Secondary School Secretary: Records & Admin Support

DeKalb County School District; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

McNair High School, part of the DeKalb County School District, is seeking a Secretary to provide administrative support and promote high academic expectations. The role requires strong written and verbal communication and collaboration with staff to ensure smooth school operations.

Responsibilities include maintaining student records, answering inquiries, coordinating meetings, managing scheduling, and assisting with procurement and daily office tasks.

Qualifications

• Maintain student records, including enrollment, withdrawal, and transcript documentation.
• Provide customer service by responding to requests and inquiries from students, faculty, staff, parents, and visitors; answering phones, greeting guests, and addressing concerns raised by various stakeholders.
• Assist with the procurement of supplies and equipment.
• Support administrative staff in managing daily office operations such as scheduling meetings/events, preparing agendas/minutes for meetings, maintaining correspondence, and organizing physical settings for meetings/events.
• Coordinate various administrative tasks, including maintaining disciplinary documentation, attendance records, and field trip arrangements, ensuring that information packages are complete and meet submission requirements.
• Ensure that all tasks completed comply with all relevant federal, state, and local laws, as well as relevant organizational policies.
• Collaborate across departments as necessary to support department and organizational objectives.
• Monitor industry trends and make suitable suggestions for improvement as appropriate.
• Participate in projects related to the development of new tools or processes aimed at improving efficiency within the organization.Coordinate assigned project tasks effectively to meet objectives.

Responsibilities

• Maintain student records, including enrollment, withdrawal, and transcript documentation.
• Provide customer service by responding to requests and inquiries from students, faculty, staff, parents, and visitors; answering phones, greeting guests, and addressing concerns raised by various stakeholders.
• Assist with the procurement of supplies and equipment.
• Support administrative staff in managing daily office operations such as scheduling meetings/events, preparing agendas/minutes for meetings, maintaining correspondence, and organizing physical settings for meetings/events.
• Coordinate various administrative tasks, including maintaining disciplinary documentation, attendance records, and field trip arrangements, ensuring that information packages are complete and meet submission requirements.
• Ensure that all tasks completed comply with all relevant federal, state, and local laws, as well as relevant organizational policies.
• Collaborate across departments as necessary to support department and organizational objectives.
• Monitor industry trends and make suitable suggestions for improvement as appropriate.
• Participate in projects related to the development of new tools or processes aimed at improving efficiency within the organization.Coordinate assigned project tasks effectively to meet objectives.

Skills

Customer service

Verbal/written communication

Record keeping

Collaboration

Education

High school diploma with experience

Associate degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

McNair High School, part of the DeKalb County School District, is seeking a Secretary to provide administrative support and promote high academic expectations. The role requires strong written and verbal communication and collaboration with staff to ensure smooth school operations.

Responsibilities include maintaining student records, answering inquiries, coordinating meetings, managing scheduling, and assisting with procurement and daily office tasks.