Secretary to Elementary Principal Category I Classification A

To provide assistance to the building principal the students the parents the teachers and support personnel in the schools office to assure a smooth friendly and efficient operation of the school office so that the offices maximum positive impact on the education of children can be realized.

• Perform the usual and necessary office routines and practices assigned by the principal.
• Keep attendance records of children and notify the principal when any child has been unexplained for a 3-day absence or an unusual absence trend. Compile and calculate various attendance reports.
• Maintain the finance books for the school.
• Maintain a record of teacher principal and support personnels absences and the resulting substitutes.
• Receives and routes incoming calls as required or relays messages as the case may require.
• Receives sorts and delivers incoming mail.
• Enroll new students and arrange the transfer of students moving to another attendance area as assigned by the principal.
• In the absence of the school nurse the secretary will administer emergency first aid. See that the parents are contacted in the event of a serious student accident or illness.
• Performs such other reasonable tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the building principal may from time to time assign or delegate.
• Be responsive to specialized instructions from the assistant superintendent business management and the administrative assistant to the superintendent.
• Greet visitors salespersons parents and guests and after determining their business make an appropriate disposition of the matter.

• High school graduate or GED
• Good interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of office equipment
• Proficient in typing
• Excellent organizational skills

Daily Schedule: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 46 weeks per year

Salary and Benefits:

Salary: $16.90 per hour

Benefits: Per MCESP Agreement

The Michigan City Area Schools does not discriminate on the basis of the Protected Classes of race color national origin sex (including transgender status sexual orientation and gender identity) disability age religion military status ancestry or genetic information which are classes protected by Federal and/or State law (collectively Protected Classes). This includes the Corporations employment opportunities programs and/or activities or if initially occurring off Corporation grounds or outside the Corporations employment opportunities programs and activities affecting the Corporations environment. For further information clarification or complaint please contact the MCAS School Administration 408 S. Carroll Avenue Michigan City Indiana 46360 at for Title IX (gender equity related issues); or Special Education Director 408 S. Carroll Avenue Michigan City Indiana 46360 at for Section 504 (non-discrimination/disability issues and Americans with Disabilities). Any other information concerning the above policies may be obtained by contacting the Superintendent Dr. Wendel McCollum 408 S. Carroll Ave. Michigan City Indiana 46360 at .

Required Experience:

Staff IC