Cedar Rapids Community School District is hiring: Principals Secretary in Cedar

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PRINCIPAL DUTIES

• Provide secretarial services to the principal and staff.
• Establish and maintain files for the principal and school office.
• Maintain the online student database and Infinite Campus files.
• Interact positively on a daily basis with parents, volunteers, visitors, students and staff.
• Supervise students in the office area.
• Prepare necessary district and state reports.
• Provide backup assistance for the health clinic.
• Schedule busing for field trips.
• Oversee time clock for new and existing staff, manage and approve attendance.
• Maintain building calendar in Google.
• Maintain building schedule for other groups using the facility.
• Keep deadlines.
• Handle paperwork involved with bookkeeping, payroll, fee collection, purchasing, substitute teachers, data processing, transportation, student records, and Free/Reduced lunch.
• Prepare and act as editor for school newsletter.
• Order supplies for all staff.
• Other duties as may be assigned or developed.

CLASSIFICATION

Secretarial/Clerical Group F

Seven (7) hours per day. Twelve (12) months.

EMPLOYMENT DATE

2025-2026 School Year

PREPARATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS

• Knowledge in the operation of computers – word processing, database, spreadsheet applications, and e‑mail.
• Knowledge of or willingness to learn BSO ordering system and Infinite Campus.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and initiate responsibilities.
• Successful experience in a responsible secretarial position working with large numbers of students, parents, and staff.
• Ability to work without supervision.
• Cross‑training in health secretary responsibilities.
• Knowledge of office machines – fax, scanner, and copy machine.
• Telephone skills that are polite, tactful, and efficient.
• Demonstrate proficiency in typing and other office skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with frequent interruptions.
• Willingness to assume responsibility.
• Ability to work with staff, students, and the public.
• Capability to represent the school professionally, including confidentiality, communication skills, and dress.
• Willing to participate in ongoing training.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle objects, talk and hear, squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head, use hand strength to grasp items, lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally push or pull items. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus while supervising students and working with computers, written materials, reports, and assessment data.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level is moderately quiet. The position requires the commitment of professional working hours that may extend beyond a typical 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. workday. The employee will work in different areas of the building, in indoor temperatures, and sometimes outdoors during supervisory activities, transportation, and field trips.

The information contained in this job description is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties may be performed by the individual holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

The goal of the Board of Education of the Cedar Rapids Community School District is to provide fair and equal opportunity for employment, promotion, wages, benefits and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment.

The District will affirmatively recruit women and men and members of diverse racial/ethnic groups for job categories where the representative groups are underrepresented. Further, it shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, marital status, socio‑economic status, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.

Required Education Level: GED or High School diploma

Salary: Hourly
Salary Range: $18.59 per hour
Benefit: Standard Employee Benefit

Seniority Level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Administrative

Industry

• Education Administration Programs