Job Description School Secretary - Deaf Program Location Belleville, ON : Apply By: Friday, May 9, 2025 11:59 pm EDT
School Secretary - Deaf Program
Job ID: Posting status: Organization: Division: City: Position(s) language: Job term: Job code: Salary: Competition # PDSB25-040 About the job
- Prepare a variety of documentation and correspondence such as memos, reports, research documents, presentation materials.
- File, retrieve and/or distribute a variety of correspondence.
- Take meeting minutes and notes.
- Provide reception services, answer calls, greet visitors and respond to general inquiries.
- Make travel arrangements and set up meetings and event locations for the Principal.
- Manage the school Principal's schedules and calendars.
- Maintain and order supplies as required.
- Prepare and maintain financial contracts.
- Manage the Student Information System.
- Knowledge/Experience of the Safe Schools Arrivals and Departures.
- Undertake various other clerical and administrative tasks as assigned.
- Ability to work on-call hours as required.
What you bring to the team
Knowledge and Experience
- Advanced administrative/secretarial experience.
- Working knowledge of School Messenger.
- Experience with managing the Student Information System.
- Experience with Safe Schools Arrivals and Departures.
- Demonstrated knowledge of office practices and administrative procedures.
- Proficiency in preparing, formatting, and coordinating a range of correspondence and documents.
Communication and Customer Service Skills
- Excellent language skills including fluency in American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf culture including receptive and expressive skills.
- Verbal communication and interpersonal skills to provide effective in-person and telephone reception, and exchange information with clients and/or the public.
- Ability to provide information to stakeholders, parents, and students in a courteous and professional manner.
- Proven written communication skills to draft letters and memos.
Technical Skills
- Demonstrated experience using personal computers and software applications to prepare correspondence, presentations, spreadsheets, databases, Microsoft Outlook, and other standard software applications.
- Demonstrated experience using office equipment including photocopiers and facsimile machines.
Organizational, Reasoning and Problem-Solving Skills
- Organizational, time management and administrative skills to organize high volume of administrative and secretarial services, to set priorities and meet deadlines, to ensure a coordinated and efficient flow of information within office, program, and school areas.
- Reasoning skills to determine what matters should be given priority when performing a variety of different administrative tasks with conflicting deadlines.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage competing priorities.
- Reasoning and problem-solving skills to determine appropriate action for sensitive inquiries.
- Knowledge of Privacy Laws and Confidentiality.
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Additional information:
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- 1 English Temporary - Irregular On-Call, duration up to 3 months, 350 Dundas St W, Belleville, East Region, Vulnerable Sector Check
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