Counselor Secretary - 11 months - Metro High School

Counselor Secretary - 11 months
- Metro High School

Cedar Rapids Community School District Metro High School
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa Open in Google Maps

• Job : 5817959
• Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
• Posted: Jul 07, 2026 2:03 AM (UTC)

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

• Serve as the receptionist and supervise students waiting for appointments in the counseling office.
• Use computerized student management system—Infinite Campus (input master schedule, update records, etc.).
• Initiate and complete procedures on all student schedule changes, entries, and transfers.
• Maintain accurate enrollment records, perm cards and cumulative files.
• Handle all correspondence.
• Distribute passes for Counselors.
• Approve E‑Registration updates.
• Assign lockers and enter data into Infinite Campus.
• Work with Transportation regarding changes, additions or deletion of student bus routes.
• Maintain Open‑Enrollment, Permit and Magnet Continuation book/records.
• Permanently store grades and organize report card mailings and all related organization leading up to the mailing.
• Work with feeder schools for sixth‑grade orientations in spring and high schools in the fall.
• Record and update student test scores in the appropriate file.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

CLASSIFICATION: Secretarial‑Clerical Group E – Eight (8) hours per day – Eleven (11) months;
Employment: 2026‑2027 School Year.

• Successful experience in a responsible secretarial position.
• Knowledge of operating DELL computers with Microsoft Office Tools and Infinite Campus database for student record‑keeping.
• Ability to work under pressure with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to work with staff, students, and public.
• Willingness to accept responsibility.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Enjoy working with young people.
• Able and willing to work with students in crisis situations.
• Capable of representing the school and district in a professional manner, including confidentiality, communication skills, dress, and additional training.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and initiate responsibility.
• Successful experience relating to adults in crisis situations.
• Knowledge of general office procedures.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands, talk and hear, squat, stoop or kneel, and reach above the head and forward 0 to 24 inches, occasionally up to 36 inches. The employee frequently uses hand strength to grasp items, bends or twists at the neck and trunk more than the average person, and must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 0 to 12 feet, occasionally up to 20 feet.

The employee may push/pull items such as tables and carts. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus while supervising students and working with computers, written materials, reports and assessment data.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions. The noise level is moderately quiet. The position requires professional working hours that may extend beyond a typical 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. workday. The employee will usually work in indoor temperatures.

The Cedar Rapids Community School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability.

• Salary:
  Hourly ($18.26 per hour)
• Benefits:
  All district benefits in accordance with work agreement.

• Human Resources
• 2500 Edgewood Road NW
• Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52405
• Phone: 319‑558‑2747
• Email: human resources

Apply online or contact the Work Force Development office at 4444 First Avenue NE, Suite #436, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.