SY 26-27 Secretary I (Bilingual- Spanish)- Willard

Provides clerical support in an assigned office or school.

Responsibilities

• Types correspondence, reports, and various forms including accounting and fiscal statements.
• Composes and types form letters or answers to routine correspondence.
• Assembles statistical information for various reports.
• Answers telephones and personal inquiries which require knowledge of school and administrative rules, regulations, and procedures; routes visitors and calls; secures and releases routine information.
• Operates a personal computer to perform word processing and other functions relative to assigned work.
• Sorts correspondence, checks, vouchers, index cards, and other materials; maintains and purges files.
• Posts and maintains records for personnel, payroll, equipment, pupils, and other areas as needed.
• Prepares requisitions for and maintains records of supplies and equipment.
• Schedules meetings for superior or other personnel.
• Operates copy and fax machines.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge of office practices and procedures, and the operation and maintenance of standard office equipment.
• Knowledge of basic personal computer equipment and word processing functions.
• Knowledge of business English, spelling, and arithmetic.

Skills

• Type from clear copy at a minimum speed of 40 net corrected words per minute.
• Use a personal computer and word processing software effectively.
• Perform moderately varied arithmetic computations and tabulations accurately with reasonable speed.
• Maintain clerical records and prepare report forms.
• Learn the rules and regulations of administrative or school offices.
• Speak, read, and write English and the appropriate foreign language fluently.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Primary location: Willard, Frances E. School (5440), The School District of Philadelphia.

Union affiliation: Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT).