SCHOOL Secretary
Job in
Downers Grove, DuPage County, Illinois, 60516, USA
Listing for:
Downers Grove Grade School District 58
Part Time, Contract
position
Listed on 2026-11-05
Job specializations:
-
Administrative/Clerical
Job Description & How to Apply Below
SCHOOL SECRETARY (10 MONTHS/Year - Mon-Fri) $18.06/HOUR
- Position Type:
Secretarial/Clerical/ School Secretary - 10 Month - Date Posted: 10/27/2026
- Location:
Herrick Middle School - Date Available:
01/05/2027
SCHOOL SECRETARY - 10 months/year
Provides a positive and welcoming school environment for students, staff, and community members, while facilitating the smooth and efficient operation of the school office
Proficiency in technology skills; knowledge of office procedures and the operation of office equipment
QualificationsHigh school graduate or equivalent.
Job Responsibilities- 1. Creates a friendly atmosphere for students and staff and assists them in the office.
- 2. Greets visitors courteously, in person or by phone, determines their needs, checks appointments,assists them, directs them to appropriate persons
- 3. Receives and routes all incoming calls in a courteous manner.
- 4. Maintains an appropriate level of confidentiality.
- 5. Uses appropriate systems to respond to the multiple-demands of the position.
- 6. Administers care and support to students with minor medical needs.
- 7. Assists/executes the following office tasks:
- Makes decisions as delegated to do so.
- Prepares correspondence, memos, reports, etc. as needed.
- Sorts and distributes incoming mail.
- Organizes and maintains office files.
- Maintains inventories and makes supplies available to staff.
- Provides routine care of office equipment.
- Processes daily attendance and periodic reports, makes follow-up calls to parents who did not call in.
- Maintains bus assignment records.
- 8. Performs tasks related to student progress reporting, such as:
- Maintaining inventory of report cards and other forms;
- Preparing awards, certificates, and other materials;
- Coordinating parent/teacher conferences
- Registers kindergarten and other new students.
- Files new student records.
- Handles paperwork related to transition to junior high school.
- Transfers records to junior high school.
- 9. Performs summer tasks related to turnover of students, including:
- Preparing registration mailing;
- Processing received registration materials and fees;
- Preparing materials for registration day;
- Rolling over computer records, updating.
- 10. Performs tasks related to the business and maintenance offices, including:
- Processing purchase orders and packing slips;
- Distributing supplies ordered by school personnel and informing staff of supplies not received by the opening of school;
- Processing payroll information
- Processing and maintaining records of funds received and disbursed, depositing collected funds;
- Processing free and reduced lunch, waiver of fees applications;
- Preparing and processing work orders;
- 11. Performs tasks related to the personnel office, including:
- Processing and tracking staff leave requests;
- Greeting substitutes, processing paperwork, directing to assigned classroom.
- Collecting surveys, feedback forms, and other documents to send to the personnel office
- 12. Perform tasks related to special education, including:
- Setting staffings;
- Coordinating paperwork for case study evaluations;
- Preparing correspondence related to case studies and special education classes;
- Preparing paperwork for staffings;
- Organizing, maintaining, and transferring temporary files;
- Typing reports
- 13. Performs tasks related to specialized materials, including;
- Distributing standardized test materials;
- Processing bookstore orders;
- Distributing bookstore materials;
- Distributing science kits
- 14. Participates in appropriate training programs as requested.
- 15. Assists teachers in preparing instructional materials as needed.
- 16. Works collaboratively with other office personnel.
- 17. Performs other duties and assumes other responsibilities as assigned by the building administrator(s).
HOURS:
7.5 hours daily, Mon-Fri, 7:30-4:00
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