Office Paraprofessional - McCarter Elementary

Reports To: Building Administrator

Position Purpose: To assist the secretary with the usual office routines and practices associated with a busy, hectic, productive, and smoothly-run environment; works extensively in receiving, welcoming, referring, and communicating with parents, students, community members, and school district personnel

Qualifications:

• Typing and word processing skills
• High School diploma or GED
• Ability to operate office machines
• Bookkeeping and accounting skills in running school's food service program
• Ability to work extensively with computer/word processor, excel, access, publisher
• Ability to handle pressure and stress
• Skill in working with the public in a positive manner

Physical/Emotional Requirements: (The incumbent may be required to use the below requirements during any part of the working day.) Speaking, Hearing, Visual, Walking/Mobility, Consistency of temperament, Ability to work with a variety of people at the same time, Stamina for working in stress producing environments. Position may include stooping, kneeling and bending. Ability to sit/stand/move around at will.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Answer telephones/take messages (pleasant tone of voice, accuracy in messages and transfers, relate name of caller)
• Greet visitors - similar skills
• Manage daily attendance

-Telephone attendance line, messages - written or verbal, edit as is

necessary

-Produce attendance sheets for staff

• Manage tardies
• Produce breakfast and lunch count sheets
• Enter discipline referrals and suspensions on mainframe
• Type suspension forms
• Type work orders

- Maintain current file/notebook of work orders

• Produce update S160s - student class lists at least monthly - more often may be necessary. Produce in format described by office secretary
• Manage pony mail distribution and preparation for departure
• After school supervision of late pick-ups
• Copy as requested
• Assist secretary as requested
• Assist with enrollment as directed by secretary
• Assist with CUM folders as requested by secretary
• Enter new students/drops as requested by secretary
• Room reservation notebook
• Enter student updates on mainframe and email staff
• Maintain monthly staff copy counts
• Keep copy/printer paper supplied
• Other duties as requested by secretary, assistant principal, principal, coordinators

Terms of Employment:

Full-time - 6 to 8 hrs - wage and work year to be determined by the Board of Education.

Evaluation:

Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the board policy on evaluation of Support Service Personnel

Significant associations:

The performance responsibilities are not limited to those outlined in this description and may include any other responsibilities as assigned by the administrator/supervisor