Clerical and Non-Educational Support Staff - Substitute Teacher Service

The following openings pertain to these school districts:  Allegheny Valley, Baldwin-Whitehall, Downingtown, Ephrata Area School District, Lower Moreland Twp., Methacton, Northeastern, South Eastern, South Park, Southern York, Steel Center for CTE, TIU-11, and Unionville-Chadds Ford.  

Position Summary
Clerical and non-educational support staff are individuals who work alongside administrators, office staff and some work behind the scenes to ensure that there is an efficient infrastructure within which effective teaching and learning can take place.

Job Duties
Day-to-day job duties of clerical and non-educational support staff are determined by the administrator, principal or his/her designee, as they may vary depending upon the changing needs of the school/district, teacher(s), and/or students. Clerical and non-educational support staff, of any capacity, is subject to daily reassignment, depending on the needs of the day. Clerical and non-educational support staff must comply with the duties outlined by their superior.

Qualifications and Required Documents 

• Proof of a high school diploma or higher education
• A Pennsylvania Criminal Records check (Act 34) that is clean and less than 5 years old **
  
• A Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance History (Act 151) that is clean and less than 5 years old **
  
• A FBI Criminal History Record that is clean and less than 5 years old **

         - We recommend that you use our web links posted on our website to be sure to get the correct clearances.

            You can find those at the bottom of the Open Positions Page

• Proof of a TB test or chest x-ray that is less than 3 months
• 3 professional references (contact information) and/or letters
• A Resume
• Routing number and account number for direct deposit setup
• 2 Valid forms of Identification for I-9.  Click here for acceptable forms.

• A valid, working email address __ not a college or university address for those will expire! If you do not have a valid email address, it is recommended that you set up for example a Hotmail or GMail email account. This is how all future communications from STS will reach you.
• Effective 12/22/2014: In accordance with PA Act 168 of 2014, a list of all current and past employers, including contact information, for all jobs held where you have or had direct contact with children.

 ** Please note: clearances cannot be older than 5 years however, some districts may require new clearances that are less than 1 year old!

If you have taken any mandated training for Act 126 (Mandated Reporting) and/or Act 71 (Suicide Prevention), please provide proof of training-preferably a certificate of completion. Please include any additional certificates for specialized training (i.e. Crisis Prevention Intervention).

Essential Functions
Clerical and non-educational support staff are responsible for providing essential back up services for the whole school ranging from day to day office support and other school business including food services in the cafeteria.

Essential duties and responsibilities of this position may vary in nature due to changes in schedule, student or district need, and include but are not limited to:

• Perform a variety of clerical activities, including preparing routine correspondence, sorting and filing of records, documents, mail and other material.
• Assist with attendance, absence and tardy tracking; enter information into a proprietary student information system; generate lists, rosters and reports as needed.
• Assist in the health office as needed; provide basic first aid to ill or injured students, and make appropriate notifications to parents or guardians.
• Answer phones, greet and direct visitors, take and relay messages; provide routine information to students, parents or guardians.
• Operate a variety of office equipment including but not limited to; computers, fax machines, photocopiers, scanners, videoconferencing and telephone systems, etc.

• Assist in the preparation and serving of food items for the food service program.

• Maintain kitchen and serving areas in clean, safe and sanitary condition.

•Collect money for meals and a la carte sales for meals served.

• Help with maintaining an orderly cafeteria in respect to noise level, students arriving, dismissing students after proper lunch time length, students needing assistance and behavioral issues.

Monitoring students in study hall, cafeteria and in the hallways.

• Supervise students in and out of the classroom when necessary.

• Adhere to all procedures, guidelines, and policies followed by regular teachers in the school as well as STS guidelines within the handbook.
• Ensure a sustainable relationship with pupils and school personnel by communicating in a confidential, polite and refined manner.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function outlined above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Sitting or standing for extended periods of time
• Ability to quickly trail any student that elopes
• Moderate lifting from 15-35 pounds
• Moving of various items – up to 30 pounds
• Manual dexterity to use office equipment

Other Physical Requirements
• Ability to write legibly
• Vision (Near, Color, Depth Perception)
• Sense of Sound (Ability to hear fire alarms, bells, and PA system)
• Sense of Touch
• Ability to speak clearly and distinctly

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Environment

• Work is performed in all areas of district buildings, grounds, vehicles, and/or any area in which a district activity or function is taking place.
• Exposed to varying degrees of temperature relative to the conditions occurring in nature outside.

Emotional Environment
• The ability to work with students and adults displaying a variety of emotions including, but not limited to, joy, happiness, sorrow, fear, anger and aggression in controlled, uncontrolled and unpredictable situations.

At your interview, we will take a photo of you for an ID badge. Please dress appropriately.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: You must bring all official, original documents to your interview. Original, official documents that have been altered in any way will not be accepted.