Secretary to Assistant Director of Special Education

Job Title: Assistant to the Assistant Director of Special Education

Reports to: Assistant Director of Special Education

Terms and Conditions: Full-time, 12 months, 8 hours per day.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Salary: $23.77 per hour, grade 1 per Classified Personnel Association collective bargaining agreement. Includes full benefits package.

Oak Park and River Forest High School, or OPRF, is a comprehensive public high school located in Oak Park, Ill., a suburb eight miles due west of downtown Chicago. We are a one‑school district, with the majority of our students coming from two sender districts, River Forest Public Schools District 90 and Oak Park Elementary School District 97. We offer more than 200 courses, a variety of programs for students with special needs, 75 clubs and activities, and 29 competitive sports.

We prepare our students well for post‑secondary success, with an average ACT composite score of 24 and a 94% graduation rate.

Oak Park and River Forest are communities that highly value diversity. OPRF is a founding member of the national Minority Student Achievement Network, and our school is racially and economically diverse, with about 44% of our 3,300 students identifying as African‑American, Hispanic, multiracial, or Asian. Our villages have long embraced the LGBTQ community, and we have a significant mix of homeowners and renters.

We seek faculty and staff who have high expectations for all students, and who value student voice in education. As a school, we are particularly focused on closing opportunity gaps for our students of color.

OPRF is an equal opportunity employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
OPRF’s goal is to increase its representation of people of color.

Performs office clerical support in an efficient, organized, and timely manner as described below.

Knowledge of general functioning of the entire school. Must have proficient skills in Microsoft computer applications, have great customer service skills, be able to multitask, and be a great team player. Ability to maintain good working relationships with all community contacts, citizens, general public, newspapers, community organizations as well as students, parents, faculty, and staff. Must be able to type 65 wpm.

Considerable skill in organizing work effectively and prioritizing demands in a timely manner.