Secretary to the Assistant Director of Special Education

Job Title: Assistant to the Assistant Director of Special Education
Reports to: Assistant Director of Special Education
Terms and Conditions: Full-time 12 months 8 hours per day.
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Salary: $23.77 per hour grade 1 per Classified Personnel Association
collective bargaining agreement.
Includes full benefits package.
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Please no phone calls. The respective hiring manager will review candidates once the job posting closes. If selected to move forward you will be contacted by phone or email. After reviewing the job posting if you have any questions please send an email to .

OPRF WHO WE ARE
Oak Park and River Forest High School or OPRF is a comprehensive public high school located in Oak Park Ill. a suburb eight miles due west of downtown Chicago. We are a one-school district with the majority of our students coming from two sender districts River Forest Public Schools District 90 and Oak Park Elementary School District 97. We offer more than 200 courses a variety of programs for students with special needs 75 clubs and activities and 29 competitive sports. We prepare our students well for post-secondary success with an average ACT composite score of 24 and a 94% graduation rate.

Oak Park and River Forest are communities that highly value diversity. OPRF is a founding member of the national Minority Student Achievement Network and our school is racially and economically diverse with about 44% of our 3300 students identifying as African-American Hispanic multiracial or Asian. Our villages have long embraced the LGBTQ community and we have a significant mix of homeowners and renters.

We seek faculty and staff who have high expectations for all students and who value student voice in education. As a school we are particularly focused on closing opportunity gaps for our students of color.

OPRF is an equal opportunity employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability or genetics. OPRFs goal is to increase its representation of people of color.

Background:
Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 is a progressive district that is focused not only on our tradition of excellence but our future. The District prides itself in offering our students a comprehensive 9-12 college and career readiness curriculum and a rich arts education program. Our students are curious creative and they come ready to learn. More than 90 percent of our students go on to college.

Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 believes that we can become an ever-improving model of equity and excellence that will enable all students to achieve their full potential. We can accomplish this through dedicated teachers staff and administration who build relationships with students and have high expectations for themselves and their students. We believe in planning for and providing the academic and developmental support students need to meet those expectations. We further believe that every student can learn through exposure to academically challenging content feedback during learning and the educators knowledge and skill.

Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 is a great place for those who are interested in an environment that supports creativity leadership at all levels innovation a focus on professional and curriculum development and the best practices of instruction. We are currently seeking individuals to join our team where we enable all students to achieve their full potential every day.

Job Summary:
Performs office clerical support in an efficient organized and timely manner as described below.

Qualifications:
Knowledge of general functioning of the entire school. Must have proficient skills in Microsoft computer applications have great customer service skills be able to multitask and be a great team player. Ability to maintain good working relationships with all community contacts citizens general public newspapers community organizations as well as students parents faculty and staff. Must be able to type 65 wpm. Considerable skill in organizing work effectively and prioritizing demands in a timely manner.

Job Functions:

1. Coordinates a variety of division/department activities for the Division and departments involving but not limited to scheduling budgeting purchasing inventory management class schedules attendance/subs grades evaluations (certified and classified) and Special Education transportation.
2. Uses word processing system to prepare a variety of typed documents e.g. correspondence proposal and reports.
3. Plans organizes and maintains Division/department files to assure completeness adherence to schedules and responsiveness to member needs in preparation for IEP meetings.
4. Processes purchase orders maintains budget and prepares regular budget summary reports.
5. Responsible for secretarial and record keeping tasks related to off-campus and residential placements including but not limited to IWAS grants budgets reports invoices and referral packets.
6. Maintains inventory of division/department supplies and reference catalogs.
7. Serves as special education summer school (ESY) secretary of both on-campus and off-campus programs which includes transportation.
8. Assist with filing 8th grade folders and incoming transfer students during summer.
9. Supports promotes and cooperates in the achievement of the division/department purpose regarding continuous quality improvement and teamwork goals within the division and within the district.
10. Composes internal and external correspondence.
11. Maintains operational equipment and oversees repairs when required.
12. Facilitates distribution of in-house/outside mail.
13. Provide positive customer service to all internal and external clients.

Education and Experience:
Associates degree or 2-3 years of experience. Competency in Windows and Word Programs required.

Physical Requirements:
Standing sitting lifting carrying reaching fine motor dexterity talking hearing near visual acuity required.

Environmental Conditions:
Standard office conditions.

This description should not be construed to contain every function/responsibility that may be required to be performed by an incumbent in this job. Incumbents are required to perform other related functions as assigned.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive listing of the duties performed in this position. The individuals currently holding this position perform additional duties and additional duties may be assigned.

Please no phone calls. The respective hiring manager will review candidates once the job posting closes. If selected to move forward you will be contacted by phone or email. After reviewing the job posting if you have any questions please send an email to .

Oak Park & River Forest High School District 200 (OPRF) is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Required Experience:

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