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ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY Jobs in Seattle, WA at Highline Public Schools
Our Essex High School is seeking an office assistant to serve as the central administrative support for the high school’s main office. This position ensures the smooth daily operations of the school by managing front office functions, supporting communications and event coordination, and providing high-level clerical and logistical assistance to the administrative team. The Office Assistant is often the first point of contact for families, staff, and the public, and is essential to maintaining a welcoming and professional school environment.
This position is available beginning immediately. Pay starts at $21.30/hour with a pay increase beginning 7/1/25 to $22.43. This is a full-time (40 hours/week), 12-month position.
EWSD offers excellent benefits including generous paid time off, medical, and dental insurance, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, and a retirement plan with up to 6% employer contribution.
Our district vision is: “Growing hearts and minds, for a better today and tomorrow: every day, every way, every one.”
EWSD is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive environment. Successful candidates must be committed to working effectively with diverse community populations and are expected to strengthen such capacity if hired. Candidates with experience living or working in another country, the ability to fluently speak more than one language, and/or peace corp experience are encouraged to apply.
Candidates with the following qualifications are encouraged to apply:
A minimum of two years or relevant administrative experience or equivalent education/training
Previous experience working with adolescents and/or demonstrated ability to work effectively with your adolescents
Knowledge of, and love for, high school aged students. Able to see a student as a whole person, not just someone who “gets in trouble”.
Strong technology skills and the ability to learn new systems quickly and use them effectively
The following skills are preferred, but not required:
Knowledge of the operations of schools
Bookkeeping/accounting experience and/or training
Experience in restorative practices and de-escalation techniques
Experience in a social work or community outreach setting, experience working with students and families
Experience working in a busy office environment
For additional information, CLICK HERE for a copy of the full job description.
EWSD conducts thorough screenings of all applicants being recommended for hire, which may include contacting references not listed on your application. Selected individuals are subject to criminal records background checks and child and adult abuse registry checks. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon acceptable results of these checks at the sole discretion of the Superintendent or his/her designee. Please click HERE for additional background check information.
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Title: ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY
Company: Highline Public Schools
Location: Seattle, WA
