Falmouth Public Schools seeks a highly organized and professional Receptionist/Administrative Assistant for a temporary assignment in our District Office. The successful candidate will play a critical role supporting the day-to-day operations of the Superintendent's Office. This position will be from December 16th, 2024 through early March 2025.
Falmouth Schools are located on a 100-acre district K-12 campus in Falmouth Maine, a coastal community bordering the city of Portland. Our campus features extensive fields, trails, gardens and hoop houses, and rich opportunities for collaboration between schools. Over the past three years, each of our three schools in the district has been a recipient of the National Blue Ribbon Award: student achievement is exemplary and the community takes great pride in all academic, co-curricular, and athletic accomplishments. Equally important is our commitment to ensuring that all members of our community feel known, respected and appreciated as we work to fulfill our District Mission: Navigating Creative Pathways to Courageous, Compassionate, and Fulfilling Lives.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Be technologically savvy and comfortable with an array of software applications and have a willingness to learn
- Be extremely detail oriented
- Be a positive, proactive, and independent problem solver
- Have excellent time management and task-prioritization skills
- Have an understanding of confidentiality requirements and professional ethics
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- 1-3 years administrative assistant/reception experience
This position reports to the Superintendent of Schools, while also providing general support to other district office staff:
- Answer phones and greet visitors to district office
- Process student work permits
- Process daily interoffice and US mail.
- Supply ordering for Central Office as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m
Pay Rate: $25/hr
Position Dates: 12/16/2024 - early March 2025
Falmouth Public Schools is committed to promoting diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion. We encourage qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
