Guidance Administrative Assistant

Guidance Administrative Assistant

Northern High School

Reports To: Building Principal

Pay Grade: Grade 4, step 1 – starting at $18.24 per hour

Schedule: 8 hours per day / 40 hours per week / 42-week position

Job Summary: To contribute to the efficient operation of the school and to create and maintain good public relations with students, parents, community and staff by providing administrative support to the counseling office.

Qualifications:

High school graduate

Excellent organizational and customer service skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Previous secretarial or administrative experience preferred

Knowledge of Google Suite, Microsoft, and PowerSchool products preferred

Essential Job Functions:

Utilize technology to efficiently perform duties

Work independently with little to no supervision

Multi-task on various projects

Assist students, staff and families as needed in a positive manner

Greet parents and students as needed

Assist with general office functions as needed

Assist with maintenance of inventories, reports, logs, etc.

Efficient and effective oral and written communication skills

Consistent and reliable attendance

Perform other duties as assigned

Work Environment:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Work will be performed both indoors and outdoors.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, jump, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment). The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust/focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Mental Functions:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile and negotiate.

Benefits & Evaluation:

In accordance with the Administrative Support Staff Agreement.

Terms of Employment:

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District.

The Forest Hills Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, or sexual orientation), marital status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally prohibited basis in its employment decisions or the provision of services.