Media Secretary - 9 Month - Wright

Cedar Rapids Community School District; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedar Rapids Community School District's Wright Elementary School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is hiring a Media Secretary for a nine-month term. The role provides secretarial support to the Library/Media Center, assists in preparing and circulating materials, and uses computer systems for lists, orders, labels, and filing.

The successful candidate will have strong clerical skills, enjoy working with children, and be able to supervise students in the media center.

Qualifications

• Experience in secretarial duties in an educational setting.
• Proficient typing and office skills.
• Able to work with students and staff.
• Strong communication skills.
• Knowledge of library/media center operations.
• Willingness to learn new technology.
• Confidentiality and professional presentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial services for the Library/Media Center.
• Assist in preparation and circulation of materials and equipment.
• Use technology for creating book lists, orders, labels, correspondence, and filing.
• Strong clerical skills for typing book lists, orders, labels, correspondence, and filing.
• Coordinate the Library/Media Center when the media specialist is unavailable.
• Supervision and interact with students in the media center and computer lab.
• Assist in maintaining technology equipment.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Skills

Typing proficiency

Communication skills

Bookkeeping

Office procedures

Technology troubleshooting

Public interaction

Confidentiality

Organization

Adaptability

Education

GED

High School diploma

Tools

Circulation databases

Catalog system

Job description

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Media Secretary - 9 Month - Wright

Cedar Rapids Community School District Wright Elementary School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in TeachIowa, Iowa's Marketplace for education jobs

Job Details

Job ID: 5971576

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Oct 26, 2026 5:03 PM (UTC)

Job Description

PRINCIPAL DUTIES

Provide secretarial services for the Library/Media Center.

Assist in preparation and circulation of materials and equipment.

Use technology skills for creating book lists, orders, labels, correspondence, and filing.

Strong clerical skills for typing book lists, orders, labels, correspondence, and filing.

Coordinate the Library/Media Center when the media specialist is unavailable.

Supervision and interact with students in the media center and computer lab.

Assist in maintaining technology equipment..

Other duties as may be assigned.

CLASSIFICATION

Secretarial-Clerical - Pay Column B

Workgroup - T

Seven (7) hour per day.

Nine (9) months per year.

PREPARATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS

Computer literacy including computerized catalog and circulation databases.

Enjoy working with children.

Good communication skills.

Successful experience in a responsible secretarial position.

Demonstrate proficiency in typing, office skills, and bookkeeping.

Ability to work under pressure with frequent interruptions.

Ability to work with staff, students, and public.

Capable of representing the school in a professional manner, which includes but is not limited to confidentiality, communication skills and dress.

Knowledge of general office procedures.

Ability to organize, prioritize, and initiate tasks.

Willingness to learn new technology through district courses and other avenues.

Troubleshoot technology (computers and AV equipment).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation(s) 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle and/or feel objects, tools or controls; talk and hear. The employee frequently must squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and forward 0 to 24 inches and on occasion up to 36 inches. The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp items. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 0 to 12 feet and occasionally up to 20 feet, such as curriculum materials, desks, chairs, and boxes. The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as tables and carts. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus while supervising students and working with computers, written materials, reports, assessment data, etc.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is moderately quiet. The position requires the commitment of professional working hours that may require the employee to extend beyond a typical 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. workday. The employee will frequently work in different areas of the building including in/at desks, on or near the floor, standing, in movement while supervising students during indoor and outdoor activities, etc. The employee will usually work in indoor temperatures but will work outdoors when supervising playground and transportation activities and while on field trips.

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 be the policy of the District not to 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 in its educational programs and its employment practices. (Adherence to bona fide occupational/educational qualifications shall not be interpreted as discriminatory.)

Required Education Level:

GED

High School diploma

Salary and Benefit:

Salary: Hourly

Benefit: Standard Employee Benefit

Startingrate: $17.38 per hour

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories:

Student Services > Librarian/Media Specialist

Support Staff > Secretary

Equal Opportunity Employer

All employers submitting a job opening for posting on the Teach Iowa system will not discriminate in hiring on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, marital status, or status as a veteran. A bona fide religious institution may choose to exercise the allowances in Iowa Code section 216.6.(6)d. Employers may have additional developed specific equal employment opportunity policies and procedures; please check with employers.

Contact Information

• Human Resources
• 2500 Edgewood Road NW
• Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52405
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]