School Secretary

School Secretary

Serves as secretary to the principal and performs receptionist duties and sees that the office runs smoothly and efficiently.

Salary is reflective of the West Bolivar Consolidated School District salary scale.

Applicants must have:

• Completed at least 2 years of study (48 semester hours) at an institution of higher education; or
• Obtained an associate's (or higher) degree; or
• Met a rigorous standard of quality as determined by a formal assessment.

Mississippi uses ACT WorkKeys assessment scores to measure this standard.

• Reading for Information Passing score = 4
• Applied Mathematics Passing score = 4
• Writing or Business Writing Passing score = 3

Description of duties:

• Performs secretarial duties requested by the principal (e.g., typing, filing, making telephone calls and appointments, etc.).
• Performs receptionist duties: answers phone, receives message and visitors referring them to the principal, and other school personnel.
• Maintains absentee/attendance for students and other school personnel.
• Types and files all correspondence, memos, schedules, etc.
• Maintains records of inventory, requisitions, etc.
• Receives moneys and keeps ledger on all accounts of school activities.
• Sorts and routes mail.
• Processes and verifies lunch forms.
• Arranges parent/teacher and/or principal/parent conferences.
• Maintains a filing system for daily and yearly usage.
• Calls parents to inform them of child's illness.
• Prepares folders for beginning and ending the school year.
• Enrolls students and requests cumulative records on new students.
• Checks immunization compliance and conducts registration.
• Reports excessive absentees to principal and attendance officer.
• Possesses a pleasing personality to interact with students, parents, and staff.
• Performs any other tasks as assigned by the principal.