Maintenance​/Custodial Secretary

Teach in Southwest Colorado Montezuma-Cortez SD RE-1 - Maintenance - Cortez, Colorado Open in Google Maps

Teach in Southwest Colorado Montezuma-Cortez SD RE-1 - Maintenance - Cortez, Colorado Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5513052
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Posted: Jan 26, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately

About Us:
Montezuma-Cortez Mission and Values

Our district is dedicated to ensuring all our students reach their potential and graduate ready for college and career. Everything we do is guided by our mantra. Every Student Every Day.

Together we are:

• Growing our team of effective and committed educators
• Creating a culture of high expectations
• Respecting our diversity
• Inspiring community trust and support
• Building pathways to successful futures

We are looking for passionate teachers who are interested in joining a dynamic team of educators dedicated to closing the achievement gap in a high-need, diverse community of learners. We are privileged to serve students from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and the Navajo Tribe, which contributes greatly to the cultural richness of our community and schools.

Position Summary: Responsible for the overall management of the school office; various secretarial and clerical functions; basic accounting and bookkeeping functions; record keeping and report preparation. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community and school clientele.
THIS IS A FULL TIME, 12 MONTH POSITION.

Essential Duties:

• Provides secretarial and clerical support for building administrator(s)
• Responds to telephone calls, routes calls, takes messages and assists staff, parents and community with concerns and questions
• Performs various financial and budgetary accounting procedures and processes purchase orders
• Maintains inventory of building fixed assets
• Prepares various reports as required by the district, the state department of education and the state government
• Purchasing and Request for Proposals
• Maintains management of the office in the absence of the building administrator
• Manages arrangements for substitute personnel, custodial staff support, maintains timesheets and leave request records
• Asbestos plan management
• Facility use coordinator
• Performs other related duties as assigned and requested

Position Requirements:

• Minimum Education - Specialized classes beyond high school

Minimum Experience:

• One to three years

Skill Requirements:

• Computer
• General office equipment
• Some accounting/bookkeeping knowledge
• Effective communication

Preferred

Skills:

• Knowledge of Excel

General Expectations:

• Has the ability to work cooperatively with supervisors and coworkers
• Maintains a generally positive attitude
• Observes all district policies and procedures

Licenses and Certification: None Required

Environmental Demands: Mostly clean and comfortable, some noise. All buildings/grounds in District Re-1 are tobacco free.

Essential Physical Demands:

• Frequent lifting 5 to 10 pounds
• Occasional lifting 10 to 50 pounds
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, reaching
• Occasional squatting, stooping, climbing, kneeling

This position reports to: The Maintenance Executive Director, Ray Lopez

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those and employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 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, talk or hear, walk and sit. The employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 lbs.

such as boxes of books and AV/VCR carts. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. Duties are performed indoors and occasionally outdoors. The employee is directly responsible for safety, well-being, or work output of other people. Specific vision abilities required that this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus.

The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. This job description is no intended to create any express or implied contract of employment or expectancy of continued employment for any definite term.

Position Type: Part-Time

Salary: $20.50 to $22.70 Per Year

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• Amy Mac Bean
• Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1
• Cortez, Colorado 81321
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