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Administrative Assistant- Elementary & Alternative EducationResponsible for providing administrative secretarial support for the principal; coordinates and supervises general business activities and personnel of the main office. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community and school clientele.
ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Occasional lifting, five (5) to twenty (20) pounds
• Frequent sitting and standing
• Occasional bending, squatting, reaching, and stooping
--- Liaison with district community relations – alerting the district to crisis situations, good news, student celebrations, etc. Actively participates in the school based crisis team.
--- Administers first aide to students as the back-up to the Health Assistant.
--- Maintain files on personnel, including evaluations, other confidential information including emergency contacts and crisis management process.
--- Maintain proficiency in Taleo, Aesop, Infinite Campus, Kronos, Oracle and other related technologies.
--- Manage a variety of personnel functions, such as: substitute teachers, staff leaves and leave records, and pay sheets.
--- Continually look to improve administrative processes.
--- Coordinate a variety of building and staff activities: beginning and end-of-year check-in and check-out, back to school nights, parent teacher conferences, building security measures, on line student check in, etc.
--- Draft and produce letters, memoranda, reports, special projects; such as newsletters, handbooks and other related materials and documents in an accurate and timely manner. Deal with matters of a highly confidential nature.
--- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
--- May develop, evaluate and cross-train the work of support clerical personnel and make routine decisions.
--- May assist in maintaining electronic media. May assist in maintaining overall calendar of school and community events.
--- May prepare and distribute a variety of regular and special reports for administration, the district and the state. May maintain the principal's calendar, make appointments, schedule meetings and conferences.
High School or Equivalent (Required)
Regular
Soaring Hawk Elementary
No
40
1.00
205 Work Days
$20.35 USD Hourly
$26.92 USD Hourly
$20.35 USD - $33.48 USD Hourly
This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options.
This position is eligible for paid sick and personal time.
August 22, 2026

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The Douglas County School District is the third-largest school district in Colorado, serving more than 63,000 students across 90 schools. The school district offers a wide variety of pathways to learning, including neighborhood schools, charter, magnet, online schools, alternative education campuses, and home education options.
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