OFFICE SECRETARY - GRADES 7 - 12

Office Secretary - Grades 7 - 12

Lakota Local Schools West High School - West Chester, Ohio

Lakota Local School District is a vibrant and dynamic educational community, serving over 18,000 students. Everything we do is designed to provide a future-ready, student-centered learning experience for every single child.

Job Summary

The Office Secretary (7-12) serves as the organizational and communicative heartbeat of the school, ensuring administrative efficiency, student service responsiveness, and accurate data management across building-level operations. With significant autonomy, the Office Secretary independently prioritizes tasks, manages multiple responsibilities, and interacts with stakeholders ranging from students and parents to staff and external vendors. This role demands a blend of technical precision, strong interpersonal engagement, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic educational setting.

Qualifications

This position involves unstructured work in which the employee determines tasks, priorities, and goals; freedom to make decisions; responsibility for the work and outcomes. Proven ability to work as a team to support front office administration, office manager, and staff. Clerical customer service, English language, economics, and accounting experience handling school attendance is preferred. High school diploma or equivalent is required, additional office training is preferred.

Working Conditions

Office environment. Ability to lift, push, or pull up to 20 lbs. Bending, lifting, twisting, and repetitive motions may be required. Exposure to difficult, challenging, and confrontational individuals. 8 hours per day, 5 days per week and 227 days per year based on a school year calendar. Per current Lakota salary schedule, starting at $18.71 per hour, based on verified experience.

Application Procedure

Apply online at through the Butler County Area Application Consortium. Following the review of all internal applicants, administration will review all applicants who have completed an on-line application at Current Lakota employees must create a user account and application in the Butler County Area Application Consortium to apply for these positions. Applicants that are offered positions shall be required to submit to an FBI/BCII criminal background check. Failure to satisfactorily pass the criminal background check based on the discretion of the Board of Education will preclude an individual from employment with the district. Equal employment opportunity employer.