What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant School Secretary - Child Accounting position at Kalamazoo Public Schools?
This vacancy is for the 2026-2027 School Year
Assistant School Secretary - Child Accounting
Woods Lake Elementary: A Magnet Center for the Arts
KSP, Range 9
$17.82 - $23.19
(Pay Rate for 2025 - 2026 School Year)
10-month, Full-time
Scope of Responsibilities
Processes reports and other materials and performs major school responsibilities, including child accounting. Meets the public and students and performs reception duties.
Performance Responsibilities
- Completes reports and forms from rough drafts utilizing a computer in accordance with specific rules and instructions or school procedures.
- Completes school reports, including student accounting, collects information from other employees and compiles data into an established format or form, performs calculations, and follows appropriate time schedules
- Performs reception duties and answers telephones. Interprets school procedures. Supplies information to assist the public in the completion of forms.
- Operates standard office machines, including calculators, duplicating machines, data terminal, copier, and other office equipment.
- Performs standard office tasks including filing, checking, copying, data formatting, collating, and assembling.
- Cares for students having health problems or injuries, contacts parents or doctors, arranges for medical follow through or determines that the child is under direct supervision of the parent.
- Supervises behavior of students who are sent to the office.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- High School Diploma or Accredited Equivalency.
- Evidence of keyboarding and computer proficiency through skills testing.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Suite, and other office technologies utilized in the department.
- Evidence of skill in written and oral communications.
- Ability to communicate with students, parents, and staff in a calm and supportive manner.
- Knowledge of mathematical skills necessary for the performance of school responsibilities.
- Evidence of skill in the student database.
- Evidence of a desirable work record (i.e., low absenteeism, good performance, flexibility)
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Kalamazoo Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Application review will take place at the end of June.
In-person interviews will be held starting as early as the second week of July.
Salary : $18 - $23