Office Manager, Elementary

GRADE: G13 (Hourly Range/Step 1 - Step 8: $22.90 - $28.23)

MINIMUM HOURLY RATE: $22.78

STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40

FTE: 1.0

MONTHS PER YEAR: 10

JOB CODE: 1300

POSITION TYPE: REPLACEMENT PERMANENT/REGULAR

LOCATION: THORNTON, CO.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission to elevate student success for every student every day in every classroom.

Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.

Responsible for the smooth and efficient operation of the elementary school administrative office. Provide administrative assistance to the Principal, administrators, office and school staff and students by managing the school's financial records and transactions through use of district information technology systems, answering/screening phone calls, preparing correspondence and other written communication, receiving and responding to inquiries and requests, coordinating meetings and events, supervising office staff, performing various personnel management functions, managing crisis situations, handling confidential information and other related duties.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Frequency and percentage of time varies based on building assignment.

• Perform financial duties for the school including preparing and monitoring school budget(s) and reporting variances to supervisor; maintaining bookkeeping-related databases; purchasing; receiving, inventorying and delivering incoming shipments; collecting and counting monies for fundraisers, fines, fees and other activities; enter fees and generate contracts as need; preparing and making bank deposits; creating and submitting reports to Financial Services; reimbursements; reconciling school accounts;
  
  handling bookkeeping for parent/school organizations; tracking grant proposals; processing monthly budget reports; and create purchase orders. Responsible for vendor relations and contracts.
• Provide administrative/secretarial support to principal, administrators and school staff with electronically update shared meeting documents, newsletters, handbooks, coordinating meetings; maintaining and updating master calendar for the school year; coordinating building use with the Facilities Use Department; creating and maintaining filing systems; distributing mail; issuing and tracking building keys; updating website and other related duties. Issue building access cards and student s.
  
  Monitor and coordinate office workflow including training and planning, assigning and directing work of assigned office staff; and developing, updating, communicating and implementing office and workroom procedures. Provide back-up coverage, as necessary.
• Greet, welcome and assist all staff, students, parents, community members, callers and visitors to the school. Answer phones, provide information, take and deliver messages and direct callers to appropriate individual. Assist visitors, answer inquiries, provide information and direct to appropriate school areas. Diffuse conflicts and/or difficult situations as needed in the school office. Monitor students in the office.
• Perform personnel management functions, through use of district information technology systems, including review, approval and verification of reported time in district time and labor system. Prepare and analyze time and labor reports and complete paperwork for payment of stipends and other pay; maintaining and updating all personnel changes, and scheduling interviews. Monitor guest teacher requirements and staff assure coverage as needed.
  
  May assist in the employee evaluation process. Maintain confidentiality of all related data.
• Monitor building visitors, visitor sign-in procedures and building activities including crisis situations such as building evacuations, lockdowns, emergency situations and safety procedures. May initiate crisis procedures in the administrator's absence with direction from appropriate officials.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of four years experience in clerical support positions. Office management experience preferred.
• Experience working with students preferred.
• Must successfully complete current district training for supervision of Classified Staff within 1 year of entering position.

• Criminal background check required for hire.
• CPR and First Aid…