Position: 12-month Administrative Assistant
Locations: Shamona Creek Elementary
Pay Rate: $21.11 per hour
Schedule: 7 hours per day, 5 days per week, 260 days per year (12-months)
Benefit Eligible: Yes
Effective Date: May 19, 2025

Are you passionate about helping ALL students learn in a collaborative environment? If so, we may have the career for you! Downingtown Area School District is excited to announce an opening for a 12-month administrative assistant at Shamona Creek Elementary.

At DASD, we are committed to sharing values of diversity and inclusion in order to achieve and sustain excellence in education. As a diverse district, we continually seek ways to strengthen our educational environment. We believe that we can best promote excellence by recruiting and retaining a diverse group of staff who bring various backgrounds and perspectives. Our ability to create and maintain a climate of respect is critical to attaining the best teaching and learning environment. If you want to be part of our "Downingtown Proud" team - please apply! Help us with our mission to educate all students to meet the rigorous challenges of a global society.

At the Downingtown Area School District we value our employees. We seek to hire new staff who:

• Communicate openly to build relationships and trust
• Partner with team members to see the TEAM succeed
• Demonstrate a growth mindset and seek ongoing opportunities for growth
• Embrace and support a safe and inclusive environment
• Eagerly and enthusiastically support student learning
• Strive to be kind and reflective
• Focus on the solution and put people first
• Lead by example!

Job Summary: Provides administrative support, as the Principal’s liaison, to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the entire school in delivering instructional, athletic, and recreational services to the student body.

Qualifications: To successfully perform this position, a person must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

1. High school diploma plus two years post secondary education or two years experience in a similar position
2. Knowledge of standard office procedures and practices
3. Proficient administrative assistant skills, including organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines
4. Strong oral and written communication skills
5. Ability to make decisions independently, as well as to execute assignments of administrative detail as delegated
6. Proficiency in the use of technology for individual and system management, communication, and research
7. Must successfully complete and maintain compliance with all federal and state background and criminal record check requirements
8. Candidate must adhere to all local, state, federal, and school code requirements for employment

1. Assists principal, teachers, parents, and students
2. Telephones contact, including messages for staff, scheduling appointments, routing, and answering inquiries
3. Maintains accurate files and lists, including but not limited to staff observations, teacher attendance, Acceptable Use Policy, and class lists
4. Works with the transportation department as needed to resolve issues or arrange transportation for field trips
5. Sorts and distributes interoffice mail
6. Processes attendance sheets for payroll
7. Maintains student activity account
8. Maintains student files using current software systems, cumulative folders, withdrawals, and enrollments
9. Prepares homework requests for students who are absent
10. Copies and collates materials for building use/distribution
11. Records/updates report card data and print report cards
12. Maintains, inputs, and updates building competencies and print ESARS
13. Purchases inventory and supplies for building
14. Processes kindergarten registration
15. Serves as facility usage coordinator using current software system
16. Ensures safe dismissal of all students to appropriate adult, day care van, or school bus
17. Coordinates Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
18. Acts as the liaison with security service and Substitute Teacher Service
19. Coordinates the distribution of all keys
20. Maintains a current parent handbook
21. Coordinates school picture day
22. Creates concert programs – set up, type, illustrate, copy, and assemble
23. Creates and maintains position procedure outline to describe daily duties of the position/department as needed

DASD Benefits Information:

Select Health Benefits a la carte - Only pay for what you need

• Medical Coverage through IBX - PPO plans only
  • No Primary Care Physician necessary
  • No referrals required
  • IBC has extensive local and national networks
• Prescription Coverage through CVS/Caremark
• Dental Coverage - Delta Dental Active PPO
  • Allows use of in-network and out-of-network providers
• Vision Coverage - Vision Benefits of America (VBA)

• Fitness Program
  • Receive $150 back when you complete 120 workouts at an approved fitness facility within 365 days. www.ibx.com/reimbursements
• Nutritional Counseling
  • Up to 6 free visits per calendar year with a registered dietitian.
• Employee Assistance Program
  • Health Advocate is a free, confidential program that offers EAP+ Work/Life benefits to help you address difficulties in your life by providing short term assistance with personal, family, and work issues. In addition, it simplifies the navigation of the health care system by helping you find the right doctors, resolving billing and insurance claim issues, explaining benefit coverages, helping your parents or in-laws with the complexities of Medicare, and much more!
• Telemedicine
  • The telemedicine benefit through SwiftMD is offered to ALL DASD employees at no cost to you. The telemedicine benefit allows for consultations with US board-certified doctors over the phone or online, from your home, office, or on the road. These physicians can diagnose, recommend treatment, and submit prescriptions to your pharmacy of choice.

Retirement - Member of State Pension System (PSERS)
As a PSERS member, you'll join with over a half million fellow public school employees who are also members. You'll contribute to your own personal PSERS retirement account and have a safe and secure benefit payment(s) from one of the largest public retirement plans in the nation.

Student Loan Forgiveness
All DASD employees are eligible to apply for loan forgiveness through the federal government’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Find out more here: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

Life Benefit
Pays 1 x your basic annual salary up to maximum of $60,000

Income Protection Benefit
Pays 60% of your basic monthly pay, up to $1,500 per month

Paid Time Off

• 10 sick days annually
• 3 personal days annually for full-time employees; 2 annually for part-time
• 9 paid holidays per year

Tuition Reimbursement
Pro-rated 75% of tuition if grade of ‘B’ or better is attained; limit 12 credits per year.

Salary Increases
3.3% per current contract

Retiree Benefits

• Personal Days Payout
• Sick Days Payout

EOE