Healthroom/Clerical Assistant

About the role

The Wauwatosa School District (WSD) is seeking candidates interested in serving as a Healthroom/Clerical Assistant at Longfellow Middle School. Longfellow serves approximately 819 students.

Responsibilities

• Performs general office work that assists with the smooth operation of the school.
• Any medical background would be a plus.

Requirements

• Previous healthcare experience preferred.
• High school graduate or equivalent is required.
• Current CPR Certification is preferred (or ability to gain such certification)
• Current Red Cross First Aid is preferred (or the ability to gain such certification)
• Interest in working with children/adolescents
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to react quickly, calmly, and decisively in a crisis
• Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality
• Ability to work with diverse groups of adults and children
• Word processing skills and familiarity with computer databases
• Knowledge of various software programs at a moderate level of proficiency
• Ability to read, comprehend, follow, and give oral and written instructions
• Ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, at a level normally associated with completion of a high school degree, or equivalent training
• Ability to work with limited daily supervision and make accurate, rapid, independent decisions regarding normal planning and scheduling of own clerical work schedules
• Ability to assess a variety of concrete or abstract matters or situations and to make decisions based on that assessment
• Excellent organizational skills
• High level of maturity
• Strong degree of self-direction and motivation
• Ability to use tact and diplomacy in dealing with others
• Ability to maintain records and reports in an organized and orderly manner
• Basic math skills, including an ability to perform simple arithmetic
• Ability to create work, methods, or services that require a moderate degree of originality to create a variation of existing documents using knowledge of a discipline
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines
• Knowledge of office terminology and school administration policies, practices, and procedures (preferred)

Qualifications

• Resume
• Letters of Recommendation