• Job Description

  Req#: 3407
  Position Type:
  Secretarial/Clerical/ Secretary - 10 month
  
  
  Date Posted:
  7/17/2025
  
  
  Location:
  Lake Forest High School
  
  
  Date Available:
  08/18/2025
  
  
  Closing Date:
  08/07/2025
  
  
  Base Starting Rate - $21.23/Hour
  Personal and Sick Day Leave provided
  Reimbursement - up to $1300 annually for tuition reimbursement
  Insurance - 100% district paid Single HMO Health (other options also available)
  Retirement - IMRF (Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund) - the district pays the full district premium, employees pay the 4.5% employee contribution
  High School Diploma or equivalent
  Clerical and secretarial experience - preferred
  Experience with office and school-based management systems
  Strong verbal and written communication skills
  Strong interpersonal skills and positive problem-solving attitude
  Comfortable and pleasant demeanor in busy environments
  Ability to:
  • work under pressure
  • work with speed, attention to detail, consistency, and organization
  • prioritize workflow while working with many individuals
  • work harmoniously, cooperatively, and effectively with all stakeholders to meet deadlines
  • work effectively in office and school-based management systems
  work under pressure
  work with speed, attention to detail, consistency, and organization
  prioritize workflow while working with many individuals
  work harmoniously, cooperatively, and effectively with all stakeholders to meet deadlines
  work effectively in office and school-based management systems
  Maintain confidentiality
  Adhere to Board of Education policies and procedures
  Supports department-wide clerical needs (e.g., copies for common final exams, supply orders, budget spreadsheets, etc.)
  Processes timesheets, budget spreadsheets. and electronic calendar scheduling
  Creates graphics for digital signage around campus
  Assists with data entry, spreadsheet maintenance, and chart/graph creation
  Works closely with other department secretaries and administrative assistants to support the needs that exist across the school
  Assists with the preparation of standardized testing administration as needed and in partnership with the testing coordinator
  Adheres to Board of Education policies and procedures
  Data entry for Certified Staff PD in Frontline Professional Growth (Thursday Collaboration)
  Back-up to the Faculty Secretary/Substitute Coordinator
  Supports Admin with building Summer School Course Catalog
  Supports Admin with all communications/correspondence with Summer School families, rising 9th-grade families, and current families
  Performs other job-related duties as assigned by the direct supervisors
  Lake Forest High School District 115 is seeking a 10-month, 7.5 hour/day Department Assistant to Instructional Directors.
  
  
  Description: The Department Assistant directly supports the Social Studies, Math, English, and Science Instructional Directors and the World Language Department Chair with clerical tasks that fall under their roles and responsibilities.
  
  Salary and Benefits:
  • Base Starting Rate - $21.23/Hour
  • Personal and Sick Day Leave provided
  • Reimbursement - up to $1300 annually for tuition reimbursement
  • Insurance - 100% district paid Single HMO Health (other options also available)
  • Retirement - IMRF (Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund) - the district pays the full district premium, employees pay the 4.5% employee contribution
  
  Education, Experience, and Licensure
  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Clerical and secretarial experience - preferred
  • Experience with office and school-based management systems
  
  Competencies
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills and positive problem-solving attitude
  • Comfortable and pleasant demeanor in busy environments
  • Ability to:
    • work under pressure
    • work with speed, attention to detail, consistency, and organization
    • prioritize workflow while working with many individuals
    • work harmoniously, cooperatively, and effectively with all stakeholders to meet deadlines
    • work effectively in office and school-based management systems
  • Maintain confidentiality
  • Adhere to Board of Education policies and procedures
  
  Essential Functions
  • Supports department-wide clerical needs (e.g., copies for common final exams, supply orders, budget spreadsheets, etc.)
  • Processes timesheets, budget spreadsheets. and electronic calendar scheduling
  • Creates graphics for digital signage around campus
  • Assists with data entry, spreadsheet maintenance, and chart/graph creation
  • Works closely with other department secretaries and administrative assistants to support the needs that exist across the school
  • Assists with the preparation of standardized testing administration as needed and in partnership with the testing coordinator
  • Adheres to Board of Education policies and procedures
  • Data entry for Certified Staff PD in Frontline Professional Growth (Thursday Collaboration)
  • Back-up to the Faculty Secretary/Substitute Coordinator
  • Supports Admin with building Summer School Course Catalog
  • Supports Admin with all communications/correspondence with Summer School families, rising 9th-grade families, and current families
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned by the direct supervisors
  
  Physical Demands
  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, and reach. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, pull, and lift. Repetitive motions are required, especially for keyboarding which involves substantial movements of the wrists, hands and/or fingers. The employee must lift and/or move up to 10 pounds of force frequently. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  
  Work Environment
  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly subject to inside environmental conditions and is subject to noises associated with both office and educational environments.
  
  Application Procedure: Click here to access the online application.
  
  To learn more about Lake Forest High School, visit our website at www.lakeforestschools.org.
  
  To Inspire the Passion to Learn, the Insight to Know Oneself, and the Courage to Make a Difference
  
  

• About the company

  Lake Forest High School, or LFHS, is a public four-year high school located in Lake Forest, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States.

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