Elementary Secretary

Northeast Elementary School is hiring a secretary. This is an 11 month, KPERS covered position that includes both health and dental benefits. Typically this will be a four days a week position, with five days required occassionally throughout the year.

Overview: The Elementary secretary, under the supervision of the Building Principal, must perform a variety of duties requiring a detailed knowledge of the Elementary and district procedures and policies including, but not limited to, attendance and clerical. Additionally the Elementary secretary will act as a liaison between the Principal and staff, students, parents and community members.

Qualifications:

-Previous experience in secretarial work and knowledge of PowerSchool is a bonus

-A reasonable degree of proficiency in keyboarding

-A working knowledge of office procedures and office technology including Google sheets,

Google forms, Google docs, Google calendar and Gmail.

-The ability to learn new tasks and manage multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining a calm and professional demeanor

Duties and responsibilities

-Act as secretary to the building principal

-Receive instructions from building principal

-Coordinate office activities as needed

-Prepare and handle student registration (Enrollment) and withdrawals (Drops)

-Answer basic building questions and gives out information correctly and discreetly

-Maintain a positive office environment

-Maintains students cumulative records

-Handle incoming and outgoing mail and orders

-Maintain office files

-Maintain office supplies for staff and students

-Will work with Principal to schedule, process, and instruct substitute teachers in the building

-Maintain staff absentee reports

-Maintain student absentee records within PowerSchool

-Administer basic first aid and determines nurse referrals

-Handle accident reports

-Answer incoming office telephone calls

-Assist in maintaining standard office equipment

-Perform other duties as assigned by the building principal.

Physical requirements

-While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk or sit

for extended periods of time.

-This position will occasionally require physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry objects up to 10 lbs and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 lbs.

-Person in this position must maintain appropriate levels of personal hygiene and dress.

-Person in this position must be able to work in noisy or crowded environments.