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Job Description: Office Paraeducator/Clerk - Irving School Compensation: * Per United Public Service Employees Union Derby BoE Paraeducators Local 424 - Unit 124 Contract: Description: * The Irving School Office Paraeducator/Clerk is a full-time (10 months, 5 days per week) position that reports directly to the Principal. His/her main responsibility is to provide support in the main office to administration, school staff, students, and families. Qualifications: * High school diploma with a passing score on ParaPro or associate degree from an accredited college * Shall possess knowledge of bookkeeping, filing, and use of general office equipment * Knowledgeable and skilled in the use of computers * Proficiency in Google Suite (i.e. Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms) and Microsoft Office required * Knowledge of PowerSchool preferred * Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality * Fluency in Spanish is desirable Essential Functions: * Provides customer service to the school community in a friendly, courteous, respectful, and welcoming attitude * Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, problem-solving, and multitasking * Communicates effectively with attention to detail * Assists in composing school documents for administration * Assists in planning and scheduling school events and activities * Greets all visitors, both in-person and on the phone, to the school - including students, parents, substitute teachers, and others * Answers telephone calls, and provides information and assistance to callers * Distributes incoming mail appropriately; sends outgoing mail * Assists with new student registrations * Responds to inquiries from students, parents, and employees, providing information, facilitating communication among parties, and/or providing direction Additional Duties: * Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the office and school Equipment: * Uses standard office equipment such as personal computer, copy machine, fax machine, telephone Travel Requirements: * Limited travel to and from meetings may be required. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: * Describe problems and work orally or in writing to the supervisor as required * Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work * Carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form * Work cooperatively with a diverse group of individuals * Process paperwork accurately according to standardized procedures * Maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees, and others * Utilize organizational and time management skills Qualification Profile: * Experience in both an educational setting and an office setting is preferred * Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form * Must be able to effectively deal with multiple individuals in a fast-paced office environment. Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all-inclusive for every task or responsibility. To Apply: Click Here FLSA Status: Non-exempt The Derby Board of Education (the "Board") will not make employment decisions (including decisions related to hiring, assignment, compensation, promotion, demotion, disciplinary action and termination) on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, alienage, ancestry, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other basis prohibited by state or federal law ("Protected Class"), except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification.