School Secretary I

School Secretary I JobID: 1501 Position Type: Secretarial/Clerical/Secretary Date Posted: 7/13/2026 Location: Sixth District Elementary Additional Information: Show/Hide COVINGTON INDEPENDENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT POSITION VACANCY POSITION: SCHOOL SECRETARY 1 � ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/PROGRAM: SIXTH DISTRICT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DATE POSTED: JULY 13, 2026 APPLICATION DEADLINE: POSITION WILL BE FILLED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE QUALIFICATIONS: Any combination equivalent to: high school diploma, G.E.D. Certificate or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a G.E.D. as required by Kentucky law and two years of increasingly responsible clerical and secretarial experience involving frequent contact with the public. KNOWLEDGE OF: Modern office practices, procedures and equipment. Recordkeeping techniques. Health and safety regulations. Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary. Oral and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy. Telephone techniques and etiquette. Basic first aid techniques. Operation of standard office machines including computer equipment. ABILITY TO: Perform a wide variety of clerical and secretarial duties to coordinate school office activities and assist the principal in a variety of administrative tasks. Perform public relations and communication services for the principal. Add, subtract, multiply and divide quickly and accurately. Understand and follow oral and written directions. Compose correspondence independently. Complete work with many interruptions. Type at an acceptable rate of speed. Work independently with little direction. Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others. Learn, interpret, apply and explain rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Operate a variety of office machines including computer terminals, calculators and copiers. Understand and work within scope of authority. Maintain good public relations with students, parents, teachers and the public. Meet schedules and timelines. Plan and organize work. Train and provide work directions to others. Compile and maintain accurate records and prepare reports. Work confidentially with discretion. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Administer first aid to ill or injured students. JOB GOAL: Perform a wide variety of clerical and secretarial duties to organize, coordinate and schedule school office activities; assist the principal of a large elementary school in routine administrative tasks; perform public relations and coordinate communications between administrators, District and site personnel, parents, students and the general public; train and provide work direction to clerical personnel as assigned. PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: Organize, coordinate and schedule a variety of office activities to assist the principal of a large elementary school with administrative tasks; prepare and accurately maintain a variety of reports, records and files relating to students, staff, budgets, operations and activities. Serve as secretary to the principal; compose routine correspondence independently; prepare, type and distribute communications and minutes of meetings; schedule appointments and meetings as requested; receive, open and route mail. Train and provide work directions to clerical personnel and student workers as assigned; monitor workflow and adjust duties to complete assignments in a timely manner as assigned. Provide information concerning school policies, procedures, actions, activities and schedules as appropriate; maintain school calendar and serve as a coordinator of events. Collect, compile, organize and record a variety of data related to attendance, enrollment, personnel, payroll, equipment inventory and student activities; prepare and maintain related records, files and logs. Collect and account for monies collected in conjunction with school activities; secure monies and process according to established procedures. Adminis…