Admin Asst to the Principal and Director of Student Life 2142025

Programs of the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

POSITION TITLE:

Administrative Assistant to the Principal & Director of Student Life (7:30 AM – 3:30 PM M-Th, 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM F)

REPORTS TO:

Principal & Director of Student Life

LOCATION:

Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
300 E Swissvale Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15218

POSITION OPENING:

ASAP

JOB
DESCRIPTION:
This position is considered to be a non-exempt, full-time, 12-month position. Responsibilities include providing

administrative support to the Principal & Director of Student Life including but not limited to typing/distributing
correspondence to the educational departments, administrative staff, and administrators as needed. Coordinates
meetings, facilities,and/or equipment, and educational appointments as directed by the Principal and Director of Student
Life. Performs administrative duties, tasks, and activities that are part of the daily operations of the school including
answering calls, taking messages, managing correspondence, ordering supplies, and keeping the shared school areas
organized and functional. Record keeping as needed re: student insurance, behavior reports, school pictures, student’s
phone numbers and addresses, etc. Compiles data from a variety of sources for the purpose of complying with financial,
legal, and/or administrative requirements. Composes documents for the purpose of documenting events, providing and
or/requesting information. Maintains documents, files and records for the purpose of providing up-to-date reference and
audit trail for compliance, accompanying students to and from various locations throughout the school day to ensure safe
and timely transitions, overseeing students during lunch periods, ensuring orderly conduct, and assisting with lunch setup
and breakdown as needed, additional times may be required depending on the project.

MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:

Administrative Assistant must possess skills in typing and preparing materials for distribution in-house and out of school.
Ability to answer the telephone in a courteous manner is required. Use of office machines is required. Ability to use
Computers and word processing programs is necessary. A high school diploma or equivalent is required at a minimum.

SIGNING REQUIREMENTS:

The Sign Language Proficiency Interview for the position is “Intermediate.” The minimum level accepted at
hire is “No Functional Skills.”

CLEARANCES REQUIRED:

PA Criminal Background, PA Child Abuse, and FBI Clearance required.



APPLICATION
PROCEDURE:
Send letter of application and resume to:
Lauren Hayes
Director of Human Resources
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
300 East Swissvale Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15218
lhayes@wpsd.org

It is the policy of the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf not to discriminate in is programs, education, employment and all
other activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, creed, religion, disability, gender identification or

sexual orientation. Any complaints of discrimination should be directed to the Director of Human Resources.