LOCATION: Allentown High School
27 High StreetStart Date: Anticipated Start Date: November 2, 2026
Allentown, NJ
TITLE:10-MONTH SECRETARY - GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT
REPORTS TO: HS PRINCIPAL AND VICE PRINCIPALS
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
DAILY
- Greet Students
- Answer form requests for appointments
- Schedule appointments with counselors
- Spreadsheet with Post Graduation plans for all seniors
- Complete Working Papers
- Mail Working papers to state at end of each month
- Work with students and parents to provide Realtime access
- Work with students and parents to provide support for Naviance
- Complete student verifications and look-ups - put in file
- Send transcripts for past students - put in file
- Mailing student records of withdrawn students
- Filing and inputting SAT/ACT/PSAT/NJSLA in Realtime & Naviance
- Update and edit grades as needed (Each marking period)
- Schedule meetings with parents/students for Freshmen Groups, Jr College Planning, Senior Transition, Incoming Freshmen Scheduling
- Call students out of class for meetings (Guidance and CST students)
- Compile and print Failure list - each marking period
- Edit grades for teachers when necessary (mainly end of each marking period)
- Coordinating schedule for all counselors
- Linking siblings in Naviance, updating information in Naviance as needed
- Get files to Accuscan for yearly update
- Coordinate/Schedule Conference room meetings/Appointments
- Assist with Bulletin Boards in hallway and in office
FALL
- Request student record of new student
- Enter new data to Realtime
- Contact transportation
- Tour student and family after enrollment
- Help students with schedules (print out if needed)
- Create mandatory list for communication with Military
- Organization/filing of student folders in guidance
- Make copies of college forms to students as needed
- Transcript Release Forms, Counselor Packet, Letters of Rec Forms, Mid Year forms
- Compile/print letters of recommendations and send any information to colleges
- Assist in organization of virtual college admission visits with Justin
- Help to prepare and execute PSATs with Lauren
WINTER
- Order supplies
- Prepare & mail mid-year grades to colleges based on request
- Enroll Choice students (Feb/Mar)
SPRING
- Senior Events Preparation (each Spring)
- Organizing and corresponding with scholarship donors
- Deposit any scholarship contributions
- Contact all donors
- Prepare Gold and Silver certificates
- Prepare vouchers for Scholarships
- Creating application packages for each student and each scholarship
- Create digital invitation and form for Senior Award Night
- Create cards for Senior Decision Day with each student's name and college logo
- Create and print senior scholarship awards
- Help to organize and set up Senior Awards Night
- Help with AP Test coordination
- Keep account of AP Payments
- Update Post Graduation in Realtime
- Update Graduation Outcomes list of all seniors
- Mail Final Transcripts before June 30 (ensure graduation date is on transcript)
SUMMER
- Schedule Educere testing dates as needed with counselors
- Working papers
- Coordinate appointments for schedule changes
Note: Must participate in NJ required Criminal History Clearance before beginning employment.