Secretary Job #7164

Located in beautiful southeast Arizona Sierra Vista Unified School District is seeking passionate dedicated individuals to join our team!
Award-Winning District * 8 Outstanding Schools *Competitive Salaries * Incentives * Paid Holidays & Leave * Exceptional Employee Benefits & Resources * Culture of Caring & Support
Apply Today & Make a Difference in Students Lives.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. High School Diploma or equivalent
2. Minimum of two years experience in related area performing secretarial or general office work in an office with considerable public contact or an equivalent combination of experience education and/or training that demonstrates desired knowledge skills and abilities
3. Working knowledge of computer word-processing and Microsoft Office applications and Google
4. Ability to obtain a valid Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

1. Strong organizational and record-keeping skills.
2. Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
3. Ability to follow written and/or verbal instructions.
4. Ability to demonstrate interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
5. Ability to demonstrate exceptional customer service skills
6. Ability to use computers for email communications word processing data management and other assigned tasks as related to the position.
7. Ability to maintain accurate records and reports.
8. Ability to apply common sense understanding to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations.
9. Ability to interact cooperatively and courteously with staff students parents and community.
10. Utilize with fidelity the District Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) program at the building level.
11. Ability to understand and maintain students and parents rights to confidentiality and not violate those rights; nor discuss students in inappropriate places or with anyone not in direct contact with such individual students.
12. Ensure information obtained through the course of duties associated with this position is held in the highest of confidentiality.
13. Perform all duties in accordance with Federal and State laws district procedures and Board policies; including mandatory reporting procedures.

Disclaimer: The following duties are not intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification only a representative summary of primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional position-specific duties.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Completeoffice management duties receivevisitors answerinquiries and providegeneral information relevant to the ESS Department as directed by the ESS Director.
2. Obtain gather and organizepertinent data as needed creating a final product that relays the information in an understandable and usable manner.
3. Follow maintain and updatethe Standard Operations Procedures (SOP) manual.
4. Refernon-job specific inquiries to appropriate departments and/or supervisors.
5. Maintaina regular filing system and a set of locked confidential files.
6. Composecorrespondence independently in rough draft and final copy and processincoming and outgoing correspondence as instructed.
7. Communicateprofessionally with Federal State and local representatives.
8. Verify the accuracy and completeness of paperwork necessary to meet state and federal guidelines for exceptional education with corrective action.
9. Processreferrals and requested paperwork generated from the local state and federal entities.
10. Maintaindatabases including data entry and generate reports using Exceptional Student Services programs/software.
11. Collectand recordfunds received for various client fees.
12. Communicatefrequently to the Director any concerns needs and ongoing status of projects.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to reach with hands and arms sit stand walk stoop and bend as necessary. The employee maylift carry push pull or otherwise move objects weighing a minimum of 10 pounds and could occasionally lift or move up to 20 pounds. The employee will read correspondence and computer screens and use the telephone.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
Indoor office environment. This position regularly works indoors. The noise level in the work environment is quiet to moderate and may become excessively noisy at times. Will have substantial contact with parents students staff and the public.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
The ESS Secretary reports to the Exceptional Student Services Director. The ESS Secretary will interact cooperatively with all other staff positions. All elements of good human relations will be practiced.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
INITIAL WAGE PLACEMENT PLAN: Starting at $15.35 per hour
WORK YEAR: 12 Months/8 hours
**BENEFITS** SVUSD offers a competitive benefits package that includes health dental vision and supplemental insurance options available at an additional cost to employees. Benefits also include paid leave paid holidays paid life insurance and an equal contribution to the Arizona State Retirement more details please visit theJoin Our TeamandBenefitsweb pages.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Human Resourcesor

NON-DISCRIMINATION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The Sierra Vista Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion national origin sex disability age or sexual orientation in admission and access to its programs services activities or in any aspect of their operations and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The Sierra Vista Unified School District also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. Inquiries may be directed to the Title IX Coordinator or the Section 504/ADA Coordinator at 3305 E. Fry Blvd. Sierra Vista AZ 85635 or .