General Description:
A team member responsible to the Principal for ensuring the school office functions in an efficient and effective manner. This position requires the performance of secretarial/clerical/financial tasks and related office functions to provide support for the principal, school staff and students.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Promote the vision, mission, principles and goals of the Chinook School Division
- Perform receptionist duties by greeting visitors and parents, assisting with the intercom system, answering the telephone, ascertaining the nature of business, providing information or redirecting inquires as required
- Perform various computer, word processing and typing responsibilities
- Maintain databases such as student information
- Record all staff absences and forward information to the Division Office as required
- Process mail on a daily basis if required
- Perform the financial functions required to maintain school financial records such as bank deposits, issue receipts, petty cash reports, and decentralized budget information if required
- Duplicate, produce and process materials using appropriate equipment as directed.
- Follow up on student attendance and absentees by phone; issue appropriate late slips, filing of attendance sheets complete by teachers and reports as requested by the Principal
- Maintain filing systems for the school office
- Provide minor first aid such as dispensing band aides to students if required
- Assist in the supervision of students as requested
Qualifications:
- Ability and experience in working with children
- Strong interpersonal and relationship skills, and an ability to work in a team environment
- A positive and flexible attitude to change
- Demonstrates a commitment to truth and reconciliation
- Demonstrates a commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion
Benefits:
- Participation in the Municipal Employees’ Pension Plan
- Positive work environment
- $19.25/hour
Casual employees are contacted to work on an “as-needed” basis. Casual employees are important members of our Chinook team and receive competitive wages as well as pension benefits.
How to apply:
Interested applicants are asked to apply online via the Employment Page found at www.chinooksd.ca/Employment. This competition will remain open until December 10, 2024. Applicants will be required to create a portfolio and submit their application to competition #3605.
For more information about this position, please contact Shauna Lacher, Manager of Human Resources, by email at slacher@chinooksd.ca.
