Secretary: Front Office at Park Forest Middle School (Anticipated)

PARK FOREST MIDDLE SCHL; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The State College Area School District is seeking an anticipated Secretary for the Assistant Principal at Park Forest Middle School. The role supports calendar management, scheduling, and building communications while interacting with staff, students, parents and visitors.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong written and verbal communication, customer service, administrative and organizational skills, plus the ability to work independently and under pressure with discretion in confidential

Qualifications

• Experience in secretarial or administrative assistant position is required.
• Experience in public education and/or completion of an accredited secretarial and/or accounting training program is preferred.
• Must be able to work independently as well as within a team.
• Strong written and verbal communication, customer service, administrative and organizational skills.
• Must be able to handle confidential matters with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Assistant Principal's calendar and meeting schedule.
• Coordinate building communications with staff, students, parents and visitors.
• Handle difficult situations with skill, patience and diplomacy.
• Work independently on projects and collaboratively with a team.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Customer service

Administrative skills

Organizational skills

Education

Secretarial training program

Job description

Secretary: Front Office at Park Forest Middle School (Anticipated)

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Job Details

Job ID: 5952464

Application Deadline: Oct 20, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Oct 06, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Job Description

The State College Area School District is searching for an anticipated Secretary for the Assistant Principal at Park Forest Middle School. This individual works closely with the Assistant Principal and other building staff, students, parents, and visitors. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the management of the Assistant Principal's calendar and meeting schedule; coordination of building communications; and, management of difficult situations with skill, patience, and diplomacy.

The ideal individual will have the ability to exercise good judgment in a variety of situations; demonstrate a commitment to diversity; demonstrate strong written and verbal communication, customer service, administrative, and organizational skills; and have the ability to maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities. The successful candidate will have the ability to work independently on projects and must be able to work under pressure at times to handle a wide variety of activities and confidential matters with discretion. Must be able to work independently as well as within a team.

Experiencein a secretarial, or administrative assistant position is required. Experience in public education and/or completion of an accredited secretarial and/or accounting training program is preferred.

Grade B; 7.5 Hours/day; 260 Days/year

The State College Area School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Categories:

Support Staff > Secretary

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Human Resources
• 240 Villa Crest Dr
• State College, Pennsylvania 16801
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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