United States
4213- SCHOOL SECRETARIES
Job Title:
SCHOOL SECRETARIES
Alternate Titles:
Clerical assistant (schools),School administrator,School secretary,Secretary (schools)
Job Description:
School secretaries provide administrative support in schools by keeping and maintaining school records and performing a range of routine clerical tasks within the school.
Education:
There are no minimum academic requirements, although entrants to professional secretarial courses typically require GCSEs/S grades. NVQs/SVQs in Administration are available at Levels 2, 3 and 4.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details
NS-SEC:
The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 3
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 7.1
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details
Tasks:
- sorts, files and otherwise deals with incoming and outgoing correspondence;
- types directly or transcribes letters, reports and other documents, and prints or photocopies documents as required;
- maintains administrative records relating to pupils and staff, and generates statistical and other reports;
- handles enquiries from parents and arranges meetings with members of staff;
- undertakes reception duties for visitors, handles face-to-face and telephone enquiries and passes on messages;
- orders equipment and stationery;
- arranges payment of invoices, handles cash.
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