Clerical Position - Colchester Public Schools
| Position: | Clerical Position |
| Subject Area: | (none) |
| Job Title: | Office Professional |
| Job Location: | Bacon Academy High School |
| Beginning: | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Deadline: | Open until filled ** |
| District: | Colchester Public Schools |
| Colchester, CT 06415 | |
| Telephone: |
860-537-7261 |
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Job Description:
Overview:
The office professional will provide assistance in the daily operation of a welcoming office, and perform office procedures efficiently, accurately, and in a confidential manner.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (illustrative not inclusive)
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Position Qualifications:
Other Requirements:
Terms of Employment:
12-month position, per contract
Evaluated by:
School Administrator on an ongoing, annual basis
To apply go to http://www.applitrack.com/colchester/onlineapp
Overview:
The office professional will provide assistance in the daily operation of a welcoming office, and perform office procedures efficiently, accurately, and in a confidential manner.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (illustrative not inclusive)
- Provide high-quality customer service in a helpful, timely and responsive manner
- Plan and organize work to perform established office procedures including crisis management protocols
- Follow written procedures and oral instructions and requests effectively
- Screen phone calls, respond to requests, and take accurate messages; schedule and arrange appointments as appropriate
- Maintain records and reports as assigned, such as: student activity accounts, substitutes, student records and evaluations
- Organize and arrange for special events
- Word process school materials, including, but not limited to: memos, letters, newsletters, agendas, minutes and reports
- Arrange class coverage as needed
- Communicate with staff, parents and outside agencies and services accurately and maintain a high level of confidentiality in and out of the office
- Answer questions and assist parents, students, staff and the public
- Use specific software necessary, including but not limited to PowerSchool, to complete tasks assigned by the school administrator
- Perform other duties as assigned by the school administrator
- Support and engage in initiatives to enhance school and district climate
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Work collaboratively with other members of the office staff
- Demonstrate practical knowledge and willingness to assist others
- Skilled computer user
- Ability to type and word process with speed and accuracy
- Ability and willingness to learn and use specific software for the position, including but not limited to: financial software, personnel databases, student databases, facility use software, emergency notification software, course selection and scheduling software
- Excellent interpersonal qualities
- Able to meet deadlines
- Be highly organized, proactive and able to prioritize while working in a busy office
- Relate positively and sensitively to the needs of students, parents, staff and the general public
- Must have strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to:
- Sit for extended periods of time
- Occasionally lift, carry and move parcels weighing up to 25 lbs
- Frequently bend, stretch, reach, stoop
Position Qualifications:
- High school diploma
- Secretarial experience
Other Requirements:
- Computer skills
- Background check
Terms of Employment:
12-month position, per contract
Evaluated by:
School Administrator on an ongoing, annual basis
To apply go to http://www.applitrack.com/colchester/onlineapp
** District reserves the right to close any Job Posting when a suitable applicant has been found before the deadline date.
