Position:   10 month Administrative Assistant - Receptionist/Clerical Locations: Downingtown High School West Pay Rate: $16.06 per hour Schedule: 7 hours per day, 5 days per week, 210 days per year (10-months) Benefit Eligible: Yes Effective Date: July 29, 2024

Are you passionate about helping ALL students learn in a collaborative environment? If so, we may have the career for you!  Downingtown Area School District is excited to announce an opening for a* administrative assistant - receptionist/clerical support at Downingtown High School West.*

At DASD, we are committed to sharing values of diversity and inclusion in order to achieve and sustain excellence in education. As a diverse district, we continually seek ways to strengthen our educational environment. We believe that we can best promote excellence by recruiting and retaining a diverse group of staff who bring various backgrounds and perspectives. Our ability to create and maintain a climate of respect is critical to attaining the best teaching and learning environment. If you want to be part of our "Downingtown Proud" team - please apply! Help us with our mission to educate all students to meet the rigorous challenges of a global society.   At the Downingtown Area School District we value our employees. We seek to hire new staff who:   

• Communicate openly to build relationships and trust  
• Partner with team members to see the TEAM succeed
• Demonstrate a growth mindset and seek ongoing opportunities for growth
• Embrace and support a safe and inclusive environment
• Eagerly and enthusiastically support student learning
• Strive to be kind and reflective
• Focus on the solution and put people first

• Lead by example!

   

Job Summary:   To greet and assist students, faculty, employees, and visitors in the main office and to assist in the efficient operation of the office. 

Qualifications:  *To successfully perform this position, a person must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.  *

1. High school diploma
2. Good communication and interpersonal skills
3. Good clerical and computer skills
4. Ability to operate multi-user telephone system
5. Ability to work independently and have good organizational skills
6. Ability to operate standard office machines
7. Proficiency in the use of technology for individual and system management, communication, and research
8. Must successfully complete and maintain compliance with all federal and state background and criminal record check requirements

9. Candidate must adhere to all local, state, federal, and school code requirements for employment

    Duties & Responsibilities:(Abbreviated - Please review the attached Job Description for more details on this specific opportunity) 

10. Provides assistance to parents, students, and teachers at the reception desk in the main office

11. Answers telephone and forwards calls to proper extension or takes messages
12. Calls students from class as requested by administrators
13. Sorts and distributes all mail and communications
14. Provides clerical assistance to the office staff as requested by administrators
15. Assists guidance administrative assistant with homework requests
16. Maintains and files hard copies of student schedules
17. Manages substitute teacher process: prints sign-in sheets, prepares folders for daily substitutes, prints class roster for attendance, maintains and updates substitute folders, verifies attendance of all scheduled substitutes, interfaces with the Substitute Teacher Service
18. Monitors timesheets and submits to Payroll

19. Provides locker assignments to all students

     

DASD Benefits Information:

Select Health Benefits a la carte - Only pay for what you need

• Medical Coverage through IBX - PPO plans only
  • No Primary Care Physician necessary
  • No referrals required
  • IBC has extensive local and national networks
• Prescription Coverage through CVS/Caremark
• Dental Coverage - Delta Dental Active PPO
  • Allows use of in-network and out-of-network providers
• Vision Coverage - Vision Benefits of America (VBA)

Eligibility - No Waiting Period All employees may enroll in the district's health benefit plans effective with their date of hire into the benefit eligible position. 

Eligible Dependents A legally married spouse as defined by PA law and children up to age 26 may enroll in the District's health benefit plans.

New Hires or Newly Eligible You have 31 days from the date that you are benefit eligible to make your elections. If you do not make elections during this time, you will only be enrolled into any benefit that is provided by the District at no cost to you.

Flexible Spending Accounts Benefit eligible employees have the opportunity to elect to participate in a Flexible Spending Account. DASD offers both a Healthcare Spending Account and Dependent Care Spending Account. This benefit allows you to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for out of pocket eligible healthcare and dependent care expenses.

Support for the Whole You

• Fitness Program
  • Receive $150 back when you complete 120 workouts at an approved fitness facility within 365 days. www.ibx.com/reimbursements
• Nutritional Counseling
  • Up to 6 free visits per calendar year with a registered dietitian.
• Employee Assistance Program
  • Health Advocate is a free, confidential program that offers EAP+ Work/Life benefits to help you address difficulties in your life by providing short term assistance with personal, family, and work issues. In addition, it simplifies the navigation of the health care system by helping you find the right doctors, resolving billing and insurance claim issues, explaining benefit coverages, helping your parents or in-laws with the complexities of Medicare, and much more! 

• Telemedicine

  • The telemedicine benefit through SwiftMD is offered to ALL DASD employees at no cost to you. The telemedicine benefit allows for consultations with US board-certified doctors over the phone or online, from your home, office, or on the road. These physicians can diagnose, recommend treatment, and submit prescriptions to your pharmacy of choice. 

     

Retirement - Member of State Pension System (PSERS) As a PSERS member, you'll join with over a half million fellow public school employees who are also members.  You'll contribute to your own personal PSERS retirement account and have a safe and secure benefit payment(s) from one of the largest public retirement plans in the nation.

Student Loan Forgiveness All DASD employees are eligible to apply for loan for