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*Position:  *12-month Administrative Assistant  *Location:  *Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center *Start Date:  *As soon as possible *Specifications:   *7 hours per day, 5 days per week, 260 days per year (12-months) *Benefits Eligible: *Yes *Pay rate:  *$19.63 per hour

Are you passionate about helping ALL students learn in a collaborative environment? If so, we may have the career for you!  Downingtown Area School District is excited to announce an opening for a 12-month Administrative Assistant at Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center.

At DASD, we are committed to sharing values of diversity and inclusion in order to achieve and sustain excellence in education. As a diverse district, we continually seek ways to strengthen our educational environment. We believe that we can best promote excellence by recruiting and retaining a diverse group of staff who bring various backgrounds and perspectives. Our ability to create and maintain a climate of respect is critical to attaining the best teaching and learning environment. If you want to be part of our "Downingtown Proud" team - please apply! Help us with our mission to educate all students to meet the rigorous challenges of a global society.   At the Downingtown Area School District we value our employees. We seek to hire new staff who:   

• Communicate openly to build relationships and trust  
• Partner with team members to see the TEAM succeed
• Demonstrate a growth mindset and seek ongoing opportunities for growth
• Embrace and support a safe and inclusive environment
• Eagerly and enthusiastically support student learning
• Strive to be kind and reflective
• Focus on the solution and put people first

• Lead by example!

   

Job Summary:  Provides administrative assistant support in the school administration office to ensure the accurate and thorough administration of student affairs.

Qualifications:  To successfully perform this position, a person must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.  The qualification requirements listed below represent minimum levels of educational achievement, training, skills and/or ability necessary.

1. High school diploma with a minimum of three years experience in a similar position.
2. Ability to operate a computer and knowledge of word processing and spreadsheets.
3. Bookkeeping/record keeping skills.
4. Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to diplomatically interface with students, parents, teachers, and administrative staff.
5. Strong written and communication skills.
6. Excellent secretarial and clerical skills.
7. Proficiency in the use of technology for individual and system management, communication, and research.
8. Candidate must adhere to all local, state, federal, and school code requirements for employment.

Duties & Responsibilities:  (Please review the attached Job Description for more details on this specific opportunity)

1. Answers incoming calls.
2. Acts as receptionist, answering questions and supplying information.
3. Assigns homerooms and lockers to students annually.  Issues room keys to school personnel.
4. Processes and tracks requests for personal days from teachers and support staff.
5. Processes, tracks, and files daily substitute attendance from Substitute Teacher Service (STS) for teachers and paraprofessionals.
6. Processes, tracks, and files attendance for paraprofessionals.
7. Schedules class coverage for teachers and paraprofessionals as needed.
8. Processes, tracks, and files all student discipline referrals from all administrators for in-school suspension (ISS), out-of-school suspension (OSS), after school detention, lunch detention, etc.  Coordinates work for students with teachers and communicates with ISS teacher and ISS bus drivers.
9. Processes homework contracts from administrators.  Coordinates student contract violations with teachers, parents, and students.
10. Maintains calendars for both assistant principals.
11. Keeps financial records for all activity accounts.
12. Oversees principal's account.
13. Distributes student 504's to appropriate staff.
14. Assists with all aspects of student and teacher scheduling.
15. Assigns room usages.
16. Assigns mailboxes.
17. Assists office co-workers as needed.
18. Creates and maintains position procedure outline to describe daily duties of the position/department as needed.
19. Files purchase orders and bus incident reports for Administration.

This position description does not express or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent(s) in this position.  Employee(s) will be required to complete other job-related duties requested by the supervisor.

DASD Benefits Information: Select Health Benefits a la carte - Only pay for what you need

• Medical Coverage through IBX - PPO plans only
  • No Primary Care Physician necessary
  • No referrals required
  • IBC has extensive local and national networks
• Prescription Coverage through CVS/Caremark
• Dental Coverage - Delta Dental Active PPO
  • Allows use of in-network and out-of-network providers
• Vision Coverage - Vision Benefits of America (VBA)

Eligibility - No Waiting Period

• All employees may enroll in the district's health benefit plans effective with their date of hire into the benefit eligible position.
• Eligible Dependents - A legally married spouse as defined by PA law and children up to age 26 may enroll in the District's health benefit plans.
• New Hires or Newly Eligible - You have 31 days from the date that you are benefit eligible to make your elections. If you do not make elections during this time, you will only be enrolled into any benefit that is provided by the District at no cost to you.
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Benefit eligible employees have the opportunity to elect to participate in a Flexible Spending Account. DASD offers both a Healthcare Spending Account and Dependent Care Spending Account. This benefit allows you to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for out of pocket eligible healthcare and dependent care expenses.

Support for the Whole You

Fitness Program

Receive $150 back when you complete 120 workouts at an approved fitness facility within 365 days. www.ibx.com/reimbursements

Nutritional Counseling

Up to 6 free visits per calendar year with a registered dietitian.

Employee Assistance Program

Health Advocate is a free, confidential program that offers EAP+ Work/Life benefits to help you address difficulties in your life by providing short term assistance with personal, family, and work issues. In addition, it simplifies the navigation of the health care system by helping you find the right doctors, resolving billing and insurance claim