School Secretary - Martin Elementary

School Secretary

Martin Elementary School is seeking qualified applicants for the role of School Secretary. The purpose of the job is to ensure the smooth operation of the school day through coordination and communication with various personnel within and outside the district.

Qualifications include a high school diploma, experience in the area assigned preferred, excellent written and verbal communication skills, proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, attention to detail, team mentality, and a positive attitude.

Job duties involve answering phones and greeting visitors, operating general bookkeeping for the school, maintaining accurate books and following accounting policies, maintaining calendars, appointments, and schedules, processing bus requests and other student/parent office business, preparing communications such as emails, purchase orders, invoices, reports, and other correspondence, monitoring staff attendance and leave system, creating and maintaining filing systems, both electronic and paper-based, typing, copying, scanning with efficiency using office technology, maintaining spreadsheets and other records, managing accounts, timesheets, and payroll, maintaining supplies inventory, and performing other duties as assigned.

Essential functions or duties include maintaining consistent, predictable attendance and punctuality, performing all duties with integrity, professionalism, accountability and in compliance with all school, district, state, and federal laws/policies, interacting professionally and effectively with students, parents/guardians, coworkers, administrators, and members of the public, maintaining appropriate confidentiality of student, personnel, and district information, following all safety procedures and reporting hazards, incidents, or unsafe conditions in a timely manner, using district equipment, technology, and resources appropriately and in support of assigned duties, modeling nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

Physical demands may require lifting objects that exceed 20 pounds, with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows: pushing and/or pulling, stooping and/or kneeling, reaching, talking, hearing, and seeing.

Capacity and ability requirements include intelligence, verbal, numerical, and manual dexterity.

Weakley County Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the school system may provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.