Office Aide

Office AideProvide service to students, teachers, support staff, parents, and visitors who approach office front desk/counter. Essential duties and responsibilities include greeting and assisting visitors, answering telephones and responding to or directing calls, performing general clerical tasks, recording basic data entry, operating equipment, providing assistance with ill or injured students, maintaining confidentiality, monitoring safety procedures, acting as a liaison between faculty and students, and following directives from the Principal, the Assistant Principal, and the Superintendent to improve services to the students and patrons of the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation.Qualification requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent, general office skills, proficient computer skills, willingness to improve and develop job-related skills, excellent time-management skills, excellent communication skills, detail orientation, excellent work habits, attendance record, and passing criminal history and child abuse clearances. Physical ability includes standing, walking, sitting, using hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, reaching with hands and arms, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, talking, and hearing. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Sensory requirements include visual perception and discrimination, and oral communications ability. The work environment is typically without potential exposure to adverse environmental conditions, and the noise level is usually moderate.