Principal Clerk

Join Our Team as a Principal Clerk!

The Rome City School District is actively seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Principal Clerk to join our team at the Supported Learning Center, located at 409 Bell Road, Rome, NY. This is a full-time, 12-month position with an 8-hour workday, offering an exciting opportunity to contribute to the success of our students and staff.

Why You’ll Love This Role:

• Leadership Opportunity – Take charge in managing and supervising clerical operations within a dynamic educational setting.
• Professional Growth – Enhance your skills in office management, administrative support, and workflow coordination.
• Impactful Work – Play a key role in ensuring efficiency and organization within the Supported Learning Center.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, assign, review, and supervise clerical work while guiding staff in specialized office procedures.
• Revise and develop improved work methods and implement approved procedures.
• Receive and review complaints, ensuring appropriate follow-up and resolution.
• Assist in budget preparation, data collection, statistical reporting, and personnel management.
• Maintain complex activity control records, scheduling workloads, and coordinating workflow with other units.
• Oversee and participate in maintaining financial and stock control records.
• Manage and refine complex indexing, coding, and filing systems.

What You Bring to the Role:

• Thorough knowledge of office procedures, terminology, and equipment.
• Strong command of business arithmetic and English.
• Ability to effectively plan, assign, and supervise clerical staff.
• Expertise in preparing correspondence, reports, and handling confidential information.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively with the public.
• A proactive, resourceful, and solutions-oriented mindset.

Minimum Qualifications:

To be eligible for this position, candidates must meet one of the following criteria:

• Graduation from high school and five (5) years of progressively responsible clerical experience.
• OR An equivalent combination of relevant experience and training.

CITY OF ROME (ALL DIVISIONS)

PRINCIPAL CLERK COMPETITIVE CLASSIFICATION

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Plans, assigns, reviews and supervises the clerical work of a large or complex unit and independently performs the more difficult and responsible clerical functions; does related work as required.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This is highly important clerical work involving responsibility for the frequent exercise of independent judgment in planning and managing complex clerical activities and independently performing the more responsible and complex functions. The work is performed in accordance with general instructions regarding objectives, policies and procedures. Difficult technical or policy problems are referred to a superior for decision or review of judgment if recommendations are made.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: (Illustrative only)

Plans, assigns and reviews clerical work and instructs employees in the details of specialized clerical work;

Revises and develop improved work procedures and methods and installs those approved by superiors:

Receives and reviews complaints and assigns necessary follow-up action;

Assists supervisors in the preparation of budget information, collection of data, compiling of statistics, and solution of personnel problems;

Maintains complex activity control records, schedules work loads and flow and coordinates the work with that of other units;

Maintains complex indexing, coding and filing systems;

Supervises and participates in the maintenance of routine financial and stock control records not requiring specialized account keeping training.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:

Thorough knowledge of office terminology, procedures and equipment;

Thorough knowledge of business arithmetic and English;

Working knowledge of modern office machines and ability to apply it to recurring work problems;

Thorough knowledge of the policies, laws and regulations relating to the program of the particular agency;

Ability to plan, assign and supervise the work of clerical assistants;

Ability to understand and carry out complex oral and written directions;

Ability to prepare correspondence and reports;

Ability to deal effectively with the public;

Good judgment in solving complex clerical problems;

Initiative and resourcefulness;

Tact and courtesy;

Integrity;

Good physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either:

(a) Graduation from high school and five (5) years of progressively responsible clerical experience; OR

(b) Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $46,641.45 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• responsible clerical: 5 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Rome, NY 13440 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Rome, NY 13440: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $46,641