Long Term Sub - Keough Memorial Academy Secretary – Main Office

Long Term Sub - Keough Memorial Academy Secretary – Main Office

Bellingham Public Schools Keough Memorial Academy - Bellingham, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Job : 5556691

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Feb 26, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

BELLINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS

BELLINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

TITLE: Long Term Sub - Secretary - Keough Memorial School

LOCATION: Keough Memorial School

SCHEDULE: 8:00am - 2:45pm

POSITION SUMMARY: The Secretary for Main Office of Keough Memorial School is directly responsible to the Principal and under their direction is expected to perform a wide variety of clerical and general office work as required on a day-to-day basis, including but not limited to drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing, handling attendance, and maintaining paper and electronic files or providing information to callers.

• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as managing files and records, typing letters, spreadsheets, memorandums and other reports and other office procedures and terminology.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Responsible for recording accurate attendance for students and staff.
• Maintains a regular filing system and processes incoming correspondence as required.
• Serves as a receptionist dealing effectively and courteously with people.
• Orders and maintains supplies as needed.
• Maintains confidentiality of work performed.
• Coordinates the scheduling of appointments and makes arrangements for conferences.
• Establishes a good rapport and cooperates with all personnel.
• Organizes and maintains office records for ready accessibility.
• Updates and maintains all student information systems (i.e. registration, attendance, school choice, homeless data)
• Maintains and preserves all public records and supporting files of the school department, which will include student cumulative folders and a student database.
• Knowledge in working on all Microsoft Office products as well as Google Suites.
• Learn to operate new office technologies as they are developed and implemented.
• Proofread documents, records, or other files to ensure accuracy.
• Assumes other related assignments or work that may be assigned by the Principal.
• Adheres to the adopted policies of the Bellingham School Committee.

• Emotional maturity, competence, and personal integrity.
• Requires meeting strict deadlines.
• Requires repeating the same physical activities or mental activities over and over.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for the majority of the day.
• Energetic enthusiastic and willing to cooperate with other staff members in assisting with all phases of main office work.
• Exercises good judgment, using accuracy and thoroughness, to determine validity of work done.

• Required:
  
  High School Graduate. Associate degree preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of office practices and procedures.
• Must demonstrate neatness in appearance and work.
• High degree of patience and tact in dealing with students, parents, teachers, administrators and the general public are necessary.
• High degree of proficiency in Google Suite and Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and in-house accounting software.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.

SALARY: $15.00 per hour

PHYSICAL

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Requires sitting and repetitive movement.

REPORTS TO: Principal

The Bellingham Public School District’s enrollment is approximately 1,930 students and an organizational staff of 400 employees. The district is split into the following building grade levels:

DiPietro Elementary (Preschool – Grade
3), Stall Brook Elementary (Preschool – Grade
3) Bellingham Memorial School (grades 4-7) and Bellingham High School (grades 8-12), and Keough Memorial Academy (grades 7-12) is our therapeutic day school for students with special needs.

Our core mission is to foster an environment in which students and…