Secretary to the Principal

Reports to: Westview Elementary Principal

About Us

At Fitzgerald Public Schools, our mission is to inspire, empower and prepare today's learner to become tomorrow's leader. Our vision is to educate our future leaders to be Focused, Progressive and Successful. Our strategic plan includes: providing a guaranteed and viable curriculum; a multi-tiered system of support; considerations for the whole school, whole child and whole community; engaging all families; data-based decision making; communication and collective responsibility.

From our humble beginnings in 1920, Fitzgerald Public Schools is a community of 2,200 students with 350 staff members. We are proud of our early childhood center for grades PreK-K, our two elementary schools, one for lower elementary grades 1-3 and one for upper elementary grades 4-5, our middle school serving grades 6-8 with one of the planetariums in the county, our high school for grades 9-12 with a state-of-the-art automotive service center, and our virtual academy. We have an award-winning athletic program, marching band, and our own food service, transportation, custodial, and maintenance teams. Through our partnership with a local provider, we also offer school-age child care.

What We Offer

Fitzgerald Public Schools has a competitive salary and benefits package along with opportunities for advancement and leadership. With the passing of our recent bond, we have buildings, classrooms, cafeterias, and offices in the process of being transformed for the future.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; Post-secondary education or Associate Degree preferred.
• Three years experience in a K-12 public school office position preferred.
• Highly proficient in school computer software (i.e., MS Office, AS400, PowerSchool, School Dude, Google Suite).
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Demonstrated good judgment and initiative.
• Ability to work under stress, meet deadlines, and handle crisis situations as needed.
• Ability to prioritize tasks; work with little supervision, as well as a productive member of a team.
• Ability to work with students, parents, staff, district employees, and external agencies.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a high degree of proficiency in secretarial skills to provide timely, neat, and accurate work.
• Receives, acknowledges, and answers inquiries or channels to appropriate staff members.
• Maintains an awareness of the importance of good public relations in handling all matters while maintaining strict standards of confidentiality in all matters.
• Adept at diffusing potentially volatile situations.
• Assists students, parents, administrators, and staff as needed.
• Performs the necessary duties and functions related to the processing of substitute teachers and building paraprofessionals.
• Performs a variety of duties related to the opening and closing of the school year.
• Orders, stores, and distributes office and general teacher supplies and forms.
• Organizes all incoming and outgoing office mail.
• Maintains various and appropriate filing systems.
• Creates purchase orders; assists with tracking school accounts/budget(s).
• Creates letters, memos, newsletters, and other written school communications.
• Gathers data and generates reports and creates presentations.
• Maintains building calendar; assists with the set-up of meetings, orientations, and events.
• Familiar with and follows FERPA and HIPAA laws.
• Assists with school improvement process and reports.
• Coordinates principal's schedule.
• Responsible for substitute teacher check-in/check-out.
• Communicates crisis management notifications per administration.
• Performs such other duties and functions as assigned by the Principal.

Schedule

8 hours per day; 215 days per year

Pay

Job Class I per Local 2654 CBA