Administrative Assistant-Northview Elementary School - Vacancy ID: 138297

The Howards Grove School District is looking to hire a full-time administrative assistant for Northview Elementary School. This is a 12-month position working 7:45 am-4:15 pm, Monday-Friday. Responsibilities include assisting the school principal and staff members; students and parents; managing student records including enrollments, withdrawals, grades, report cards, and scheduling. Attention to detail, confidentiality, and organizational skills are a must. Record Keeping/Office Management Skills • Answer phones, greet parents, family members, and community members. • Monitor guest and visitor sign in. Communication/Interaction Skills • Be able to prioritize, handle multiple assignments and manage time so that tasks are accomplished within deadlines. • Able to interact tactfully, effectively and courteously with district staff and other individuals encountered on the job. • Treat every phone call requesting help promptly and courteously. • Be attentive, pleasant and focused on duties and responsibilities at all times. • Exercise full discretion when dealing with confidential student and personnel information. • Maintain affirmative attitude and positive demeanor at all times particularly when responding to citizen/parent complaints, school concerns or requests for information. Student Health and Safety • Manage health room including medication record keeping, storage, delivery of medication or medical testing as trained. • Maintain confidentiality. • Make home contact for ill students. • Supervise ill students. The Howards Grove School District does not discriminate in the employment of professional or support staff on the basis of any characteristic protected under State or Federal law, including, but not limited to race, color, age, sex, creed or religion, handicap or disability, marital status, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, military service (as defined in 111.32 Wis. Stats.), sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, arrest record, conviction record, use or non-use of lawful products off the District's premises during non-working hours, or any other characteristic protected by law in its employment practices. (Board Policy 3122 & 4122). The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or illegal substance in the workplace in compliance with Policy 3122/4122 throughout his/her employment in the District.