Billing, Employee Assistance Plan, Human Resources, Insurance, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Product Family, Microsoft Word, Order Picking/Packing, Order Processing, Purchase Orders, Reporting Skills, Safety/Work Safety, Schedule Development, Scholarship, Student Conduct, Team Player, Telephone Skills, Voice Mail
Principal Assistant Secretary - ESP - Level III JobID: 2359
Position Type:
Educational Support Personnel
Date Posted:
3/12/2026
Location:
Orono Schumann Elementary School
Date Available:
08/01/2026
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled
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Description: Principal Assistant Secretary
Job Summary:
- Answers incoming office telephone calls as needed and directs the calls.
- Assists with students, parents, visitors, and vendors that come into the office.
- Maintains effective radio contact during bus arrivals/dismissals and calls students to the office at the end of morning class periods on the PA system.
- Covers the office during staff meetings.
- Reviews and responds to emails, voice mail, phone messages, and written correspondence and disperses them.
- Answer questions and communicate information to administration, staff, students, and the community.
- Assists with morning attendance, tardiness, admits, and attendance slips.
- Notifies health specialist with attendance related issues.
- Maintains temporary parking permits.
- Assists with copying and office correspondence as needed.
- Creates bus passes, early pick-ups, and communicates vacation notifications.
- Covers health specialist for lunches and break times.
- Assists PTO members with their functions.
- Handles and processes school incident and student behavior forms.
- Works with transportation regarding bus changes, contact information, and provides reports as requested.
- Enters purchase orders and codes invoices.
Qualifications
- Evidence of the ability to work in a supportive relationship with teachers, other district staff, and the schools.
- Evidence of the ability to take work direction from teachers and resource staff.
- Evidence of the ability to work effectively with groups of students, parents, and staff.
- Evidence of working knowledge and experience using Microsoft, Word, Outlook, and Excel.
- Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in school environment and community.
- Maintains safe working environment and encourages colleagues to be safety-minded in the performance of all school-related duties.
- Advances the District's mission and goals through careful attention to the key issues of Scholarship, Character, and Relationships.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a team of support personnel.
- Ability to self-manage time and work load;
- Ability to manage a busy schedule in multiple places of whole and small group activities.
- Knowledge of data privacy and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
Schedule: 8 hours/day 199 days/year
Bargaining Group and Level: ESP Responsibility Level III
COMPENSATION
Hourly Wage: $20.33-$23.59
INSURANCE
Single Health: 90% Covered by District
Employee + 1 Health: 75% Covered by District
Family Health: 75% Covered by District
Dental: Partial Coverage by District
Life insurance equal to annual wages: 100% Covered by District
LTD insurance: 100% Covered by District
Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
HOLIDAYS
Holidays: 8 Paid Holiday/Year
OTHER BENEFITS
Incentive Pay: 1%
Sick and Safe Time
RETIREMENT/PENSION
Positions covered by Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)
Application Procedure:
All applicants must apply online at: http://bit.ly/oronojobs
District Website: www.oronoschools.org
Contact:
Dr. Adam Lamparske, Schumann Elementary Principal
952-449-8485 adam.lamparske@orono.k12.mn.us
or
Dr. Scott E. Alger, Executive Director of Human Resources
952-449-8370 scott.alger@orono.k12.mn.us