School Secretary

School Secretary Assist administration, students, teachers, staff, parents, and visitors in any way necessary. Essential duties and responsibilities include being dependable, using good judgment, being organized, showing initiative, producing high quality work performance, maintaining proper professional relationships, presenting a positive image for school/district, responding positively to supervision, and safeguarding confidentiality. Other duties may include distributing information, maintaining records, processing purchase orders, maintaining files, managing schedules, maintaining inventory, enrolling or withdrawing students, processing lunch forms, maintaining financial information, processing student insurance, completing reports, and following district policies. Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED, experience as a secretary or office assistant, knowledge of basic office procedures, computer function and operation, typing, accounting, phone systems, and effective interpersonal relationships with public and staff. Physical requirements include sitting, standing, lifting, moving about, reaching, squatting, kneeling, prolonged typing, and handling office technology such as computers, calculators, copy machines, and phone systems. Work environment includes various degrees of noise, temperature, and air quality, with interruptions of work being routine. Flexibility and patience are required, and self-motivation to complete job assignments without direct supervision is necessary. After-hour work may be required.