School Secretary

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : School Secretary

Department : Operations

FLSA Status : Professional, Exempt

Reports to : Operations Manager

Work Schedule : 8 am - 4 pm, Monday-Friday

Compensation : $51,000 - $53,550 / year

Company Overview : Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School is a leader in Chinese Immersion education, achieving high levels of academic and organizational success. Our diverse and inclusive community reaches far beyond the walls of our building. At Yu Ying teachers, staff and families are collaborators, who together, are raising the next generation of culturally fluent and well-rounded global citizens.

Position Overview : The role of the School Secretary at Washington Yu Ying PCS provides the first impression of our school to students, families and the community. The ideal candidate for this position must have the ability to perform confidential administrative responsibilities and multitask in a busy environment while exhibiting a positive and pleasant demeanor and exemplary customer service. This position manages the daily student attendance process, assists with student enrollment, and contributes to a positive, safe, and well-rounded school environment for students and manages office procedures, daily school operations,and the front desk.

Key Responsibilities :

• Manage daily attendance collection
• Update attendance in the PowerSchool database
• Liaise with teachers and campus principals to ensure accurate collection daily
• Manage late arrivals
• Update the daily dismissal lists (The One List)
• Support management of National School Lunch Program (NSLP) needs
• Distribute and collect free and reduced meals (FARM) applications
• Capture lunch count data
• Provide exemplary customer service
• Manage front desk operations including :
• Answering phone calls
• Responding to emails
• Communicating with families, teachers and school staff
• Become familiar with students

School Secretary Duties

Qualifications :

Benefits Package :

Generous Paid Time Off

Insurance Benefits

Work-Life Balance Assistance

Terms of Employment :

Physical Demands

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job and are not meant to be all-inclusive. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities of the job.

Unless reasonable accommodation can be made, while performing this job, the staff member shall :

Environmental Demands

The environmental demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job and are not meant to be all-inclusive.