HIGH SCHOOL SECRETARY [12-MONTH, FULL-TIME]
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Position Type: Secretarial Staff/Secretarial Staff : SecretaryDate Posted: 10/22/2024Location: Whitehall High SchoolDate Available: November 2024Closing Date: 11/02/2024This posting is for a full-time, 12-month secretary for the high school. Starting salary for the 24/25 school year = $40,634 plus full benefits package. Position Summary: Secretarial/clerical personnel perform all necessary clerical functions and handle correspondence appropriate to the efficient operation of the district. Secretarial/clerical personnel report directly to the principal of the building to which they are assigned or in the case of the central office to the superintendent or other appropriate administrator. Secretarial/Clerical personnel cooperate with all other secretarial/clerical personnel and perform tasks for professional personnel when assigned to do so by the immediate superior. The Level I Secretarial/Clerical job classification includes the Receptionist classification, Secretary to the Assistant Principals, Counseling Secretaries, and any full-time clerical position not classified as Level II. Experience:

School district experience preferred.

Secretarial/clerical experience preferred.

Proficient in technology/computer use required

Functions/Duties/Responsibilities: Secretarial/clerical personnel have the responsibility to:

Serve as a receptionist; answer routine questions for visitors and people who call; and refer to the proper person all persons with questions not of a routine nature.

Make announcements on the Public Address System as required.

Assist with the preparation and distribution of parent and student notices.

Work in cooperation with all office personnel to prepare student, teacher, and staff information as needed.

Coordinate forms and badges daily for substitute teachers.

Sort and distribute mail.

Type, duplicate, and distribute any correspondence, reports, or bulletins.

Monitor student attendance violations, if specific to position.

Assist principal/assistant principal with projects requested.

Collect and compile student data for After School & Summer Tutorial Programs, if requested by administration.

Assist with the inventory of supplies and the distribution of supplies within buildings; maintain office supply inventory.

Ensure supervisors are kept informed of all school news and/or incidents.

Establish a satisfactory rapport with students, other staff members, parents, and the public.

Secretarial/clerical personnel are available to their immediate supervisor for assignment to other clerical functions.

Perform any and all clerical duties to ensure the efficient operation of the office environmental school building.

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 the 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 frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk, and hear. The employee may regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Must be able to hear (40 decibels maximum) and verbally communicate. Work Environment: The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud, depending on the activity in the particular part of the day. The information contained in this position description is in compliance with state and federal law (ADA, EEOC). Terms of Employment: Salary, work year, and other terms and conditions of employment as established by contract between Whitehall-Coplay School District, Superintendent, and the Whitehall-Coplay School District Board of Directors. Physical Requirements which are requisite to complete the functions/duties/responsibilities listed above

Ability to stand, bend, stoop, sit, lift, reach, communicate (vision, hearing, and speech), carry, or convey sufficient weight to safely and effectively carry out functions, duties, and responsibilities.

Ability to independently ambulate in and around school buildings and office areas.

Ability to travel to and from assigned work locations without employer support.