Secretary - Dr. Marian G. Lacey K-8 Academy

JOB GOAL

Under supervision, performs a variety of complex and responsible secretarial duties in support of the day-to-day operations at Dr. Marian G. Lacey K-8 Academy. The incumbent will support related services (oral, written, and reading) in both English and Spanish and will aid in ensuring all families and staff have adequate access to school services.

Summary

The vision of the Dr. Marian G. Lacey K-8 Academy is to leverage support from families and community stakeholders to provide meaningful and engaging learning experiences to grow and equip leaders who will shape and impact the world in positive ways within and beyond the walls of our school. Lacey Academy seeks to provide a rigorous, structured academic setting where leaders learn and learners lead. Students at Lacey will benefit from a rich collection of opportunities designed to equip learners with the necessary tools to lead within and beyond the walls of the school so that they are able to positively impact their communities and society.

We believe that all students can learn and that they deserve a quality educational experience in a safe environment. We affirm that learning is required, and success is our standard. Using quality, grade level instruction, coupled with engaging, meaningful, and affirmative educational experiences, we will cultivate and nurture an environment that celebrates the diverse strengths of our learners to build and grow prepared and healthy people so they can achieve success at high levels, both at school and in the community.

With the School Wellness Wheel framework as our foundation, the Dr. Marian G. Lacey K-8 Academy will serve as a beacon to stakeholders and an avenue to addressing trauma, promoting wellbeing, and elevating learning for all. This will be done through giving deliberate intention to implementing school-wide systems that embody mastery-based learning opportunities, a growth-based educational approach, and strength-based instruction in every classroom. Learners will engage in high levels of hands-on experiences, real world investigations, and applied literacy and mathematics learning. Students at Lacey will have opportunities to engage in structured science, technology, reading/writing, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STREAM) experiences from kindergarten through eighth grade, building a strong cohort of leaders who possess 21st Century skills for collaborative problem-solving, technological literacy, and career-readiness.

Terms Of Employment

Ten (10) Month (203 days) contract, Pay 804 Grade 106, plus benefits package. NOTE: Precise placement within the salary range will be determined based upon experience. FLSA: Non-Exempt.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Bilingual certification in Oral, Reading and writing Proficiency in Spanish preferred, or any equivalent combination of training or experience which provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities.
• Requires two years of broad and varied experience in typing and clerical work, along with the ability to handle busy phones and work with more than one task simultaneously.
• This position requires knowledge of proper office methods, techniques and procedures, word processing techniques, proper telephone techniques, command of the English language along with attention to detail, as well as, support services orally and translate written material in Spanish as required. Must have skills to learn the operations, procedures, policies and requirements of assigned operational units and apply them with good judgment; interpret, and successfully apply District rules and policies while independently carrying out a variety of technical procedures.
• Demonstrated proficiency in use of standard office equipment, copier, facsimile machines, calculators, scanners, etc.
• Evidence of strong interpersonal and organizational skills in working with employees and the public.
  
  

Such alternatives and additions to the above qualifications may be deemed appropriate by the Superintendent. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may require.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

The following statements of duties and responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. These statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required of all personnel within this position.

• Under the direction of the building principal, provides hands-on and clerical support for efficient student, family, and staff assistance.
• Troubleshoots service requests to aid in the efficient operations of the Main Office.
• Informs parents, students, and community stakeholders regarding necessary processes and requirements.
• Provides general assistance regarding student and family files and folders. Researches and performs general secretarial and clerical duties.
• Assists with the district, state, and federal reports regarding student services as assigned.
• Establishes and maintains effective work relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Adheres to confidentiality regarding student services and open to a flexible approach to work and the ability to copy with a changing, demanding workload.
• Conducts effective communication with students, parents/guardians, staff and the public in person, by phone, and electronic mail.
• Prepares reports relative to job duties as required.
• Responds to a wide variety of program-specific and district-general inquiries from a variety of internal and external parties for the purpose of providing information, facilitating communication among parties and/or providing direction.
• Assists students, staff, and families in the office.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

NOTE:

INTERESTED APPLICANTS WILL ENGAGE IN A RIGOROUS APPLICATION PROCESS. SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY GUARANTEE AN INTERVIEW.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Mental Functions, Physical Requirements, And Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, go up and down stairs, operate foot and hand controls, use a telephone and write. Occasionally the employee must lift and/or move up to twenty (20) or more pounds. This position requires accurate perceiving of sound, near and far vision, depth perception, handling and working with educational materials and/or objects, and providing oral information. Must have the ability to work for the duration of the daily contracted time period, and to be physically present and at assigned work, with only infrequent unexcused absences, during the contract year. Additional technical skills, knowledge, and abilities may be recommended by immediate supervisor and approved by the Human Resources Director.