Principal's Secretary

**Location**:Benson Primary School
**Reports To**:Primary School Principal
**Start Date**:Immediately

**Closing Date: Open until filled**

**Terms/Benefits**: 12 month position, 8 hours/day; medical, dental, vision, life benefits; 403(b); 12 sick days; 12 vacation days; paid holidays; preschool/childcare discounts; mandatory participation in Arizona State Retirement System.

**Summary**:Provides secretarial and clerical support for the Benson Primary School Principal. Helps maintain smooth operations and organization of the school.

**Qualifications**: Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED and minimum of three to five years of progressive clerical experience.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities** include the following:

- Process a wide variety of paperwork including travel requests, field trip requests, student activity forms, requisitions, memorandums, reports and letters.
- Perform secretarial and clerical duties for principal, including scheduling appointments, processing incoming mail, word processing, copying, answering phones, distributing staff bulletins and school newsletters.
- Take and transcribes minutes, letters and memoranda, including material of confidential nature as required by the position; prepares correspondence and memoranda independently or from oral instruction.
- Assist staff, teachers and parents as needed and serve as a resource to students, staff and public.
- Maintain an organized and visually pleasant office or work station.
- Assist with incoming phone calls from staff, parents and general public.
- Present a positive image of the school to staff, students, parents and community.
- Maintain student records as required.
- Register students; withdrawal students.
- Order supplies.
- Assists with special projects.
- Perform data entry as required.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Clearances**:

- Criminal Background Clearance
- Valid Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

**FLSA Status**: Non Exempt