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Special Education Secretary
Location: Woodland Elementary School
Type: Full-Time, 194 day position
Hours: 7:15 a.m. to 2:45 pm/194 days per year
Bargaining Unit: Minnesota School Employees AssociationFLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Position Overview: Performs intermediate skilled administrative support work supporting a special education; coordinating events and functions; providing advanced office support and communications to staff, students, members of the community, and related work as apparent or assigned.
Essential Functions:
  • Answer phones and direct callers to the appropriate individual; greet visitors and direct to the appropriate location; monitor visitors and security system.
  • Schedule special education and student support meetings and appointments as required; monitor calendars; schedule events and activities when required
  • Word process letters, memos and minutes; proofreads materials and creates forms; enter, retrieve and verify spreadsheet data; photocopy and fax materials; responds to email inquiries; distribute interoffice mail and incoming postal mail/packages.
  • Assist and respond to inquiries and requests of staff, students or parents; provide back-up and relieve staff when required.
  • Maintain office equipment, trouble shoot minor problems, contact vendors; maintain academic and office supply inventory, order supplies when required; gather materials to support classrooms; assist in training staff with software applications, trouble shoot minor technology issues.
  • Create and maintain files and databases on personal, demographic and academic information on students; prepare and run reports and forward to appropriate individual or agency as required.
  • Ensure all staff positions are covered on a daily basis; seeks coverage for extracurricular activities and unplanned absences.
  • Create communications for internal/external distribution
  • Participate in professional development activities as required.
Minimum Qualifications: Associates/Technical degree with coursework in secretarial or office administration, or related field and moderate experience in an office setting, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Compensation: $23.43 per hour, depending on qualifications and experience.
Benefits:
  • Health Insurance
  • Choose from 3 plan offerings
  • District contribution as noted in Collective Bargaining Agreement
  • Dental Insurance
  • District contribution as noted in Collective Bargaining Agreement
  • Paid leave as noted in the Collective Bargaining Agreement
  • Group Life Insurance paid for by the District
  • Long-Term Disability
  • Employees are required to enroll and pay for this benefit
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • No cost to employees
  • Voluntary Benefits (Employee-Paid):Voluntary Life Insurance & Accidental Death and Dismemberment
  • Vision insurance
  • Pet insurance
  • Aflac offerings:
  • Short-Term Disability (STD)
  • Critical Illness
  • Hospital Indemnity
  • AccidentBen Extend
  • Position to Start Mid-December

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