What are the responsibilities and job description for the Secretary - WMS Guidance position at Wawasee Community School Corp?
This is a 205 Day position - 8 hours per day
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: School Secretary - Guidance
TYPE OF POSITION: Classified
REPORTS TO: Principal, Assistant Principal
POSITION PURPOSE: To assure the smooth and efficient operation of the school office so that the office's maximum positive impact on the education of children can be realized.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.
- Performs the necessary office routines and practices associated with a busy, yet productive and smoothly run school office.
- Maintains such student records as shall be required.
- Receives and routes incoming and outgoing calls and written communications.
- Maintains absence affidavits.
- Assists teachers in preparing instructional materials as directed by the principal.
- Attends to ill and injured students.
- Types correspondence, forms, reports, certificates, etc.
- Assists with withdrawals and enrollments.
- Other duties as determined and assigned by the Principal/Assistant Principal.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- High school diploma.
- Ability to prepare written reports and correspondence.
- Skills in human relations.
- Ability to plan and organize, good work habits.
- Ability to type accurately at a minimum speed of 50 words per minute. Employee should also be able to use the machines, tools, equipment, and work aids which may be representative, but not all inclusive, of that commonly associated with the type of work, i.e., calculator, forms, ledgers, schedules, and computers.
- Other qualifications as deemed desirable by the School Board.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
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 individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
There are no environmental hazards indicated for this position.
TERMS: Length of year and rate of pay to be determined by the School Board.
EVALUATION: Evaluation of performance on this job will be in accordance with the provision in the policy handbook.
