Substitute Secretary

Dedicated to organizational excellence, Lakeview School District supports and encourages the development and implementation of multicultural perspectives across all areas of the organization, the celebration of diversity and the assets that diversity brings to our organization.

SUMMARY:

Serves as a substitute Secretary on an as-needed basis in any of our District K-12 buildings. In most cases, this professional will be the first person with whom every guest, visitor, student and parent will come into contact when coming into Lakeview High School. A positive disposition and willingness to assist are important attributes to this position. The Substitute Secretary works collaboratively towards the goal of supporting a positive learning environment by working directly with students, parents, and staff in matters that support the school building's culture and climate.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Greet public, grant access to persons entering the main office, provide assistance as needed, record and disseminate messages.
• Distribute interoffice mail as well as all school related mail, packages, etc.
• Answer telephone, responds to inquiries and routes calls to appropriate person.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required.

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to support colleagues within the high school main office.
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and customer-service skills.
• Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Google programs (such as Drive, Docs, Sheets, Gmail, etc.), including the willingness to learn and use new computer programs/applications.
• Experience working with students in a diverse, multicultural academic setting preferred.
• Ability to perform duties of a sensitive & confidential nature.
• Bilingual preferred.

Language Skills:

Ability to read and interpret document. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively to staff, students, and community members.


Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.


Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense and understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.


PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee will repeat the same hand, arm or finger motion such as when typing. The employee must also be able to hear and talk. The employee occasionally lifts and/or pushes up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.


WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.


The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

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