Office Associate (Attendance Coordinator) - Albemarle High School

Albemarle County Public Schools•Charlottesville, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for an Office Associate (Attendance Coordinator) at Albemarle High School. It is a full-time, 8 hours per day, 11-month (226 days) per year role. The school division seeks individuals who want to work in an environment where students are engaged in authentic, challenging, and relevant learning experiences, becoming lifelong contributors and leaders in a dynamic and diverse society. Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) aims to work together as a team to ensure every student succeeds, regardless of race, class, gender, or special capacities, through high-quality teaching and learning for all. The division strives to build relationships with families and communities to achieve this goal, with the vision of knowing every student. ACPS employees benefit from competitive pay and benefits, including health & dental coverage, retirement, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, a wellness program, and discounts on gym memberships.

Requirements

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to attainment of a college certificate, associate degree or diploma or its equivalent.
A minimum of two years of increasingly responsible experience in administrative and/or clerical work.
Comprehensive knowledge of standard office practices and terminology, procedures and equipment, and of business arithmetic.
Considerable knowledge of departmental functions, school administration, organization, and policies.
Ability to occasionally perform complex mathematical and statistical calculations.
Ability to maintain complex clerical records and prepare reports from records.
Comprehensive knowledge of business English and spelling.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, school officials, and the general public.
Position requires significant, comprehensive knowledge of unit/department, County policies, guidelines, and codes.
Position requires broad knowledge of numerous department-specific programs, activities.
Intermediate to advanced proficiency in office-related, and department/school division-specific software.
Ability to effectively use office equipment, including computer, copier, postage meter, Fax, printer, multiple-line phone, paper folder, laminator, projector, and scanner.

Nice To Haves

Bookkeeping experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for completion of complex administrative and technical assignments.
Significant part of job (>50%) is for tasks/processes completed entirely by the incumbent.
Regularly responsible for complex time and attendance-related tasks.
Communicates with department employees on time and attendance-related programs.
Works independently on complex projects, which may include preparation of budgets and reports.
Prepares a variety of documents, formats, edits, updates, and distributes them as required.
May prepare agendas and other documentation for meetings, including meeting minutes.
Meets, greets, and screens customers/visitors, providing assistance as appropriate.
May resolve difficult customer-related issues.
Answers unit/department phones, takes messages, and provides responses.
Elevates difficult questions and callers to the next level.
May monitor department accounts and complete bookkeeping tasks.
Prepares correspondence for the department and responds to general inquiries.
Composes letters and memoranda independently.
Prepares complex reports specific to the unit/department.
Answers and screens calls, gathering information to provide appropriate responses.
Maintains calendars for supervisor and schedules appointments with internal and external attendees, board members, supervisors, etc.
Coordinates with peer administrative staff on coverage and other critical matters to the operation.
Responds to difficult customer-related issues and resolves them accordingly.
May coordinate onboarding logistics for newly-hired employees.
Collects, verifies, and enters complex unit/department-related information into a database.
Maintains the database and keeps information current.
Establishes and maintains files, frequently of a confidential and/or sensitive nature.
May serve as the sole individual responsible for school registration, substitute teacher coordination, student attendance, or other significant programs associated with school operations.
Creates bulk mailings using databases and mail merge features.
May maintain inventory of materials, supplies, and/or equipment.
May serve as the first contact for office equipment maintenance.
Plays a significant role in office management and oversight for the unit/department.
Frequently provides back-up to the department/unit head in their absence.
May serve on special and/or regular teams and committees.
Frequently provides day-to-day direction for or has responsibility for supervision of administrative positions within the department/unit.