• Perform general office duties including answering multi-line phones directing calls and taking messages as appropriate, greeting the public, typing, copying, filing, sorting and handling incoming and outgoing mail.
• Support building leadership with administrative support and guidance.
• Maintain accurate student attendance records including entering daily attendance for over hundreds of students; check students in and out of the building; handle and track calls and notes from parents.
• Lead all attendance issues and related database requirements for absence, illness, early departure, including all contact with home, and following up on and reporting staff attendance-taking.
• Greet parents, students and staff in main office and direct as appropriate providing guest badges, bus passes, etc.
• Takes messages and, where directed, schedules meetings for parents and staff. Directs queries appropriately within the wider leadership to prevent all issues being passed to the Principal.
• Supervise students in main office area - foyer. Refer students to teachers or administration as necessary.
• Format and complete special projects as assigned by Principal.
• Supporting the school, the administrators and EAS initiatives.
• Other duties may be assigned as needed

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma and at least one year related experience in typing, general clerical and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Prior successful experience working in a school setting strongly preferred;
• Demonstrated ability to successfully work with children and the public.

Interpersonal Skills: 

• Works well with others from diverse backgrounds;
• Focuses on solving conflict; maintaining confidentiality; listening to others without interrupting; keeps emotions under control; contributes to building a positive team spirit;
• Refrains from negative talk and gossip, is friendly and personable;
• Ability to work rapidly and accurately;
• Ability to exercise good judgment and work in an environment with constant interruptions;
• Is on time, punctual to meetings, knows how to manage a schedule, is organized.

Language Skills:

• Ability to communicate fluently verbally and in writing in Azerbaijani and close to fluently in English;
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from students, parents, staff or members of the community;
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals;
• Good Russian skills preferred.

Computer Skills:

• General knowledge of computer usage (Macintosh operating system is preferred) and ability to use database software, internet software, e-mail, word processing software;
• Ability to proficiently use the following programs strongly preferred: Google suite, MS Office;
• Ability to type accurately and proficiently