Administrative Assistant - Grade

Milford Public Schools Brookside Elementary School
- Milford, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Job : 5961075
Final date to receive applications: Oct 25, 2026 11:59 PM (UTC)
Posted: Oct 15, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Nov 30, 2026

Position:
Administrative Assistant (Grade I)

Location:

Brookside Elementary School

Schedule:

12-Month Position 35 hrs. per week M-F

Salary:
Per Contract

To Start:
November 2026

The successful candidate will provide a full range of administrative services and have the following qualifications:

• Bilingual, Fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese, preferred.
• If bilingual:
  • Proof of proficiency in the Target language, as aligned to DESE Guidance for the Provision of Interpreters in the Education Setting (p.8), required within the first year of employment.
  • Completion of the 2-hour online Language Ambassador Training Course, certificate required upon hire
• Experience working as part of a team in a school environment, required.
• Experience with elementary school-aged children is preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, flexible, and spontaneous work environment.
• Must possess excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Must possess excellent computer skills – Microsoft Office and/or Google Platform experience required.
• Demonstrate excellent knowledge of basic office procedures, operation of common office equipment, the ability to multitask, and a strong time management/task completion record.
• Must possess excellent writing skills.
• Ability to interface with students, parents, coworkers, and the public in a positive, upbeat manner.
• Ability to hold all matters related to duties in the strictest confidence.

Description:

Brookside Elementary School is looking for an administrative assistant to serve as a liaison between building administration and all constituencies. The successful candidate will be flexible and able to contend with the unpredictable world that is an elementary school. He/she will have a positive demeanor and the ability to communicate with English- and non-English-speaking community members. The administrative assistant will work to create a welcoming environment for all visitors to the school.

He/she will support the building administration as outlined in the duties below. They will be able to perform a range of advanced and confidential administrative support functions.

• Manage student database software
• Provide all components of secretarial support to the administrative staff
• Work collaboratively with other office staff
• Coordinate personnel requisitions and accompanying documentation
• Prepare, transmit, and receive correspondence for the administrative staff
• Receive, screen, and direct phone calls
• Managing student attendance, enrollment, and attendance records
• Printing and distributing reports
• Respond to staff, student, and parent inquiries
• Managing the front door, front desk, and school phone calls
• Coordinating and scheduling meetings and appointments for the administrative staff
• Conducting research and preparing correspondence for administrative staff
• Managing a number of different objectives and projects simultaneously
• Other various tasks as assigned by building administrators.

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories:

Classroom Teacher >
Bilingual Education

Classroom Teacher >
Elementary

Support Staff >
Administrative Assistant

Brookside Mission Statement Brookside Elementary School is dedicated to promoting and maintaining effective school/community partnerships that support a safe, nurturing educational environment in which our diverse population will achieve its personal best and become responsible, productive students who embrace lifelong learning.

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