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Principals Secretary / 12 Months / Norton Elementary School

Cheshire Public Schools
Cheshire, CT Intern
POSTED ON 7/8/2026 CLOSED ON 8/6/2026

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12 MONTHS PRINCIPALS SECRETARY

NORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Description

Principals Secretary, Norton. This is a 12-month position with a 35 hour work week. Duties include:

  • Provides support to Principal
  • Maintains multiple calendars
  • Schedules all building-level meetings throughout the school year
  • Manages the school budget
  • Processes purchase orders
  • Responsible for ordering supplies
  • Manages the student activity account
  • Processes student registrations and withdrawals
  • Responsible for state reporting
  • Maintains electronic and paper student records
  • Assists with building schedules
  • Ensures substitute coverage
  • Responsible for verifying payroll
  • Schedules all safety drills
  • Processes all building use requests from outside organizations
  • Works closely with various departments including payroll, transportation, maintenance and PTA
  • Responsible for staff and parent communication
  • Coordinates Promotion & other school events
  • Coordinates new student orientations
  • Assists in field trip coordination and transportation
  • Other administrative and office duties as assigned by the Principal
  • oversees office operations, plans and organizes work according to office standard procedures
  • Establishes priorities within work assignment
  • Answers phones, providing information and assistance to parents, staff members and others as needed or refers callers to appropriate office or staff person
  • Prepares and independently composes letters, reports and various other documents
  • Maintains school budget using Tyler ERP and handles purchasing for all divisions

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma and at least 2 years of general office experience.
  • The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, have a good attendance record, and be able to work independently
  • Able to follow multi-step directions and carry out the assigned tasks thoroughly and with accuracy
  • Manage long-term projects
  • Strong organization skills
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Ability to operate multiple web-based applications
  • Must be able to relate positively to parents, staff members, students, and the general public at all times, being able to maintain decorum in a fast-paced and stressful environment
  • A background in accounting is beneficial
  • Knowledge of Google Applications, PowerSchool, Munis, Frontline is preferred

Supervised By

Receives task direction from the School Principal and/or his/her designee.

Schedule: Full time, 12 month/Grade 4 position. Monday - Friday.

Salary

In accordance with the Agreement Between Cheshire Board of Education and the Cheshire Educational Secretaries and Technicians United. Starting Salary $30.69 (Grade 4, Step 1).

To Apply: Please apply online at www.applitrack.com/cheshire/onlineapp

Cheshire Public Schools reserves the right to close the posting when a suitable applicant is found before the closing date.

Salary : $31

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