Office Assistant

Supervisor: Principal

Rate of Pay: Category B of theSupport Contract, starting pay $18.60 per hour plusBenefits

Work Year: School Year, 7 hrs/day (with 30-minute unpaid lunch)

Job Summary: Under the supervision of the Principal/Assistant Principal, represent the school building and district in a positive way to students, staff, parents, and the total community. Performs work of a general office nature that assists with the smooth operation of the building.

Qualifications / Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent educator and/or a minimum of 6 months of similar experience.
• Experience working in a school setting, preferred.
• Proficient keyboarding skills.
• Basic math aptitude.
• Ability to sort, classify and compare information (alpha, numeric, subject/content)
• Exhibits the ability to perform routine office clerical tasks.
• Demonstrates positive communication skills with staff, students, parents, and the community.
• Possesses good organizational skills
• Displays the ability to multi-task and maintain composure in stressful situations.
• MS Office Suite application experience, preferred.
• Experience using Google platform (Gmail, Google docs, Google sheets).
• Experience using Student Management Systems (Skyward), preferred.
• Ability to operate general office equipment including phones, computer, copier, laminator, intercom, etc.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Supports the usual office routines and practices associated with the school office.
• Greets all individuals with a positive, receptive attitude and contributes to a good work environment in the office and school building.
• Support building safety by having all visitors’ sign-in/out and processing background check of visitors through the Raptor program and issue Visitor passes.
• Assist with the daily attendance process in a timely manner.
• Maintain log of dismissals/special dismissal requests and coordinate dismissal with area childcare providers (when applicable).
• Answer incoming phone calls, record and deliver messages to building staff.
• Provide assistance of the registration/re-registration process and verification of residency for new and existing families
• Obtain and communicate lunch counts to food service personnel.
• Maintain list of bus routes/scheduling as reference throughout the school year.
• Relay transportation changes, issues, concerns to building administration.
• Collect and deliver notes, permission slips, and other communication from parents to teachers.
• Perform duties of School Secretary in her absence including managing daily substitutes.
• Maintains confidentiality at all times.
• Assists with mailings.
• Process and distribute mail, packages, memos, district/building information, brochures, flyers, books, magazines, etc.
• Aid in the maintenance of temporary and permanent student records (CUM file).
• Assist in supplies requests
• Perform various data entry tasks as requested by building administration.
• Performs other tasks as may be assigned from time to time by the building principal.
  
  

Physical Abilities And Working Conditions

• Vision: (which may be corrected) to read small print; view a computer screen for prolonged periods.
• Hearing: (which may be corrected) to answer telephones and tolerate exposure to noisy conditions.
• Speech: to be understood in face-to-face communications; to speak with a level of proficiency and volume to be understood over a telephone.
• Upper Body Mobility: use hands and fingers to feel, grasp, and manipulate small objects; manipulate fingers, twist and bend at wrist and elbow; extend arms to reach outward and upward; use hands and arms to lift objects; turn, raise, and lower head.
• Lower Body Mobility: to bend at waist; stoop; twist and turn torso.
• Strength: to lift, push, pull and/or carry objects that weigh as much as 25 pounds on a frequent basis.
• Environmental Requirements: encounter constant work interruptions; work cooperatively with others; work independently; work indoors.
• Mental Requirements: read, write, understand, interpret and apply information at a moderately complex level essential for successful job performance; business math skills at a high school proficiency level; judgement and the ability to process information quickly; learn quickly and follow verbal procedures and standards; give verbal instruction; rank tasks in order of importance; copying, comparing, compiling and coordinating information and records.
  
  

APPLY: Applicants should complete the online application and upload all supplementary materials electronically. Hard-copy materials are not accepted. The online application may be accessed by visiting our website: https://jobs.redroverk12.com/org/osd135

We are an equal opportunity employer who fully and actively supports equal access for all people regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or disability.