Job Description

DISTRICT OVERVIEW

Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 public school district serving nearly 5,100 students, of whom 80 percent are Latino/Latina, in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1,300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are committed to recruiting and retaining top-quality educators who believe all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a joyful place of discovery, support, and belonging.


Holyoke Public Schools' strategic plan, "Moving Forward Together," builds on the strengths of our past while serving as a call to action to accelerate student learning by thinking differently about how we teach, how we work together, and how we support students' well being.


Our Equity Commitments are pledges we are making to address systemic equity challenges.

We intentionally build a community that is anti-racist, inclusive, and culturally responsive. We ensure that students, families, and staff get the support they need to be successful. We seek out and incorporate the voices of those impacted, with a commitment to include those who have been excluded in the past. We promote access and inclusion for all students, staff, and families. We respect, embrace, and honor the diversity of our students, families, staff, and community. We reflect on our own behavior to minimize harm to others. We create a culture of acceptance and empathy so that everyone feels valued and is able to contribute to our community's success.

Please visit the Holyoke Public Schools website to learn more about us as well as some of our recent accomplishments.



Spanish:


Las Escuelas Publicas de Holyoke son un distrito escolar publico de prekinder a 12. grado que acoge a casi 5100 estudiantes, de los cuales el 80 por ciento son latinos/latinas. Empleamos a casi 1300 personas que, juntas, educan y apoyan a una comunidad de estudiantes muy diversa. Estamos comprometidos a contratar y retener educadores de alta calidad que tengan la certeza de que todos los ninos pueden y podran aprender, y que tambien se esfuercen diariamente por hacer de la escuela un lugar alegre de descubrimiento, apoyo y pertenencia.


El plan estrategico de las Escuelas Publicas de Holyoke , "Avanzando Juntos", toma en cuenta nuestras fortalezas anteriores y al mismo tiempo sirve como un llamado a la accion para acelerar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes a traves de una perspectiva diferente sobre como ensenamos, como trabajamos juntos y como apoyamos el bienestar de los estudiantes.


Nuestros compromisos de equidad son promesas que hacemos para abordar los desafios de equidad sistemica.

Construimos intencionadamente una comunidad antirracista, inclusiva y culturalmente receptiva. Nos aseguramos de que los estudiantes, las familias y el personal reciban el apoyo que necesitan para tener exito. Buscamos e incorporamos las voces de los afectados, con el compromiso de incluir a los que han sido excluidos en el pasado. Promovemos el acceso y la inclusion de todos los estudiantes, el personal y las familias. Respetamos, acogemos y honramos la diversidad de nuestros alumnos, familias, personal y comunidad. Reflexionamos sobre nuestro propio comportamiento para minimizar el dano a los demas. Creamos una cultura de aceptacion y empatia para que todos se sientan valorados y puedan contribuir al exito de nuestra comunidad.

Por favor, visite el sitio web de las Escuelas Publicas de Holyoke en www.hps.holyoke.ma.us para obtener mas informacion sobre nosotros y algunos de nuestros logros recientes.

JOB DUTIES:

1. Maintains a regular filing system


2. Screens phone calls; answers inquiries of a routing nature for parents or other callers


3. Places and receives telephone calls, and records messages


4. Maintains a schedule of appointments and makes arrangements for conferences and interviews


5. Welcomes visitors and arranges for their comfort and screens unexpected callers in accordance with a predetermined policy


6. Obtains, gathers, and organizes pertinent data as needed and puts it into usable form and maintains this data as required


7. Types and files correspondence, notices as well as reports, memoranda, and other documents


8. Answers general public inquiries


9. Performs other related duties as needed

QUALIFICATIONS:

High School Diploma or GED Certificate Excellent general office skills Type a minimum of 40 words per minute Documented, successful (3) years secretarial Good communication skills Knowledge of computers and word processing Bilingual encouraged to apply

SALARY:

According to Contract