Senior Principal Clerk - LRTC

SUMMARY

Under general direction, performs responsible clerical and secretarial work for administrator(s) and in some cases, deans of students; performs non-supervisory work requiring independent judgment; does related work as required.

$19.94 - $22.40

Lewiston Public Schools offers a robust employee benefits package for full-time employees, including: health insurance with up to 89% of the premium paid by the employer; dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance; flexible spending and dependent care accounts;
Maine Public Employee, 403(b) and 457 retirement plans; paid sick leave and vacation time; paid holidays; tuition reimbursement and more!

• Maintains confidential records and files
• Make bus reservations for various field trips
• Prepares minutes of various meetings; prepares and updates teacher & student handbook
• Prepares, organizes and distributes correspondence, reports and mailings
• Searches files for information needed in compiling statistical and financial reports
• Prepares budgetary, statistical data, requisitions, purchase orders and payroll related items
• Provides clerical and related duties to staff and administration; scans historical records
• Answers phones and questions, takes messages and routes calls
• Maintains necessary communication either oral or written
• Enrolls new students and corresponds with their previous school
• Orders supplies and equipment
• Assists with or maintains supply room
• Reconciles bank and/or VISA statements
• Requisition s repairs
• Travels between buildings when required
• Maintains calendar of events
• Inputs information on computer including Power School, student contacts
• Tracks in and out suspensions, students of the month, fire/evacuation plans, office detention schedule, afternoon attendance sheets
• Dispenses medication when required
• Checks and processes a variety of documents, maintains follow-up records and maintains files
• Assists with preparation and organization relating to June and August Graduation
• Helps coordinate and plan special events and makes required reservations for events
• Maintains detention staffing and calendar
• Manages student traffic to and from office area; monitors student behavior while in office area
• Creates duties and schedules; finds coverage for lunch and bus duties
• Updates MEDMS with behavior information
• Maintain iPad take home privileges and insurance
• Processes all Leave Requests
• Coordinates School's Summer Program
• Stores and prints Report and Progress Report Cards
• Enters and exits students from Infinite Campus
• Keeps a schedule of night usage of the school gym
• Assists school psychological service providers with copies of grades, test scores, attendance and log entries on students being tested

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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.

High school diploma or GED and a minimum of 5 years of prior clerical experience.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before parents, staff and students.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer and related software. Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in…