FY27: School Administrative Secretary, Northwood HS, 8hrs/12mo, Ad closes 11/9/26

Montgomery County Public Schools, MD; Silver Spring (MD); Presencial; USD 38.000 - 55.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Montgomery County Public Schools, Northwood High School in Silver Spring, MD, seeks a High School Administrative Secretary to support the principal and admin team. The role handles front-office operations, schedules, and document formatting with a focus on accuracy and discretion.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED (associate degree preferred) and at least five years of experience, with three in a school setting. Strong office software proficiency is required.

Formación

• High School or GED required; Associate degree preferred.
• Minimum five years of progressively more responsible experience, three in a school setting.
• Training in personal computing to perform complex tasks with text documents, spreadsheets and databases.

Responsabilidades

• Manage operations of the school's main offices and staff.
• Lead and train clerical staff and ensure adherence to policies and procedures.
• Support the principal and administrative team with scheduling, correspondence review, and document preparation.
• Interact with stakeholders of the school community and maintain confidential data.
• Review and proofread correspondence before submitting for signature.

Conocimientos

Office management

Record keeping

Proofreading

Communications

Discretion

Educación

High school diploma or GED

Associate's degree preferred

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Text processing

Spreadsheets

Databases

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

Job Specific Information : High School Administrative Secretary to the principalThe wage range for this position is between $27.33 and $40.17 per hour, based on years of service. For information about benefits, please follow the link below.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nCKtJEqy4w4SLTzmvmVXgE8hPfOBolkb/view

MCPS Official Job Description

Summary Description:
Under direction, manages the operations of the school^s main offices and its staff. Ensures that school office and related administrative activities are conducted in accordance with established policies and procedures, makes decisions involving office routines and procedures, and leads and trains other clerical staff. Supports the principal and the administrative team by carrying out administrative duties, such as first-line response, maintaining schedules, and reviewing correspondence for formatting, spelling, punctuation, and grammar before submitting for assigned administrator^s signature. Responsible for interacting with various stakeholders of the school community and the school system.Physical Demands:Position typically requires sustained operation of keyboard devices.Special Requirements:

Knowledge Skills Abilities:
Thorough knowledge of modern office practices and procedures; office management; standard records procedures; business English; computer proficiency to include multiple computer applications designed to execute office work. Ability to multi-task, work independently, and proactively; meet deadlines; maintain confidential and important data and records and prepare reports from such records; compose and proofread correspondence; interact effectively and courteously with the school community; exercise sound judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting school policies and procedures. Demonstrates commitment to students; high degree of professionalism; excellent problem-solving, organizational, communications, and interpersonal skills with minimal supervision. Knowledge of and the ability to meet the seven core competencies of the Supporting Services Professional Growth System (SSPGS).
Education Training Experience:
High School or GED diploma required. Associates degree preferred. Minimum five years of progressively more responsible experience, three of which shall have been performing clerical work in a school setting. Training in personal computing sufficient to perform complex tasks working with text documents, spreadsheets and databases. Other combinations of applicable education, training, and experience which provide the knowledge, abilities, and skills necessary to perform effectively in the position may be considered.Certificate License:None

Job

Job Grade : 16 Optimal Qualified

Organization

Northwood High School

Primary Location

Silver Spring

Schedule

Full-time | 1.000 (80 hours bi-weekly)

Working Months : 12

Shift

Day Job