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Job Opening Information Senior School Secretary

Application Deadline
3/27/2026

Position Title
Senior School Secretary
Required Application Type
School Related Personnel
Salary/Pay Scale
$45,548 - $47,759
Job Description

Operates office equipment such as keyboards, calculators, copy machines, computers and peripheral equipment; Prepares important and confidential material from dictated or written copy; Reads incoming mail and distributes to appropriate person or organizational unit; Maintains correspondence and operating file for department; Receives and handles inquiries, complaints and requests concerning department activities either in person or via telephone; Schedules appointments and meetings and takes notes of meetings and prepares minutes; Compiles or researches data and prepares reports; Supervises and participates in administrative functions such as departmental budget preparation and control, and the requisitioning and control of office supplies; Participates in the financial accounting operations of the department; Relays directives to subordinate personnel and follows up on their completion in accordance with delegated responsibility; Composes correspondence independently as delegated, or from brief direction; Performs a variety of complex clerical tasks; May supervise subordinate clerical staff; May participate in preparing department payrolls involving verifications and computations.

Civil Service Title
Senior School Secretary
Job Qualifications

(A) Completion of 60 credit hours at a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees and two (2) years of secretarial or clerical experience which shall have included keyboarding and spreadsheet software;

(B) Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and four (4) years of experience as outlined in (A) above;

(C) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B) above.

NOTE: Keyboarding proficiency will be evaluated during the probationary period.

Job Category
Clerical/Support
Job Location
Operations

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