School Secretary

GFMS; City of Glens Falls (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Glens Falls Elementary School(Kensington) is seeking a 12-month School Secretary to provide essential administrative, clerical, and operational support to school leadership and staff. The role involves independent clerical work and relieving administrators of routine details, with frequent judgment calls in applying policies and handling high-volume interactions with the public, staff, and students.

Applicants should meet the minimum requirements including an associate degree in secretarial

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Secretarial Science or two years of clerical experience with typing and PC use.
• Equivalency of training and experience may be substituted for education.
• Clerical experience should include typing and use of common applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential administrative, clerical, and operational support to school administration and staff.
• Independently perform complex clerical operations and relieve administrators of administrative details.
• Exercise independent judgment in applying policies and handling high-volume interactions with the public, staff, and students.

Education

Associate Degree in Secretarial Science

Two years clerical experience

Equivalent combination of training and experience

Job description

The Glens Falls Elementary School(Kensington) is currently seeking a 12-Month School Secretary

Providing essential administrative, clerical, and operational support to the school administration and staff. The work involves responsibility for independently performing complex clerical operations and relieving school administrators of administrative details. The position requires frequent exercise of independent judgment in applying established policies and procedures, handling high-volume interactions with the public, staff, and students, and operating standard office software and school management databases and programs. ( For example ParentSquare and eSchool)

The posted salary range represents the District’s good-faith estimate of the anticipated hiring range at the time of posting. Final salary will be based on factors including experience, education, qualifications, internal equity, and applicable contractual provisions.
Full consideration will be given to applications received by the application deadline.

Glens Falls City School District is an affirmative action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by federal or New York State law. The District is committed to providing an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants.

Candidates must meet the following minimum requirements:

• (a) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York registered college, university or business school with an Associate Degree in Secretarial Science; or
• (b) Two(2) years of clerical experience, which must have included typing and use of a personal computer and common applications as a major function of the job; or
• (c) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (a) and (b). Substitution of experience for education can be made.