Head Start Office Clerk

FLSA:Non-Exempt

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma
• Business school training or office experience that reflects a high level of skill in typing, filing and general office procedures
• Communication skills which encompass the ability to relate to students and

adults and to speak and write standard English

REPORTS TO:Assigned evaluator

SUPERVISES:None

JOB GOAL:To efficiently perform all duties related to the operation and maintenance of
correct office procedure

TERM:Ten (10) months

SALARY:Head Start Clerk Salary Schedule

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. To follow the general bookkeeping regulations as established by the Rapides Parish School
Board.
2. To consistently maintain a neat, clean, and well organized work space.
3. To utilize standard office procedures in letter writing, filing and bookkeeping.
4. To employ professional telephone techniques.
5. To demonstrate sociability and warmth in attitude toward visitors and employees.
6. To maintain a desk calendar as it relates to due dates of work projects, memos, and reports.
7. To be neat and accurate in completing assigned records and reports, turning these in promptly and on time.
8. To follow federal, state, and local policies and procedures.
9. To use language that is void of vulgarity, lewdness, coarseness, or profanity.
10. To observe all policies and regulations as outlined in the Drug Free Workplace Act.
11. To demonstrate ability to adjust to new situations, showing poise in crisis or pressure situations, and mature understanding of problems.
12. To be in attendance and on time at work, except for personal illness or emergency, as defined by the policies of the Rapides Parish School Board.

13. To be professionally dressed and well groomed.
14. To maintain a schedule of systems and procedures that are reflective of good time
management.
15. To perform any other duties assigned by the evaluator.