Administrative Assistant

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Administrative Assistant supporting California public charter schools. Managing school administration, records, meetings, testing data, communications, supplies, and petty cash.

Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate and facilitate special assignments such as graduations and school board meetings
  • Support School Administrative Management with calendar management, time-off requests, timesheets, substitute teaching assignments, school events, and meetings
  • Research and compile data from diverse sources
  • Prepare statistical information for reports
  • Assist staff with state-mandated testing
  • Coordinate with divisions and departments on school and organizational practices
  • Type, compose, and edit correspondence, memos, letters, agendas, and reports
  • Attend school board meetings, take minutes, and maintain official minutes
  • Provide information about school policies, procedures, and objectives
  • Respond to internal and external inquiries by phone, letter, or in person
  • Handle confidential information and employee absence/tardiness calls
  • Refer complaints and concerns to appropriate management
  • Review documents, records, reports, and forms for accuracy and compliance
  • Order office supplies and maintain inventory
  • Maintain confidentiality and security of records and files, including testing data
  • Maintain petty cash and coordinate with the Finance Department
  • Perform special assignments as directed

Requirements:

  • Ability to adapt to changing work priorities
  • Strong planning and organizational skills; ability to meet deadlines and schedules
  • Attention to detail, tact, and courtesy
  • Ability to work independently and within a team environment
  • Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
  • Ability to interpret and apply complex instructions, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations
  • Ability to exercise good judgment within delegated authority
  • Ability to operate standard office equipment, including computers, copiers, fax machines, and typewriters
  • Strong proficiency with MS Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and email
  • High school diploma or GED equivalent; college coursework or office administration training
  • Three years of increasingly responsible administrative support experience
  • Work experience supporting successful interaction with the public in the private or public sector
  • Records management experience
  • Data entry skills
  • Typing speed of 45 wpm or greater
  • Ability to travel to affiliate school campuses
  • Ability to meet sedentary-work physical requirements and handle frequent multitasking, changing priorities, repetitive exacting work, deadlines, and a noisy, distracting environment