Secretary - Elementary [CE09]

Job Title:       Elementary Secretary

    Revised Date: November 2020

Department: School Support

    FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Work Year: 10 Month

Salary Schedule: TSS – 205 days

Job Tasks Descriptions

Frequency

% of

Time

1. Answers incoming phone calls to respond to inquiries, take messages, and transfer calls. Communicates with parents, staff, and students, verbally and in writing (e.g. phone calls, emails, notes, etc.). Maintains office equipment. Monitors students referred for illness, discipline, etc. to ensure their safety and welfare.

D

20%

2. Monitors the entry of students and visitors to ensure security and safety of student and school personnel.

D

10%

3. Records incoming reports of student absences and resolves daily student attendance. Notifies parents and/or guardians of an unverified absences daily. Prepares and maintains attendance-related reports and communication (e.g. quarterly enrollments, letters to parents, student passes, enrollment numbers, etc.) to convey information and ensure accurate reporting. Notifies parents and/or guardians of student absences to meet district, state, and federal requirements.

D

10%

4. Maintains a variety of student records for the school site in both a physical and electronic form (e.g. student’s cumulative folder, report cards, guardianship documentation, etc.). Processes student enrollments and withdrawals. Processes records requests from other educational institutions and requests records from educational institutions.

W

10%

5. Administers first aid and prescription medications to students as required due to the unavailability of a nurse to meet immediate health care needs within established guidelines. Maintains student health visit records as required due to the unavailability of a nurse.

D

10%

6. Assists with school budget development. Monitors account balances and related financial activity (e.g. purchase orders, VISA purchases, etc.) to ensure that allocations are accurate, expenses are within budget limits, and/or fiscal practices are followed.  Maintains a variety of fiscal information and documents (e.g. bank statements, deposit tracking, etc.) Collects money (e.g. fines, student activities, etc.) to complete transactions, prepares bank deposits, and track budgets. Maintains inventory and orders supplies, as needed.

W

10%

7. Obtains substitutes for the purpose of ensuring coverage during teacher and/or paraprofessional absence. Ensures that all employee time is being reported correctly (e.g. absence and/or leave is entered, contract hours have been met, etc.).

D

10%

8. Processes documents and materials (e.g. requests for field trips, discipline referrals, facility work orders, etc.) to disseminate information to appropriate parties. Researches a variety of topics (e.g. current practices, policies, discrepancies in processes and/or documentation, etc.) to provide information for addressing administrative concerns. Composes a wide variety of documents (e.g. correspondence, agendas, reports, etc.).

D

5%

9. Coordinates a variety of programs and/or activities (e.g. conference room usage, meetings, site in-service day activities, travel, etc.) to ensure availability of facilities and/or equipment and delivering services in conformance to established guidelines.

M

5%

10. Participates in a variety of meetings and professional development the purpose of providing or receiving information.

Q

5%

11. Performs other duties as assigned

Ongoing

5%

TOTAL =

100%

POSITION TITLE

Reports to:

Principal

POSITION TITLE

# of EMPLOYEES

Direct reports:

This position has no direct reports