Office Manager

FRAMINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL

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TITLE:

Ten (10) Month Office Manager

POSITION SUMMARY:

To assist the school in day-to-day operations, planning and organization, maintaining efficient systems and processes, and interacting with district staff and the community, in order to support high-quality and efficient running of the building's main office.

OUR MISSION:

Framingham Public Schools is committed to excellence for all students. Our mission statement guides our work:
Through a comprehensive education, we aim to create and empower free-thinking, responsible citizens who can participate equally in our rich and diverse community. FPS and the community stand united in our core values:
Providing a safe, inclusive, culturally responsive teaching and learning environment;
Engaging antiracist and responsible civic advocates;
Respecting diversity of thought, learners, cultures, and community;
Fostering learning and healthy growth of all students and staff;
Ensuring every school will be an active, participatory, equitable community.

Diversity among teachers undoubtedly advances the academic achievement of students. Compliance obligations establish a baseline which we seek to exceed. As a district, Framingham Public Schools is committed to achieving, developing, and maintaining a workforce reflective of the rich racial, linguistic, and cultural diversity of our students. Framingham Public Schools aims to teach our children, and ourselves, to be culturally proficient and inclusive in order to live, learn, and work together in a vibrant and diverse world.

Indeed, Framingham Public Schools is committed to inspiring our school community to be accepting and willing to learn from individuals with differing backgrounds. Our goal is to reflect the diverse community we serve and create a great place to work for everyone by embracing the individual skills, perspectives, and experiences our people bring to the workplace and harnessing these for high performance and improved service delivery.

We want our employees to feel included, valued, and respected and have access to equal opportunity, which supports full participation mingham Public Schools seeks to retain the diverse talent in our workforce and support our people to maintain a long and productive working career.

Framingham Public Schools is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from persons with disabilities and who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

An Associate's or Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university is preferred.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of three years’ experience as an Office Manager or Administrative Assistant. Candidates who are fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and English preferred.

Framingham Public Schools seeks candidates whose background, teaching, or service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of education. Also, we are interested in candidates who will bring to their professional practice the perspective that comes from a non-traditional educational background or an understanding of the experiences of those underrepresented in the educational field.

SKILLS AND ABILITY:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Computer skills and knowledge of appropriate applications including Microsoft Office, X2, MUNIS and Google are essential. Demonstration of supervisory skills and commensurate experience, ability to establish and maintain organized office systems and procedures, effective interpersonal skills, ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, ability to maintain the confidentiality of information, ability to take notes and transcribe information, ability to work…