School Secretary (Secretary 2) Job at State of Iowa, Council Bluffs, IA

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  • State of Iowa
  • Council Bluffs, IA

Job Description

Salary : $40,289.60 - $58,988.80 Annually

Location : Council Bluffs - 51503 - Pottawattamie County, IA

Job Type: Full-time

Job Number: 25-00393

Agency: 282 Iowa Department of Education

Opening Date: 08/22/2024

Closing Date: 10/2/2024 11:59 PM Central

LinkedIn Tag: #LI-POST

Point of Contact: human.resources@iaedb.org

Job Description

School Secretary


Iowa School for the Deaf is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented person with at least of two years of related experience. This position will support Iowa School for the Deaf's academic department (middle school and high school program) and serve as a School Secretary. This is a year-round position.


PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Provides administrative support to the principal and educational program; greets and screens visitors and answers the phone; composes routine correspondence, maintains records, obtains and provides factual information requiring a knowledge of policies and procedures; coordinates meetings, processes mailings, creates and updates databases. This position requires excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, the ability to communicate with a range of publics and working with confidential information. Position requires anticipating and responding to internal and external stakeholder needs. Demonstrated ability to multi-task and continually prioritize workload without compromising attention to detail required.

ADDITIONAL DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Strong typing skills are a must. Experience with Microsoft Office, Google products, virtual meeting software. Able to research on internet. Applicants must have the ability to reach the level of sign language proficiency designated for the position within the time frame established by the School's Sign Language Communication Policy


Criminal and other relevant background checks required.

COMPENSATION:
Pay starts: $19.37/per hour Comprehensive benefit package including:
  • Heath and dental insurance
  • Choice of retirement plans
  • Paid sick leave and paid vacation

Minimum Qualification Requirements


Experience equal to two years of full-time general office work, one year of which must have involved secretarial or related administrative support duties;
OR
post high school course work in an accredited secretarial, business, or closely related curriculum may be substituted for the required experience on a month-for-month basis;
OR
completion of thirty (30) semester (or equivalent) hours of undergraduate college level course work may be substituted for the one year of required general office experience;
OR
certification from the State of Iowa Administrative Assistant Certificate Program will substitute for six months of the required experience;
OR
employees with current continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes the equivalent of one year of full-time work as a Secretary 1.

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Do you understand that the answers to all of the following questions must be truthful, honest, and accurate to the best of your ability? Please read all questions and answers thoroughly and make sure you understand them completely. Ensure the answers to your questions match the information filled out on your application and the attachments you have uploaded. If the answers to your questions are inconsistent with your application information or uploaded attachments, you will be given zero points for the question. Knowingly misrepresenting the facts when submitting any information related to an application, examination, certification, appeal, or any other facet of the selection process will result in your disqualification from this application and future employment with the state of Iowa.
  • Yes - I understand and agree.
  • No

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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Have you filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq?
  • No - I have NOT filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq
  • Yes - I HAVE filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

03


Do you have experience equal to two years of full-time general office work, one year of which must have involved secretarial or related administrative support duties?
  • Yes
  • No

04


How many months of COMBINED post high school course work in an accredited secretarial, business, or closely related curriculum AND full-time clerical work experience do you have?
  • Less than six months of the combined identified education and work experience
  • Six months to less than one year of the combined identified education and work experience
  • One year to less than two years of the combined identified education and work experience
  • Two years or more of the combined identified education and work experience

05


If you have completed the certification from the State of Iowa Administrative Assistant Certificate Program, how many months of full-time clerical work experience do you have?
  • Not applicable - I have not completed the State of Iowa Administrative Assistant Certificate Program
  • No experience to less than six months of the identified experience
  • Six months to less than one year of the identified experience
  • One year to less than one and a half years of the identified experience
  • One and a half years or more of the identified experience

06


If you are a CURRENT employee for the State of Iowa (executive branch): How many months do you have of current continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes full-time work experience in the classification of Secretary 1?
  • Not applicable - I am not an employee for the employee for the State of Iowa (executive branch
  • Less than one year of work experience in the classification of Secretary 1
  • One year or more in the classification of Secretary 1

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