JOB TITLE:              School Secretary

LOCATION:             Yazoo City High School

SALARY:                  School Secretary Salary Schedule

WORK DAYS:           235 Days-12 month employee

REPORT TO:            Building Principal

FLSA STATUS:         NON EXEMPT                    

The students of the Mississippi Achievement School District (mASD) need your talent, expertise, passion and leadership.

We are seeking highly motivated and innovative practitioners to join our team at the mASD. We seek individuals who are radically relentless about re-envisioning the landscape of public education in Mississippi and making a significant difference in the lives of students, parents, school leaders, teachers, and central office employees.

Currently the mASD serves approximately 4100 students in Yazoo City and Humphreys County in the Mississippi Delta. As part of the state’s comprehensive transformation effort, the mASD seeks to become the model for sustainable school and district improvement in areas of the state that have experienced chronic and entrenched underperformance. Over time, the mASD intends to develop the highest-performing, competitively compensated, and most revered educator workforce in the state known for providing instructional excellence and producing significant outcomes for ALL students.

The district seeks proven instructional leaders with outstanding interpersonal skills who have a passion for working with schools, principals, and communities and who are committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment, and vision.  

POSITION OVERVIEW

The secretary performs those tasks that are necessary to assure the successful operation of the Office of Teaching and Learning across mASD.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Relieves administrator of office details
• Coordinates and schedules appointments, meetings, travel arrangements, and greet guests
• Assists in the preparation of office and departmental budgets
• Prepares correspondence, memorandums, reports, papers, and project narratives as required
• Works closely with school secretaries, coordinators, and other personnel as directed
• Coordinates general office work
• Maintain files of all information pertinent to the operation of the office
• Exhibits good communication with offices, schools, and parents
• Receives and reviews incoming correspondence, reports, and similar documents
• Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance
• Performs other duties as assigned 

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School graduate
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to multitask
• Experience in secretarial and bookkeeping procedures
• Ability to operate a computer and enter data 

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Interested indviduals should apply online at www.masd.k12.ms.us.

Questions concerning this vacancy announcement should be directed to:

Dr. Sametra Brown, Director of Human Capital and Talent Management

Mississippi Achievement School District 

662-746-2125

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.  

***The Mississippi Achievement School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer***

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