Clerical Aide Job Newark area,New Jersey USA,Administrative/Clerical

Clerical Aide (10 Months) 1.0 Fte South Mountain Elementary School Available September 1, 2026

The applicant's primary responsibilities include checking daily student attendance, calling parents regarding absences, receiving phone calls for teachers and leaving messages as needed. In addition, assisting secretarial staff, maintaining appropriate relationships with students, parents and staff, referring problems to appropriate administrators, and sorting incoming and outgoing mail are required.

Qualifications required:
High school diploma. Office experience and technology skills preferred. Organized and detail oriented. Ability to work as a team player; as well as independently. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Required criminal history background check and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident/immigrant status.

Position title:

Clerical Aide

Minimum qualifications:

High school graduate.
Evidence of being in good health.
Maturity and evidence of good character.
Experience or potential to complete clerical tasks with accuracy.
Computer literacy.
Experience in an educational facility preferred.

Reports to:

School Principal

Job goals:
To provide clerical assistance in a variety of tasks as required by the office to which the Clerical Aide is assigned.

Job responsibility and authority:
To assist in the operation of the office/school as assigned by the Principal or Dean.

Primary responsibilities:

To assist the secretarial staff in the many tasks required. To operate the office/school in an efficient and effective manner.

To receive telephone calls and direct messages to the appropriate staff members.

To initiate telephone calls to parents as directed by the Dean or Principal.

To check on daily student attendance as required by the Dean or Principal.

To sort mail and distribute to appropriate staff members.

To complete word processing tasks and computer-based assignments.

To maintain harmonious relationships with students, parents and other staff members.

To refer tasks to other appropriate staff members, as required in the operation of the office/school.

To complete all other tasks of a clerical nature as assigned.

Working relationships of the position:
Relates to secretaries, students, teachers, administrators, parents.

Terms of employment: 10 months salary as per SOMEA Agreement