Immediate Opening: School Administrative Assistant

ServingSchools; Saint George (ME); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

St. George School, a community-centered PreK-8 public school in Maine, seeks a School Administrative Assistant to join this summer. The role acts as the primary contact for families and community members, handling communications, attendance updates, and event coordination.

Ideal candidates will help maintain student records, assist with registration, monitor building access, and support administrative, financial, and transportation operations while following privacy laws and regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting school communications or office administration.
• Familiarity with privacy laws, regulations, and expectations.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a primary point of contact between the school and families and community members.
• Publishes the School Newsletter and provides daily attendance and event updates for staff.
• Assists with student registration, manages the events calendar, and supports administrative, financial and transportation operations as needed.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Multitasking

Teamwork

Tools

Excel

Word

Google Docs

Google Sheets

Job description

St. George School is a community-centered PreK-8 public school located in picturesque Mid-Coast Maine. We are committed to academic excellence, community engagement, Expeditionary Learning, and teachers working in teams to innovate, educate, and develop as professionals.

We are looking for a School Administrative Assistant to join our school community beginning this summer. The School Administrative Assistant acts as a primary point of contact between the school and families and community members. This person plays a key role in internal and external school communications through, for example, answering all incoming phone calls, publishing the School Newsletter, providing daily attendance and event updates for staff, assisting families with questions or connecting them to the appropriate staff member, managing the school events calendar, and updating the St. George School roadside sign. In addition, the School Administrative Assistant helps ensure that student records are accurately maintained and managed; assists with student registration; monitors access to the building; and support administrative, financial and transportation operations as needed.

The ideal candidate for this position will have a strong commitment to students, staff, and community; a sense of humor; willingness to work with a diverse professional staff and school community; the ability to multitask; and experience with Excel, Word, Google Docs, and Google Sheets. This person should excel at interpersonal communication and must follow all privacy laws, regulations, and expectations.

This position requires a Maine Department of Education Criminal History Records Check certification. Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is found. Individuals interested should complete the St. George MSU Non-teaching Application including a letter of interest and resume.

Application materials can be found at stgeorgemsu.org.

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