Office Paraprofessional - High School

Description: Assist school secretaries by performing basic office duties such as answering phones, taking messages, greeting visitors, entering data, making calls, sorting mail, making copies, assisting with medical needs of students, etc. Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

SALARY: Classified Grade I, $19.05 per hour to start, depending on recent relevant experience. 8.5 hours per day, Tuesday through Friday on the 9-month work calendar, paid over 12 months. Position is eligible for benefits.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Enter attendance data into the computer, run attendance reports, utilize school electronic pass system.
• Manage building access and accountability systems.
• Answer office phones, take messages, provide information to callers, and greet visitors.
• Contact absent students and call parents whose children are absent or have excessive absences and truancies.
• Assist the secretary with mail distribution, sorting documents, and newsletters.
• File materials and records.
• Make copies for teachers and the Principal.
• Assist secretary with medical needs of students, including first aid, administering medications, and assisting ill students.
• Assist secretary with other office tasks such as collating papers, etc.
• Perform special office projects as needed.
• Count and organize papers to be sent home with the students and post papers on bulletin boards.
• Type letters. May also translate letters, memos, and newsletters from English to Spanish. Prepare cum folders, white cards, and health cards for all students for each new school year.
  
  

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Certification in CPR and First Aid required within 3 months of hire.
• Ability to fluently speak, read, write, and translate in Spanish and English preferred.
• Must have strong communication (verbal and written) communications skills.
• Must have a working knowledge of a variety of technology software programs to assist with school systems.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish and American Sign Language) preferred.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Must be able to pass a Colorado and Federal Bureau of Investigation background check.
• Typing proficiency with attention to detail and accuracy
  
  

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