Administrative Skills, Customer Support/Service, Driver's License, Office Equipment, Operations Processes, PC (Personal Computer) Systems, People Management, Peripheral Hardware, Physical Demands, Public/Media/Press/Analyst Relations, Secondary School, Telephone Skills, Typing, Willing to Travel
Office Assistant I - (2026-2027 School Year)
Job Status: UNTIL FILLED Posting Date: 04/22/2026 Posting Number: 013527 Location: Allen High School Position Title: Office Assistant I - (2026-2027 School Year) Wage/Hour Status: Non-Exempt Reports To: Principal
Primary Purpose:
To assure the smooth and efficient operation of the campus main entrance while maintaining a focus on safety and security.
Qualifications: Education/Certification:
- High School Diploma; two years college or business training
Special Knowledge/Skills:
- Reasonable degree of proficiency in typing
- Working knowledge of basic school office procedures and the operation of common office equipment
- Ability to get along with people in general and students in particular
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the administration may deem necessary.
Experience: Major Responsibilities and Duties:
- Maintains positive working relationships with administration, teachers, students, and other school personnel.
- Promotes an atmosphere of friendliness and desire to serve in the performance of office duties.
- Maintains good public relations at all times, including usual receptionist functions.
- Helps maintain a clean and welcoming reception area conducive to smoothness in office operation and function.
- Maintains courteous and efficient telephone techniques.
- Exercises good judgment in answering inquiries and requests so as not to make administrative decisions or perform administrative functions.
- Answers the phone, transfers calls or delivers messages to appropriate personnel.
- Monitor campus cameras, radio transmissions and hallway activity.
- Checks in all visitors through the visitor/Driver's License check-in system
- Verifies approval for all student pick-up
- Maintain necessary supplies for all visitor badges and labels
- Ability to multi-task throughout the day as various duties occur simultaneously.
- Greet visitors and alert staff via phone, radio, instant message of arrival
- Performs other duties as the supervisor may assign.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None.
Customer Care Skills: Mental Demands/Physical Demands:
Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment including personal computer and peripherals
Posture: Prolonged sitting; occasional bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
Motion: Repetitive hand motions including frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional reaching
Lifting: Occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds)
Environment: May work prolonged or irregular hours; frequent districtwide travel; occasional statewide travel and out-of-state travel
Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions, maintain emotional control under stress
Salary: Pay Grade AS01, $15.00 - $17.70 hourly rate, commensurate with experience according to District salary schedule. Days: 195 Start Date: 2026-07-27 00:00:00.000
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ALLEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT