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6-12 Administrative Assistant

Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls

Aberdeen, SD 57401

Posted/Updated: 3 days ago

Job Description

Employment Term: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (1/2 hour lunch) for 181 school days 30 days in summer x 5.5 hours/day = 165 summer hours to be arranged

Reports To: Building Principal

Requirements:

Education Level: High School diploma. Associate degree or equivalent from two-year college Ior technical school preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience Desired: Three years’ clerical experience preferred. Demonstrated computer skills in data entry, word processing, and databases. Ability to operate a personal computer, and other office technologies.

Other Requirements: Excellent verbal and written communication. Positive human relations skills. Strong skills in detailed and accurate work. Good organizational skills. Patience and a positive attitude toward people are essential. Ability to work under pressure and with minimal supervision. Ability to maintain a high degree of office confidentiality in all work assignments.

Physical Requirements: This position requires constant hand-eye/mind-eye coordination, dialing, grasping, keyboarding, repetitive motions with wrists, hands and fingers. Walking, sitting, scheduling and talking are constantly required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:

  • Provide general administrative and clerical support to the Building Principal.
  • Answer and route incoming telephone calls and record messages.
  • Welcome visitors and students and arrange for their comfort.
  • Maintain a regular filing system and process incoming correspondence as instructed.
  • Maintain student records as required.
  • Create and update Graduation, Awards Night and Activities Booklets.
  • Operate computer, calculator, copier, facsimile machine and other office technologies.
  • Create documents using computer, including correspondence, memos, forms, etc.
  • Collect assignments per parent requests for students who are absent because of illness, etc.
  • Prepare and maintain the front door schedule. Be able to connect from outside building if needed
  • Collect assignments for the Brown County Juvenile Detention Center and various treatment centers throughout the state for High School students who are assigned there.
  • Request and mail progress reports weekly, bi-weekly or mid-term to parents of students who request them.
  • Sell Dinner Dance, post-Dinner Dance and post-graduation tickets.
  • Distribute school picture information packets to teachers and organize picture distribution.
  • Prepare grade transcripts
  • Administer medication and help with general first aid.
  • Prepare memos, evaluation, correspondence, etc. as requested by the principal.
  • Help organize and keep records of various school fundraisers for RMS/RHS
  • Receive attendance reports and follow up with letters as needed.
  • Sort mail to teachers and administration
  • Prepare Graduation Information for diplomas.
  • Prepare award certificates as needed by teachers.
  • Inventory and order supplies for office and combine teacher orders for RHS building; sort and distribute supplies when delivered.
  • Assess fines to students (per teacher) and pull and hold report cards until paid.
  • Update Infinite Campus Portal Announcements daily.
  • Receive and track money for different groups (ie. salad luncheon, senior videos and others as requested).
  • Collect information and create Monthly Calendar to be sent home to ACSS families.
  • Hire Subs for teachers other than for illness.
  • Prepare Leave Form for Business Manager on staff absences.
  • Prepare program for National Honor Society Induction.
  • Prepare and type reports and memos for Activities Director.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the building Principal.
  • Update indoor sign with daily announcements
  • Update outdoor sign weekly

Infinite Campus Administrator (Student Software Program)– performing the following:

  • Being trained in all areas of the program to be able to help others when needed.
  • Trouble shoot for everyone using the program for ACSS.
  • Find resources to help with problems incurred.
  • Train new staff members on how to use Campus.
  • Be able to provide “refreshers” to current staff.
  • Create Custom Tabs for the needs of ACSS.
  • Enter all changes for information on families of ACSS.
  • Create new user accounts and enter data for all new students and families K-12.
  • Enter and maintain household information for all students.
  • Open and close grading window at appropriate times.
  • Add or make changes for teachers as needed.
  • Enter the schedule requests and changes for JH/HS Students.
  • Add and drop students from classes as requested by Principal.
  • Enter data and create accounts for new teachers and staff.
  • Set up calendar and user rights for all teachers and staff as needed.
  • Maintain user security.
  • Disable records and access for staff, students and families not returning.
  • Create and set up classes and sections according to teaching schedule.
  • Enter the data needed for Grading Tasks so that grades are figured correctly for GPA’s.
  • Add the new school calendar each year and roll over existing data to the new school year.
  • Print Reports as needed.
  • Create the honor roll.
  • Create and maintain student transcripts, adding information for all transfer students.
  • Track daily attendance, follow up on unknown absences.
  • Make sure teachers take attendance each class period.
  • Create Ad Hoc reports as requested.
  • Enter locker numbers and combinations for students.
  • Add test scores to appropriate area on Campus.
  • Add health concerns to student records.
  • Create user ID’s and set up the Parent and Student Portal.
  • Trouble shoot the Portal for both students and parents.
  • Maintain the information found on the Parent and Student Portal.
  • Add user messages to both the Portal side and Faculty side of Campus.
  • Be open to learning about upgrades to the program.
  • Be the “Go To” person for Infinite Campus for ACSS questions and concerns and making sure those questions and concerns are handled with efficiency.
  • Perform any other duties required by school administration to make Infinite Campus efficient for ACSS.

School Messenger Administrator (Communication Program for Families and Staff):

  • Being trained in areas that are used by ACSS
  • Delete all information from previous school year at start of new school year
  • Import new data each school year for ACSS
  • Update all phone and email addresses for Families and Staff of ACSS
  • Set up and send messages as required for Principals of ACSS
  • Delete family and staff information when people leave the ACSS system