Part-Time School Nutrition Worker

Cherokee County School District - GA; Canton (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fringe Benefits

Job summary

Cherokee County School District - GA is seeking a skilled clerical professional to perform advanced secretarial tasks in a fast-paced school office. You will manage records, prepare reports, and coordinate meetings while providing courteous service to staff, students, and the public.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, three years of clerical experience, and strong verbal and written communication.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; business/technical training preferred.
• Three years of secretarial/clerical work experience.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and make decisions.
• Advanced technology skills and data handling in a fast-paced environment.
• Capable of managing multiple tasks and duties simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Follow instructions to perform advanced secretarial/clerical work in a fast-paced environment.
• Operate standard office equipment and programs, including Microsoft Office and copier.
• Maintain updated files of general correspondence and business documents.
• Prepare reports and records for program administration as required by the supervisor.
• Type correspondence, draft routine acknowledgments, and manage routine inquiries.
• Verify complex statistical reports for accuracy and follow up discrepancies.
• Arrange meetings, conferences and travel for administrators.
• Provide clerical relief to maintain efficient office operations.
• Interact with staff, students, parents and the public with tact and good judgment.
• Handle purchase orders for materials and monitor expenditures.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Independent judgment

Technology proficiency

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma

GED

Business/technical training

Tools

Microsoft Office

Copier

Job description

IMPORTANT NOTES

Job Description Code: 10C.016
Division/Department: Clerical
Pay Grade: CO-3
Pay Type: Salaried; Non-Exempt
Retirement: TRS
Contract Work Year: 210 Days/40 Hour Work Week
Reports To: Chief Officer/Director or Designee
Evaluation Instrument: PEI

Minimum Qualifications

Standard high school diploma or satisfactory completion of a General Education Development (GED) Testing Program; business or technical training preferred. Three years of secretarial/clerical work. Ability to establish an effective working relationship with staff and the public; demonstrate proficient verbal and written communication skills; exercise independent judgment and make decisions; possess advanced technology skills; work in a fast-paced environment; and handle multiple tasks and diversified duties at any given time.

GOAL

Perform in a competent and professional manner a wide variety of skilled office duties involving responsibilities, judgment, preparation and organization to relieve the Supervisor from daily office procedures.

Representative Duties & Responsibilities

• Follow instructions to perform advanced secretarial/clerical work in a fast-paced environment.
• Operate standard office equipment and programs, (such as Microsoft Office, copier, etc.) as required by the job.
• Maintain updated and accurate files of general correspondence and business documents.
• Maintain data, statistics, records and other information, and prepare reports, as required for the program(s) for which the immediate supervisor is responsible.
• Type correspondence, articles, reports, manuals and other materials on general or technical subjects; draft routine acknowledgments in response to inquiries not requiring a supervisor’s attention.
• Examine, check and verify complex statistical and other reports for completeness and accuracy of computation; determine conformity to established requirements, and personally follow up the more complicated discrepancies.
• Exercise a significant amount of authority to complete assigned duties with minimal review by the administrator.
• Arrange meetings, conferences and trips for administrators.
• Assist in maintaining efficient office operations by providing clerical relief whenever and wherever needed.
• Interact effectively with the public, staff members, students, teachers, parents and administrators, using tact and good judgment.
• Answer telephone, screen callers and make referrals to appropriate staff; greet visitors, ascertain nature of business and direct visitors to appropriate departments.
• Prepare purchase orders for materials and resources, as well as office supplies, and monitor expenditures.
• Duplicate, collate, and disseminate written materials to the local schools and other appropriate personnel.
• Possess and maintain valid and appropriate license, certificate and/or credential as may be required for this position.
• Follow work scheduling and attendance requirements in a regular, predictable and punctual manner.
• Participate in required training programs to increase skills and proficiency related to the assignment.
• Review current documents, literature and technical source information related to job responsibilities.
• Ensure adherence to good safety procedures.
• Follow federal and state laws, as well as School Board policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Essential Duties

Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position’s role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform, and they do not limit the right of the employer/supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise to modify duties to be performed - even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks. (An employee who is assigned a duty or task believed to be unlawful should report the assignment to the Chief Human Resources Officer.) It should also be noted the order of duties/ responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other.

Minimum Requirements

In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training, experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in this job description may be interpreted only as the minimum criteria existing at the time the description was developed. Other bona fide occupational qualifications and criteria may be utilized as needed in the selection process.

Fringe Benefits

• FICA is paid by the employee and matched by the School District. Temporary workers do not qualify for employee benefits.

Adopted: July 2008
Revised: July 2012, February 2017, July 2024