Principal Clerk Transportation Department

Title of Position

Principal Clerk Transportation Department (12 month position)

Work year:
July – June (12 months). Effective date of employment: 2026‑2027. Starting date: immediately.

Salary: $41,789 to $47,404 per year (Clerical Salary Scale).

Directly responsible to the Supervisor of Transportation.

• Performs a variety of clerical activities related to the functions of assigned school office and/or programs.
• Greet public, receive visitors in office and follow the proper protocol in allowing access to the building.
• Answer telephones, take messages and refer callers to appropriate staff members.
• Open, sort and route incoming mail and prepare outgoing mail.
• Schedule appointments.
• Prepare memos, correspondence and/or reports from handwritten copy, notes or verbal direction.
• Requisition textbooks, school supplies, equipment and other school‑related forms.
• Monitor and respond to radio communications.
• Prepare weekly payroll of personnel.
• Compile school budget and perform related work.
• Keep up‑to‑date enrollment data; maintain pupil and personnel files.
• Maintain the School Brains student database.
• Maintain accurate student and staff attendance.
• Participate on the Building Crisis Response Team.
• Provide teachers with all necessary data and forms.
• Perform all other general duties as indicated by the Principal and his/her designee.
• Assist in dispatching of all bus related activities.
• Coordinate specialized bus transportation to include in‑district and out‑of‑district routes.
• May require late afternoons into early evenings.

• High School Diploma.
• Secretarial and/or clerical experience preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong effective time management and planning capabilities.
• Performs all clerical work in the office with little supervision.
• Self‑motivated and able to work without direct supervision.
• Ability to multi‑task when necessary.
• Skills to operate standard office equipment, including computer applications and various business machines.
• Perform data entry and word processing; data entry will include daily student attendance, daily staff attendance, current enrollment data, student information, budget documents, supply orders and other data as required.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and familiarity with Apple software, School Brains, and Budget sense.
• Knowledge of transportation routing systems.
• Knowledge of Synovia GPS systems.
• Familiarity with radio communications.
• CPR and First Aid certification is a plus.
• Bilingual preferred.
• Previous experience in a school environment preferred.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the building Principal or his/her designee may find appropriate and acceptable.

• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.

Elizabeth Cannata
Email:
Elizabeth.

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The Haverhill Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is in compliance with federal regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

July 1, 2026