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School ReceptionistReports to: PrincipalPurpose: To ensure the efficient operation of the school office and to contribute to effective school-public relations by courteously responding to the needs of visitors, parents, staff, and students.Nature of Position: An employee in this position will perform several duties to provide clerical assistance to the school and to maintain positive school/public relations.The employee must occasionally lift and/or move heavy objects up to and including 50 pounds. Some out-of-county travel may occur when participating in regional and/or state level meetings and staff development activities.The employee must consistently use his/her hands for typing/keyboarding, filing, etc. He/she must be able to sit for extended periods of time without fatigue or discomfort. The employee works in primarily an air-conditioned environment with a moderate noise level.Performance Responsibilities and Duties:Greet visitors, determine their needs, and direct them to the proper person.Answer telephone and respond appropriately to requests for information.Be knowledgeable of school events and operations.Assist parents with student dismissal.Demonstrate ability to learn and efficiently utilize PowerSchool to retrieve student information, enter discipline data, etc.Maintain an attractive and clean reception area.Prepare and send correspondence for the Principal and Asst. Principal.Compile data from several sources.Compose brief, routine written material.Prepare meeting agendas.Receive, store and issue supplies and equipment. Perform other duties as assigned.Operate computer and other office machines for routine and repetitive records.Attend and participate in workshops and seminars to improve job performance, when required.Attend staff meetings as required.Performance Evaluations: Performance to be evaluated annually by the Principal.Minimum Qualifications:Education: High School Diploma required; Associate's Degree preferredExperience: Previous Public School Secretary experience desiredA minimum of two years of previous work experience as a secretary or bookkeeperPerformance Responsibilities, Abilities, and Skills:Previous computerized database management experience desiredMust possess basic computer operation skillsMust possess basic word-processing application program skillsOperational skills of common office machinesEffective oral and written communication skillsBasic mathematical computation skillsDemonstrate public relation skillsDemonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with students, parents and other staff members.Ability to stand 30% of the time without fatigue or discomfortAbility to walk 50% of the time without fatigue or discomfortAbility to sit 30% of the time without fatigue or discomfortAbility to lift up to 70 poundsAbility to carry up to 15 poundsAbility to push up to 70 poundsAbility to pull up to 70 poundsAbility to hear, see and speakAbility to work in air-conditioned buildings under florescent lightingSalary Grade: Pay Grade 57Terms of Employment: 10 MonthsOffice Hours: vary based upon school scheduleFLSA Status: Non-ExemptOSHA: The employee is not to handle any human body fluids, biological agents, laboratory chemicals, or be exposed to hazardous materials such as noise, asbestos, or carcinogens.ADA: The employer will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

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