What are the responsibilities and job description for the Secretary to Principal position at Ann Arbor Public Schools?
JobID: 17376
Position Type:
Secretarial/Clerical/Secretary - 12-Months
Secretarial/Clerical/Secretary - 12-Months
Date Posted:
11/14/2025
11/14/2025
Location:
Huron High School
Huron High School
District:
Ann Arbor Public Schools
Ann Arbor Public Schools
POSITION TITLE: Secretary to Principal
FTE: 1.0
POSITION LOCATION: Huron High School (In-Person)
SALARY: Cat. Z, 12 month, AAEA/OP Salary Schedule
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Building Principal
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The following is a list of qualifications for the position, any one of which may be waived by the Board in exercising its prerogative to determine qualifications
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma or equivalent
4-5 years of previous experience
Demonstrated skills to operate a personal computer or Mac at an intermediate level.
Knowledge of specific software applications to include Word, Excel, database programs, and internet.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Makes and receives telephone calls, takes messages, routes calls
Maintain school records and files for building, principal and related requirements.
Serve as confidential secretary to principal.
Review principal's mail, brings attention to important pieces of mail.
Greet all visitors
Types, prepares, distributes, and files records/reports, correspondence, mailings etc. related to building functions and principal needs
Take/transcribe notes for correspondence
Attends Open House and parent teacher conference
Develop effective working relationships with staff and the school community.
Perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.
Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of the job.
Other duties may be assigned
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Write routine reports and correspondence.
Speak effectively before parents, staff and students.
Communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Add, subtract, and multiply and divide in all units of measure.
REASONING ABILITY:
Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is almost continuously required to sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stand. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and continuously will repeat the same hand, arm or finger motion many times as in typing. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is acceptable to this particular environment. However, the noise level can vary depending upon daily activity but will still remain within the acceptable noise level range. The employee continuously is interacting with the public, staff and students. The employee frequently will be required to meet multiple demands from several people.
METHOD OF APPLICATION:
All applicants must complete the online application at a2schools.org >> District Links >> Job Postings.