2024-2025 Administrative Assistant / Attendance/ Guidance

Join Our Team at The Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence (ACE)

Are you ready to make a difference in students' lives? Look no further! The Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence (ACE) is seeking a dedicated professional to join our esteemed team. As a public high school catering to students in grades 11 and 12 from Beaufort and Jasper School Districts, we pride ourselves on providing an outstanding educational experience.

Position Available: -Speaking Administrative Assistant

We are currently seeking a fluent Spanish speaker to fulfill the role of Administrative Assistant. This multifaceted position involves managing school attendance, facilitating translations, and providing administrative support to our guidance counseling department.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

- 205-day work year with year-round pay

- Comprehensive state health, dental, and vision benefits

- Retirement benefits

- And much more! For additional details, please visit our website.

Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a dynamic team dedicated to student success. Apply now and help shape the future of education with The Beaufort-Jasper ACE!

For more information and to apply, you visit our website:

https://www.applitrack.com/beaufort/onlineapp/default.aspx?AppliTrackPostingSearch=location:"ACADEMY FOR CAREER EXCELLENCE"

POSITION PURPOSE: Provides comprehensive administrative support to students, staff, and school administration with focus on attendance and guidance support. (Alternate position titles include Administrative Assistant/Guidance; Administrative Assistant/Technology; Administrative Assistant/Professional Development.)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Maintain School Attendance in accordance with state regulations
• Communicate student absences and handle seat time recovery
• Receive telephone calls, correspondence, deliveries and visitors, and respond or refer appropriately.
• Prepare, type, copy, mail, and file materials such as correspondence, reports, and bulletins.
• Schedule appointments and meetings.
• Assist in preparation of materials and in the use of office equipment.
• Provide backup and assistance to other clerical areas.
• Comply with and maintain knowledge of all policies and regulations pertinent to the district, school and/or department.
• Place work orders for school or department.
• Process routine office forms, including sick/vacation leave, payroll, purchase orders, printing requests, etc., as assigned or directed.
• Maintain employee files.
• Compile statistical reports as assigned or directed.
• Perform bookkeeping functions as assigned or directed.
• Manage grant requests and monitor administrative details following approval.
• Assist in monitoring students during lunch and bus duty

In addition to the above general duties and responsibilities, the following are specific to the identified areas:

School-based/Guidance

• Prepare transcripts, schedule appointments, and manage correspondence for guidance staff.
• Assist parents with DSS or other forms.
• Gather academic work for students who are absent or attending alternative schools.
• Assist counselors, social workers, and Community Development Facilitator as needed.
• Ensure accuracy of enrollment, transfer, and withdrawal procedures as assigned or directed.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive data and adherence to local, state, and federal guidelines.

School-based/Bilingual Receptionist

• Assist with translating for Spanish-speaking parents and students.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES: Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Principal, Chief Officer, Superintendent or other district office administrator as designated by the Superintendent.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate’s degree or equivalent from a two year college preferred.
• High school diploma and one year relevant office experience; or general education degree (GED) and three years relevant office experience.
• Fluency in Spanish. Additional responsibilities will include translating.

EXPERIENCE:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, Publisher, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Ability to use the Internet for research applications.
• Minimum of 40 wpm.
• Must possess working knowledge of common office equipment, such as fax, copier, calculator, etc.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job.

Unless reasonable accommodations can be made, while performing this job the staff member shall:

• Use strength to lift items needed to perform the functions of the job.
• Sit, stand and walk for required periods of time.
• Speak and hear.
• Use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception along with the ability to focus vision.
• Communicate effectively in English, using proper grammar and vocabulary. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate tools, technology equipment, computers, and/or controls.

WORK PLACE EXPECTATIONS:

• Work effectively with and respond to diverse cultures or backgrounds.
• Demonstrate professionalism and appropriate judgment in behavior, speech, and dress in a neat, clean and professional manner for the assignment and work setting.
• Have regular and punctual attendance.
• Follow all District policies, work procedures, and reasonable requests by the proper authorities.
• As an employee of Beaufort County School District, I am to adhere to confidentiality as directed by Federal, State and Local Laws/Regulations; and in accordance with district administrative rules as it pertains to sensitive information, employee information and student information. Failure to adhere to confidentiality may result in disciplinary actions, up to and including termination of employment.

REPORTS TO: Principal

DAYS PER YEAR: 205

SALARY CLASSIFICATION: Paid on the Classified Staff Salary Schedule Level 106

EMPLOYEE GROUP: Classified

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Must apply online by completing a "Classified" application and adding this specific job to your online application.

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• No nights
• No weekends

Ability to Relocate:

• Ridgeland, SC 29936: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person