Clerical Assistant - Nutrition Services

Shelby County Schools; Lauderdale Courts (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Shelby County Schools is seeking a skilled secretary/clerical assistant to support a school location with routine administrative tasks, data entry, and correspondence.

You will prepare reports, manage filings, schedule meetings, arrange travel for staff, answer phones, and assist with basic budget-related duties while maintaining organized records and ensuring smooth office operations.

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent
• 2 years of experience in a relevant area
• Proof of education, training, and/or experience required

Responsibilities

• Provides general clerical and secretarial support for programs and projects.
• Prepares reports detailing administrative information and basic correspondence.
• Schedules meetings and appointments; makes travel arrangements for staff.
• Maintains records and files; prepares and compiles reports as needed.
• Answers telephones, greets visitors, and assists callers and staff.

Education

High School degree or equivalent

Job description

Purpose and Scope

Supports an organization or department by performing secretarial and clerical services for school locations. Assist management with administrative tasks such as tracking and compiling information of interest.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides general clerical and secretarial support for programs and project.
• Prepares various reports detailing the administrative information handled by the position. Prepare basic correspondence, order supplies and cover telephones for school location.
• Identifies issues or problems and seek assistance from higher level personnel or management.
• Prepares and maintains a variety of reports, records, correspondence, and files related to assigned service, activities, and operations; provides for appropriate research and compiles reports, as needed.
• Provides secretarial and clerical support, performing such duties as scheduling meetings and appointments, compiling data for reports, making travel and accommodations arrangements for staff.
• Composes, prepares, types, copies, files, processes, mails and/or transmits various routine documents, which may include forms, correspondence, memos, presentation materials, reports and other documents.
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• Maintains efficient record-keeping systems.
• May provide technical and clerical assistance in the preparation of assigned budgets; may monitor expenditures, process invoices, process payroll, reconcile accounts, and prepare related financial records and reports.
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• Answers the telephone; provides accurate information to callers and/or forwards calls to appropriate personnel; takes messages as needed; greets and assists office visitors.
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• Receives and responds to basic inquiries, routine requests for assistance and concerns from other District departments, schools, agencies, organizations, professionals and the public.
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• May perform specialized duties particular to assigned department.
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• Attends staff, committee and District meetings as required.
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• Attends training, meetings, seminars and/or workshops to enhance job knowledge and skills.
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• Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.

Minimum Qualifications

High School degree or equivalent, and 2 years’ experience in a relevant area for a total education/experience of 2 years. (PROOF OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND/OR EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED)

Degree Equivalency Formula:Bachelor’s Degree= 4 years plus required years of experience.Master’s Degree= 2 years plus required years of experience. Where Master’s degrees are required, years for Bachelor’s Degrees must be included.