JOB SUMMARY:
Hamilton Community Schools is seeking an energetic, personable, team player with a servant’s heart to be our next building secretary at Hamilton Elementary. Applicants must be skilled at providing outstanding customer service in a fast-paced environment in which interruptions are the norm and the ability to be flexible and multi-task is essential.
LOCATION: Hamilton Elementary
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Passionate about spending time with students and building relationships
- Highly organized and efficient
- A positive contributor, who is forward-thinking
- An effective communicator, both written and verbal
- Self-directed and able to take initiative in day-to-day and crisis situations
- A creative, solution-oriented, problem solver
- Comfortable providing medical intervention and ongoing medical support to students and staff members as needed. (First Aid and CPR Certification is desired. Training to support specific ongoing medical conditions, as well as the distribution of medications will be provided.)
- Knowledgeable regarding PC and Chromebook computer systems
- Skilled in word processing (Microsoft Word, Google) and spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel, Google)
- Proficient with data entry and management of various web-based databases such as PowerSchool (including SchoolMessenger), MUNIS, MICR, FinalForms, Red Rover and Foxbright
- Experienced with payroll processing
- Able to respect the privacy of those within our school community and maintain confidentiality at all times
Other functions of the job include but are not limited to the following:
- Demonstrate preparation and skill in working with students from diverse cultural, economic, and ability backgrounds
- Encourage parent and community involvement, obtain information for parents when requested, promptly return phone calls and answer emails
- Other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Typing/keyboarding skills of 50 wpm with accuracy
- Two years of experience in a related field or equivalent training
- Demonstrated ability to operate the office equipment as listed in the essential functions area above
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, using proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation both verbally and in writing
- Demonstrated ability to perform general office procedures with accuracy
- Must be able to acquire a working understanding of account codes
- Demonstrated ability to perform independently
- Must be accurate, dependable, tactful, and confidential
- Problem-solving skills are required
- Demonstrated ability to perform on the computer using Windows environment and related Microsoft applications and Google Suite applications
- Must be self-motivated toward assigned duties, work well under pressure, and possess the ability to work with constant interruptions in a positive manner
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with others as part of a team
REPORTS TO: Building Principal
START DATE: 2025-2026 School Year
SALARY RANGE: $18.50/hour (Base)
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer, hand-held learning devices and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25+ pounds.
WHO ARE WE?
Hamilton Community Schools is a rural district in West Michigan, located south of Holland and east of Saugatuck. Our well-maintained district includes one preschool learning center (Sandyview), three elementary schools (Bentheim, Blue Star, and Hamilton Elementary), one middle school, one high school, and the Hamilton Virtual School. Despite covering a large area of 135 square miles, Hamilton retains a small-town feel.
As one of the 18 member public school districts within the Ottawa Intermediate School District (OAISD), Hamilton Community Schools employs 400 staff members and serves over 2,400 full-time students, along with 1,100 non-public students across various programs and formats. Renowned throughout the state, our district is celebrated for balancing a small-town atmosphere with educational innovation, catering to the needs of every learner. With a strong focus on K-12 academics, work-based learning, athletics, and the arts, Hamilton is a destination district. WE are HAWKEYES!
