Elementary School Administrative Assistant

**Job Posting Title** Elementary School Administrative Assistant **Employee Type** Regular **Recruiting Start Date** 05-18-2026 **Job Exempt?** No **Recruiting End Date** Open Until Filled Aloha mai! Mahalo for your interest in Kamehameha Schools. If you are looking for an opportunity to utilize your skills and talents and grow in your profession, while serving and strengthening our Native Hawaiian community, we would love to have you join our ʻohana! ***Kamehameha Schools Kapālama campus is hiring an Elementary School Administrative Assistant to support its program! This in-person position is from 6:30am to 3:00pm and will be responsible for managing the breakfast program and providing a welcoming, organized, and responsive presence at the receptionist desk. Our ideal candidate will thrive in a multi-task school setting and is comfortable handling shifting priorities in a lively elemen*** ***tary school environment with frequent student and staff interactions. We welcome candidates with administrative experience in school environments.*** ***Join our vibrant school community: Bring your energy, organization, and heart to a role where every interaction makes a difference. Apply today!*** **Job Summary** Provides various departments with administrative support including, but not limited to, coordinating and executing sponsored events and staff travel, preparing and distributing documents (correspondence, reports, newsletters, and other program material), maintaining files and databases, assisting with budget and purchasing activities, and serving as a primary contact for visitors. **Essential Responsibilities** **Administration** - Provides general administrative support to different departments within the division/group. - Receives and screens incoming messages and correspondence. Provides information and responds to inquires. Disseminates information internally. Provides documentation handling including typing of routine correspondence, transmitting, faxing and copying on an as needed basis. - Establishes and maintains files, many confidential in nature that may include personnel, payroll, student records, and general office files. - Communicates and provides information for visitors and outside sources. **Fiscal/Budget Management** - Assists in the preparation and maintenance of the department budget, including handling purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and reimbursement claims. **Event Management** - Coordinates and arranges staff events. **Project Support** - Assists in preparing reports needed by the department. - Provides back up to other administrative staff and cross trains. **Position Requirements** **Minimum Qualifications -** An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for the requirements listed. - High School Diploma/Equivalent. - Minimum of 1 year administrative or directly related experience. - Ability to work flexibly. - Good written, verbal, and interpersonal skills. - Good organizational skills. - Ability to work with general office equipment. - Good computer knowledge. - Ability to handle confidential information. - Demonstrated knowledge of and/or skill in organizational competencies of accountability, change effectiveness, collaboration and teamwork, communication, Hawaiian cultural commitment, and innovation. **Preferred Qualifications** - Experience working in an educational setting. **Physical Requirements** - Frequently sits, perform desk-based computer tasks and grasp light or fine manipulation, talk or hear. - Occasionally stand and/or walk, write by hand, and lift and/or carry, push and/or pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds. - Rarely twist, bend, stoop, squat, kneel, crawl, climb, reach or work above shoulder, or grasp forcefully. **Working Conditions** - Work is conducted in an office environment and may require work to be conducted in non-standard workplaces. - Work is typically conducted Monday through Friday at normal business hours. **Disclaimer**: The above…