchant Services, Give Campus, Greater Giving, Square, Worldpay, etc.
Accounts Payable / Payroll
- Assemble, review and verify vendor invoices, check requests and expense reimbursements
- Flag and clarify any unusual or questionable invoice items or general ledger coding
- Post invoices and check requests to accounts payable
- Process company credit card and Amazon invoices; verify supporting documentation and expense coding
- Assist with AP/payroll uploads and journal entries
Financial Aid
- Assist with reviewing family-submitted financial aid in Blackbaud
Other Month End
- Prepare monthly interest income/expense entries for deposit and loan accounts
- Book depreciation and bad debt expense entries
- Update and balance pledges receivable
- Book bank and credit card fees
- Balance intercompany accounts
- Reconcile Raiser’s Edge gift records with QuickBooks
- Reconcile tuition accounts in QuickBooks and Finalsite
- Reconcile bank accounts for West Catholic, Catholic Central and transportation
General Duties
- Provide various QuickBooks reports to school staff and answer general accounting questions
- Assist families in completing their financial aid applications
- Other duties as assigned
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent experience required
- QuickBooks experience preferred
- Advanced knowledge of Excel preferred
- Quick and accurate keyboarding skills
- Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information and to handle multiple tasks with varying deadlines
- Must be organized, detail-oriented, accurate and efficient with strong project management skills and strong verbal and written communications skills
- Comfortable with learning and mastering multiple accounting and financial software to accomplish duties
- Experience with customer service and client communication
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
The Diocese of Grand Rapids offers competitive benefits, including paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, retirement and West Catholic/Catholic Central High School tuition discount.
Application Process: Interested candidates should complete an application for employment. Resume, cover letter and references can be sent to HR Director Don St. Andre (616-264-6272) at dstandre@grdiocese.org.
School Transportation Supervisor
The School Transportation Supervisor is responsible for ensuring safe, efficient and timely transportation of students to and from school, extracurricular activities and other events. The supervisor manages a team of bus and van drivers while ensuring compliance with all applicable local, state and federal transportation regulations. This role requires a strong innovative operational leader with a commitment ot student safety, continuous improvement and mission-centered service to employees, students and families.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and oversee day-to-day transportation operations
- Interview, hire, train and evaluate transportation employees
- Schedule drivers and monitor attendance, absences and coverage
- Coordinate routing for daily transportation, co-curricular and extra trips
- Analyze operational data for program evaluation and improvement
- Respond to and resolve parent/guardian concerns and incoming calls with professionalism
- Work closely with school administrators to manage student behavior on school vehicles
- Prepare and submit reports as required while maintaining compliance with all local, state and federal regulations
- Ensure vehicle prechecks are performed at the beginning shift before departure
- Develop and enforce safety procedures and training for drivers based on best practices
- Maintain necessary records, such as vehicle maintenance, mileage, inspections and driver compliance standards
- Ensure proper care in the use and maintenance of vehicles, equipment and supplies; promote continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices
Qualifications:
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Associate or bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Transportation Management, Logistics or related field preferred
- Valid Michigan Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with appropriate endorsements (or ability to obtain within the first six (6) months)
- Three (3) years of experience in transportation operations, including supervisory experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of Michigan Pupil Transportation laws, regulations and best practices
- Experience with routing software, GPS tracking systems and transportation scheduling tools
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Working knowledge of school operations and student support services
- Demonstrated ability to manage fleet maintenance and vehicle safety inspections
- Must be able to work flexible hours, including early mornings, evenings, weekends and emergencies as needed
- Demonstrated ability to supervise, evaluate and support employee performance
Benefits: Paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement benefits and eligible for tuition discount after one (1) year of service for students attending West Catholic High School or Catholic Central High School
Application Process: Interested candidates should complete an application for employment. Please call Don St. Andre at 616-264-6272 for additional information.
Substitute Teachers
West Catholic is looking to expand its substitute teacher list! If you have teaching experience, please consider applying to be added to our sub roster. The following are characteristics of an ideal candidate:
- Teaching experience
- Ability to provide backup teaching services when full-time teachers are unable to work
- Ability to execute lesson plans left by the absent teacher
- Ability to create and maintain a respectful and fair classroom culture that fosters safe and productive learning
- Virtus training is a plus!
Interested candidates should submit a resume along with a Catholic Secondary Schools employment application to:
Don St. Andre
Human Resources Director
Grand Rapids Catholic Secondary Schools
dstandre@grdiocese.org
616-264-6272
Please also include a copy of one of the following: Michigan Teaching certificate, Michigan Substitute Teaching permit, a copy of bachelor’s degree or a copy of your transcript with completion of 60 semester hours from two or four-year regionally accredited colleges or universities (minimum 2.0 GPA).
General Application
Interested in working at West Catholic High School? Click here to fill out our general application here.
Don St. Andre
Human Resources Director
Grand Rapids Catholic Secondary Schools
dstandre@grdiocese.org
616-264-6272