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Administrative Assistant to Executive Team 02028 (Human Resources)

Employer
Kansas City Public Schools
Location
Kansas City, MO, US
Salary
Competitive
KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Job Title: Administrative Assistant to Executive Team

Job Code: 02028

Salary Grade: A624 ($24.00– 35.45)

Department: Designated Cabinet Member's Organization

Reports To: Cabinet Member/Executive Team

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Prepared Date November 2009 Revised: October 2011

PURPOSE OF JOB: Provide efficient, skillful and confidential administrative support to Cabinet Memberor Executive Team Member

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: include the following.

Organize and prioritize work assigned and develop office procedures to adequately support efficient workflow.

Compose correspondence, reports, documents, and statistical data; often of a confidential nature. Process incoming correspondence as instructed and prepare responses to routine correspondence independently.

Complete assignment(s) in pressure situations with competence and by required deadline(s).

Maintain efficient filing system designed for minimum retrieval time.

Proofread/edit documents using proper spelling, punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure.

Coordinate departmental projects and implement all relevant components using excellent organizational skills.

Coordinate and follow up with members of the cabinet, principals, and other district staff ensuring completion of projects involving multiple individuals and/or extended periods of time.

Maintain calendar for Cabinet Member. Schedule appointments, initiate travel arrangements and prepare itineraries. Prepare Cabinet Member's materials for meetings.

Determine status of office supplies, subscriptions and service contracts and prepare requisitions for same.

Respond courteously and tactfully to inquiries/complaints from District patrons and refer callers/visitors to appropriate District staff.

Coordinate the assembling, preparation and processing of invoices. Track annual department expenditures to ensure the budget is not exceeded.

Attend meetings as assigned by the Cabinet Member.

Prepare and submit monthly Board Doc items for the Cabinet Member's organization.

Prepare, obtain appropriate signatures, and file contracts for District staff.

Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Associate Degree with core studies in administrative, secretarial or executive secretarial field

Three (3) years executive level secretarial experience

(Seven years executive level secretarial experience may be substituted for the degree/experience requirement)

Ability to type minimum of 70 net wpm, 10-key proficiency, experience with use of calculators, printers, fax, copier machines, along with other basic office equipment.

Effective written/oral communication skills, including strong spelling, grammatical, proofreading and composition skills.

Ability to process calls with dispatch, diplomacy and professionalism.

Ability to maintain confidentiality in work-related areas.

Advanced skill in MS-Word, Excel and PowerPoint

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects of at least ten pounds; visual ability requires mono and color vision.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Length of work year: 12 months (7.5 hours per day/ 5 days per week)

Benefits: Health and Dental Insurance are provided.

KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan – mandatory 8.5% contribution is required from employee and matched by KCPS; Voluntary retirement savings plans are also available.

Primary Location:
Board of Education
Salary Range:
$24.00 - $35.45 / Per Hour
Shift Type:
Full-Time

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