Principal’s Secretary

Job Title: Principal’s Secretary Department: School Operations Reports To: Site Administrator Grade: H-9 without administrative professional certification ($1 4.74 - $18.94 ) H-10 with administrative professional certification ($15.38 - $19.78 ) Number of Days: 12 Months Overtime Status: Non-Exempt / Hourly Last Revised Date: April 12, 2024 Oklahoma Teacher’s Retirement: Optional Participation Bargaining Unit: AFT Funding Source: District Paid Mission: Our students lead through literacy, are empowered through experience, and contribute to their community. Vision: Tulsa Public Schools honors the diversity, creativity, and passion of our students, elevating every student to be designers of their destiny. Core Values: Our core values guide how we work and interact with each other at every level of the organization. We embrace and embody these values every day: • Equity: We know that our diversity is a community treasure, and we are committed to dismantling practices and systems that perpetuate inequalities, being actively anti -bias, anti-racist, and working toward justice and opportunity for all. • Character: We are honest, trustworthy and have high standards of behavior. We make decisions based on what our students and community need, and we do the right thing even when it is hard. • Excellence: We work together to give Tulsa the world -class schools it needs and deserves. We expect a lot of one another, and we support one another in achieving our shared, high expectations. • Team: We care for one another and work together to celebrate success, learn from struggles, and work to help every team member be their best selves. • Joy: Joy at school and at work makes us more productive, because when we create, innovate, and imagine, our motivation grows. Also, we love to have fun! Position Summary : To assist the principal in daily administrative work. Minimum Qualifications: Education: • High School diploma or equivalent Experience: • Two (2) years’ a dministrative experience Specialized Knowledge, Licenses, Etc.: • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Office Suite • Bilingual in Spanish preferred Responsibilities and Essential Functions: The following duties are representative of performance expectations. A reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform essential functions. • Composes, types, and prints correspondence from principal • Creates, prints, and distributes bulletins, memos, and newsletters • Answers questions from parents, teachers , and students • Answer s principal’s telephone as well as the school office telephone; answer s questions, takes messages or transfer s calls as necessary • Order s supplies for the site as requested • Accept s and deposit s funds for lunches, school supplies and student activities • Disburse s funds, record s financial transactions, audit s and balance s school -fund accounts • Maintain s school event calendar • Compiles and files student grades and attendance reports • Perform s other tasks, duties, or services consistent with this position as assigned by the principal Skills and Abilities Required: The following characteristics and physical skills are important for the successful performance of assigned duties. • Good communication and organizational skills • Considerable knowledge of business office management, grammar, spelling, and business correspondence • Computer skills including operation s, graphics, charts, spreadsheets, complex word processing , and templates • Ability to exercise independent judgment in all aspects of the position and to deal with changing priorities • Ability to deal effectively and courteously with members of the community and school system • Manage multiple tasks efficiently and effectively in stressful situations • Extensive oral and written communication skills necessary • Ability to oscillate between independent and collaborative work with ease Customer Contacts: • Internal: TPS District Employees • External: Students, parents, community members, partnered vendors Supervisory Responsibilities: • This role does not directly supervise any individuals Working Conditions: Exposure to the following situations may range from remote to frequent based on circumstances and factors that may not be predictable. • Physical requirements consistent with an office setting Tulsa Public Schools is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team of individuals who contribute to the district's mission with their talents, skills, and energy. Tulsa Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation , gender expression, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, veteran status , marital status, age, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Tulsa Public Schools also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please contact the district's talent management department at 918 -746-6310 or the district's human rights and Title IX coordinator at 918 -746-6985 . You can also direct your request for accommodation in writing to the Tulsa Public Schools Education Service Center, Attn: Talent Management, 3027 S. New Haven Ave., Tulsa, OK 74114 -6131.