Charles County Public Schools is hiring: Secretary to the Principal at C. Paul B

Secretary to the Principal Terms of Employment: 12-month Exemption Status: Non-Exempt Salary Scale: AFSCME UA, Grade 11-12

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of two (2) years' experience in bookkeeping or office management required.
• Experience with budgets, payroll, and cash handling preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Considerable knowledge of effective office practices and procedures/excellent organizational skills.
• Ability and willingness to establish and maintain excellent public and community relations.
• Ability to react quickly and effectively to oral and written instructions.
• Possesses excellent oral and written language skills (grammar, punctuation, spelling).
• Ability to use good judgment and problem-solving skills to address issues and concerns within the scope of job responsibility.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn additional software programs as needed.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Functions as office manager.
• Prepares correspondence and other documents as required.
• Maintains files and records related to principal's accountability.
• Responds to requests and maintains open communication with office of school administration and other central office divisions.
• Meets payroll deadlines, manages school finances including - daily bookkeeping, preparing monthly and annual financial reports, tracking the school budget, placing school orders, and undergoing annual audits.
• Answers phone, takes accurate messages, welcomes, and assists visitors to the school.
• Receives, sorts and forwards mail and messages for the school staff.
• Maintains regular on-time attendance and dependable.
• Performs other duties as prescribed by the school principal.

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The environmental factors and/or physical requirements of this position include the following: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard. The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. Charles County Public Schools reserves the right to re-advertise and modify the content of vacancy announcements at any time; however, this may be the only notice for this position during the noted advertisement period. The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Michael Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.