North Elementary Principal Secretary

North Elementary Principal Secretary – St. Peter Public Schools.

Hourly Pay Range: $18.53 per hour; benefits package. Number of Workdays: 215 days (including 11 paid holidays). Workday

Hours:

7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Reports to:

Building Principal.

High school diploma or equivalent; post‑secondary education preferred. Experience in office administrative support desired. Demonstrated proficiency in word processing, database, and spreadsheet programs. Knowledge of data privacy and confidentiality. Ability to take initiative and work in an unsupervised setting, prioritize workflow in a fast‑paced environment with frequent interruptions, and operate standard office equipment. Effective written and oral communication; excellent organizational skills;

respectful and confidential interactions with people of all ages.

Assist the building principal in providing for the needs of staff members, students, parents/guardians, and the general public.

Assist in the general administrative operations of the school site, supporting the principal in day‑to‑day operations.

• Assist in preparing general correspondence and announcements.
• Receive, sort, process, and direct mail to appropriate persons when needed.
• Arrange meetings, conferences, and retreats for school administration and staff.
• Assist with collecting, posting, and printing of summative student grades each quarter using the student information system.
• Provide support for the principal’s school calendar, schedule, and maintain appointments for the principal and other staff as assigned.
• Maintain building calendar.
• Assist in key distribution and record keeping for the building.

• Recruiting and hiring.
• Post and close internal and external job openings.
• Monitor incoming applicants.
• Assist in preparing employment documents.
• Absence management.
• Utilize absence management system to fill vacancies.
• Secure substitute teachers on a day‑to‑day basis.
• Weekly reconciliation of substitute log.
• Assist in preparation of yearly budget.
• Perform maintenance of school’s emergency toolkit and emergency communication tools.
• Update and print school handbook.
• Run building reports for principal/staff.
• Order and maintain building supplies.
• Prepare and follow up with purchase orders.
• Maintain school’s activity account.

• Answer telephone.
• Receive visitors.

• Assist in copy machine and printer maintenance.
• Provide support for the health office.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Light to moderate degree of physical stamina and occasional lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to sit for a portion of time, but will involve standing, walking, and bending.
• Ability to hear the telephone ring and to hear and respond to questions from visitors and callers.
• Ability to use the telephone, computer, and other office equipment for extended periods of time.

• Position functions in a workplace that has a variety of noise levels at times.
• Normal office conditions.
• Occasional exposure to childhood and adult diseases and illnesses.

None.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. The individuals currently holding this position perform additional duties and may be assigned additional duties. The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met or will be encountered while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the district and employee and is subject to change by the district as the needs and requirements of the position change.

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