Marple Newtown School District
Office Assistant
Marple Newtown School District, Broomall, Pennsylvania, United States, 19008
DATE OF POSTING: SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Classification:
Classified
Reports to:
Building Principal
Primary Function:
To perform non-instructional duties to assist the administrative staff with routine task of the office in a confidential manner.
This is a part time position, working 5.75 hours per day. This position does not offer benefits.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)Keeps inventories, records and performs other general clerical duties for the school as directed.Collects and distributes supplies and documents and data.Enters, retrieves, uses and maintains informational databases.Files, answer phones, record messages, assists visitors and callers and provide other routine duties as assigned.Prepares and duplicates school and class materials.Prepares and maintains bulletin boards.Maintains confidentiality of information.Performs all other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.Other Job Duties
May assist the teacher / supervisor / principal with student disciplineMinimum Qualifications
High school diploma or GED with experience working with school aged children preferred. Must possess the temperament to work with students and adults exhibiting a wide range of emotions and have the physical ability to perform the essential duties.
Work Environment/Abilities
Employee performs task involving the regular and, at times, sustained performance of minimally physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of extended sitting, walking, operating a computer, use of hands and fingers to handle or feel objects or controls, stooping, kneeling, crouching, twisting, and reaching to access files or supplies, and that may involve the lifting, carrying, or pulling of moderately light objects and materials of 10-15 pounds.Ability to perform addition and subtraction, multiplication, division and other simple mathematical calculations and arrange, compare, count, differentiate, measure and/or sort data and/or information accurately.Tasks require the ability to hear, visual perception and discrimination, and oral communication ability.Ability to establish and maintain effective working and cooperative relationships with others.Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form that involves semi-routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of action.Ability to read and interpret documents such procedure manuals; ability to write routine reports and correspondence; and the ability to speak and exchange information effectively to one or more people.Ability to exercise the judgment, discretion, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving a variety of information against sensory, judgment, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.
Terms of Employment:
In accordance with the MNESPA Agreement
The Marple Newtown School District is an equal opportunity education institution and will not discriminate in its educational programs, activities or employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, ancestry, disability or other legally protected classification. This policy is in accordance with state and federal laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; and The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Inquiries may be directed to Human Resources at 610-359-4380.
Classification:
Classified
Reports to:
Building Principal
Primary Function:
To perform non-instructional duties to assist the administrative staff with routine task of the office in a confidential manner.
This is a part time position, working 5.75 hours per day. This position does not offer benefits.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)Keeps inventories, records and performs other general clerical duties for the school as directed.Collects and distributes supplies and documents and data.Enters, retrieves, uses and maintains informational databases.Files, answer phones, record messages, assists visitors and callers and provide other routine duties as assigned.Prepares and duplicates school and class materials.Prepares and maintains bulletin boards.Maintains confidentiality of information.Performs all other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.Other Job Duties
May assist the teacher / supervisor / principal with student disciplineMinimum Qualifications
High school diploma or GED with experience working with school aged children preferred. Must possess the temperament to work with students and adults exhibiting a wide range of emotions and have the physical ability to perform the essential duties.
Work Environment/Abilities
Employee performs task involving the regular and, at times, sustained performance of minimally physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of extended sitting, walking, operating a computer, use of hands and fingers to handle or feel objects or controls, stooping, kneeling, crouching, twisting, and reaching to access files or supplies, and that may involve the lifting, carrying, or pulling of moderately light objects and materials of 10-15 pounds.Ability to perform addition and subtraction, multiplication, division and other simple mathematical calculations and arrange, compare, count, differentiate, measure and/or sort data and/or information accurately.Tasks require the ability to hear, visual perception and discrimination, and oral communication ability.Ability to establish and maintain effective working and cooperative relationships with others.Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form that involves semi-routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of action.Ability to read and interpret documents such procedure manuals; ability to write routine reports and correspondence; and the ability to speak and exchange information effectively to one or more people.Ability to exercise the judgment, discretion, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving a variety of information against sensory, judgment, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.
Terms of Employment:
In accordance with the MNESPA Agreement
The Marple Newtown School District is an equal opportunity education institution and will not discriminate in its educational programs, activities or employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, ancestry, disability or other legally protected classification. This policy is in accordance with state and federal laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; and The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Inquiries may be directed to Human Resources at 610-359-4380.