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Substitute Secretary

Palo Alto Unified School District

Administrative Secretary

Responsibilities: Under direction, to serve as secretary to an administrative official usually at the coordinator level, relieving him/her of clerical and routine administrative details; to perform work of above-average difficulty requiring a high level of initiative, judgment, and organizational ability. Specific duties include:

  • Compose correspondence and memos from brief verbal instructions or notes;
  • May take dictation that includes a substantial amount of technical terminology exercising judgment in taking verbatim minutes;
  • Conduct continuing correspondence or telephone communications independently on procedural or informational matters without review by supervisor;
  • Work with the public answering questions involving and understanding of policies, procedures and regulations;
  • Act as receptionist, making appointments, arranging group meetings, and transmitting confidential or controversial information;
  • Manage many of the details of the office including making decisions based on established policy and procedure;
  • Compile reports from a wide variety of sources, and transmit to other offices or agencies;
  • Type/keyboard difficult financial and statistical reports, budgets, contracts, etc.;
  • Keep detailed and accurate record of budget expenditures involving a variety of departmental budgets and produces periodic summary statements of individual accounts;
  • Converse with and furnish information to principals, consultants, coordinators, directors, assistant superintendents, and other personnel throughout the district at all levels and with the public in general;
  • Maintain security of confidential information.

Requirements / Qualifications: For more information on Requirements/Qualifications, please contact the employer.

Comments and Other Information: For more information on Comments and Other Information, please contact the employer.

Vacancy posted 3 days ago
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