Department Secretary

Department Secretary-Bilingual Spanish Required* @ Lutacaga Elementary School 8.0 hours/day – Bilingual Spanish Required

           Job Description

• Provide support services to building admin and building secretary.
• Receptionist, maintain files, clerical functions, student records input, at times help students with health related problems.
• Student breakfast and lunch related duties.
• Create daily bulletin.
• Setting up substitutes for their building as necessary using Absence Mgmt. software.
• Help cover office phone calls, parent requests, and assist with visitors.
• Set up scheduled meetings via Google Calendar.
• Writes routine reports and correspondence.
• Greet all patrons and employees and direct them accordingly to their visit.
• Carry out instructions/directions that are written, oral, or diagrams.
• Other duties as assigned by building principal and/or administrator.

           Minimum Qualifications

• High School graduate, or GED.
• AA degree, or 48 semester credits or 72-quarter credits from an institution of higher education (level 100 class or higher), or having successfully passed the ETS ParaPro Assessment.
• Successfully pass a skill review in math, English and computer management, of which some is written and practical (Department Secretary Test)
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively with patrons or employees of organization.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Physically able to occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty (20) pounds.
• Able to walk, stand, sit, stoop, bend, reach, kneel, crawl, and grasp as required to successfully perform all duties and requirements.
• Ability to adjust focus (adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus), clear vision at 20 inches or less, and clear vision at 20 feet or more.
• *Must pass Spanish proficiency test administered by OSD

Terms of Employment

Starting Date:            February 3, 2025                                            

Salary:                        Per CBA – Schedule A

Hours:                         8.0 hours/day

Contracted Days:    185 work days & 7 holidays (192 total contracted days)

 Retirement Pension through Washington State Department of Retirement Systems

      Benefits: Follow this link which will include all available benefits for this position: 

https://www.othelloschools.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=1526&dataid=6876&FileName=2022-2025 PSE Collective Bargaining Agreement .pdf 

The Othello School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

For information about the nondiscrimination and sex-based discrimination policies and grievance procedures, and how to report a concern or complaint, please reach out to the Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator/Title IX Coordinator: Sandra Villarreal, 1025 S. 1st Ave, (509)488-2659, svillarreal@othelloschools.org; and/or  504/ADA Coordinator: Heidi Wagner, 1025 S 1st Ave, (509) 488-2659, hwagner@othelloschools.org.

Title IX inquiries may also be directed toward the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR): https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html  

El Distrito Escolar de Othello no discrimina en ningún programa o actividad por motivos de sexo, raza, credo, religión, color, origen nacional, edad, condición de veterano o militar, orientación sexual, expresión o identidad de género, discapacidad o el uso de un perro guía entrenado o un animal de servicio y brinda igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos de jóvenes designados. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para manejar preguntas y quejas de presunta discriminación:

Para obtener información sobre las políticas de no discriminación y discriminación por sexo y los procedimientos de quejas, y cómo informar una inquietud o queja, comuníquese con la Coordinadora de Cumplimiento de Derechos Civiles/Coordinadora del Título IX: Sandra Villarreal, 1025 S. 1st Ave, (509) 488-2659, svillarreal@othelloschools.org; y/o Coordinadora 504/ADA: Heidi Wagner, 1025 S. 1st Ave, (509) 488-2659, hwagner@othelloschools.org.

Las consultas sobre el Título IX también pueden dirigirse al Departamento de Educación de los EE. UU., Oficina de Derechos Civiles (OCR): https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html

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