Job Title: Administrative Assistant - Student Learning (Temporary Position)
Reports to: Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning
Terms and Conditions: Temporary, 8 hours per day, anticipated 3 months.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Rate of Pay: $200.00 per day, this is a temporary position and is not eligible
for benefits.

OPRF – WHO WE ARE…

Oak Park and River Forest High School, or OPRF, is a comprehensive public high school located in Oak Park, IL, a suburb eight miles due west of downtown Chicago. We are a one-school district, with the majority of our students coming from two sender districts, River Forest Public Schools District 90 and Oak Park Elementary School District 97. We offer more than 200 courses, a variety of programs for students with special needs, 103 clubs and activities, and 34 competitive sports. We prepare our students well for post-secondary success, with an average ACT composite score of 24 and a 96% graduation rate.

Oak Park and River Forest are communities that highly value diversity. OPRF is a founding member of the national Minority Student Achievement Network, and our school is racially and economically diverse, with about 48% of our 3,300 students identifying as African-American, Hispanic, multiracial, or Asian. Our villages have long embraced the LGBTQ community, and we have a significant mix of homeowners and renters.

We seek faculty and staff who have high expectations for all students, and who value student voice in education. As a school, we are particularly focused on closing opportunity gaps for our students of color and other under-represented groups. OPRF is an equal opportunity employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. OPRF’s goal is to increase the diversity of its workforce.

OPRF is a great place for those who are interested in an environment that supports creativity, leadership at all levels, innovation, a focus on professional and curriculum development, and the best practices of instruction. We are currently seeking individuals to join our team that all students are capable of high levels of academic and social success.

Position Summary:
The Administrative Assistant to the Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning is a confidential position with responsibility to provide administrative support related to academic, curricular, and instructional programs, contributing to the positive learning environment and effective programs for all students. The successful candidate for the temporary leave cover for this role must understand and follow procedures in accordance with Board policies, regulations and district/departmental procedures, carrying out the daily operations with the highest level of quality and customer service.

Position Responsibilities:

Responds to telephone calls, emails and personal contacts in a professional and businesslike manner, providing information and assistance as needed, responding to questions, directing calls or messages.
Interacts appropriately with students, parents, teachers, staff and administration.
Plans, organizes, and maintains files to ensure completeness, adherence to schedules, and responsiveness to requirements of the Office for Student Learning.
Works independently to initiate, facilitate, and follow through on various Office of Student Learning projects.
Prepares a variety of typed documents, e.g. correspondence, forms, memos and reports.
Assists with Office for Student Learning budgets, including purchasing, billing and reimbursement.
Develops electronic catalogues for professional learning.
Plays a lead role in the production of Academic Catalog. Duties include:
1. Updating the Academic Catalog (based on course proposals for the current school year)
2. Upkeep of the Academic Catalog page(s) on school’s website
3. Responding to family requests for hard copies of Academic Catalog
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
Previous secretarial or administrative assistance experience; proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (including Word, Excel); proficient in Google-based software (Google Docs, Sheets, etc); proficient in Skyward (including data mining and reporting functions). Excellent communication skills, verbal and written; writing and proofreading skills preferred.

Education:
Bachelor or Associate degree or comparable work experience preferred.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:
Standard office conditions.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive listing of the duties performed in this position. The individuals currently holding this position perform additional duties and additional duties may be assigned.

Please, no phone calls. The respective hiring manager will review candidates once the job posting closes. If selected to move forward, you will be contacted by phone or email. After reviewing the job posting, if you have any questions, please send an email to hr@oprfhs.org.

Oak Park & River Forest High School District 200 (OPRF) is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Administrative Assistant - Student Learning (TEMPORARY)