Montgomery County Public Schools · 2 days ago
Immediate: School Administrative Secretary, Lakewood ES, 8hrs/12mos, Ad closes 1/15/26
Rockville, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$27.67/hr - $47.09/hr
5+ years expMontgomery County Public Schools is seeking a School Administrative Secretary to manage the operations of the school's main office. The role involves overseeing administrative activities, fiscal support, and providing assistance to the principal's administrative duties while interacting with the school community.
Education
Responsibilities
Manages the operations of the school's main offices and its staff
Ensures that school office and related administrative activities are conducted in accordance with established policies and procedures
Makes decisions involving office routine and procedures
Performs fiscal support and management including, assisting with grant management, processing payroll, and other fiscal responsibilities
Leads and trains other school clerical staff
Answers phones and serves in the front office as greeter, primary point of contact for parents, staff and other visitors for all school-related matters and community use of school buildings
Responsible for collecting funds and facilitating arrangements for field trips, ordering and receiving, assisting with security matters and student behavior
Provides support to the principal's administrative duties, including first-line response, scheduling and correspondence, reviewing all outgoing correspondence for format, spelling, punctuation, and grammar before submitting for assigned administrator's signature
Supports processes related to special education services
Provides support and oversees staff in remote locations for alternative programs
Responsible for interacting with all aspects of the school community and the school system
Qualification
Required
Thorough knowledge of modern office practices and procedures
Office management
Standard records procedures
Business English
Computer proficiency to include multiple word processing, spreadsheet, and financial record systems
Ability to stay organized and manage funds
Perform banking, accounting or bookkeeping duties
Math skills required
Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, independently, and proactively
Meet deadlines
Maintain confidential and important operating records
Prepare reports from such records
Compose letters and other correspondence
Interacts effectively and courteously with the school community
Exercise sound judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting school policies and procedures
Demonstrates commitment to students
High degree of professionalism
Excellent problem-solving skills
Organization, communication, and interpersonal skills with minimal supervision
Knowledge of and the ability to meet the seven core competencies of the Supporting Services Professional Growth System (SSPGS)
High School or GED diploma required
Minimum five years of progressively more responsible experience in a secretary or clerical role
Three of which shall have been performing clerical work in a school setting
Experience in accounting, finance, banking or related field
Training in personal computing sufficient to perform complex word processing tasks and to possess a working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases
Preferred
Associates degree preferred
Management experience preferred
Company
Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery County Public Schools is the school district serving Montgomery County, Virginia.
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