ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
400 Lake Street • Ithaca, New York • 14850
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Position Title: Administrative Assistant
Brief Description: The work involves the performance of a wide variety of administrative activities and tasks in support of the office of an elementary school. Maintain confidential student and employee records, schedules, manage budgeting, ordering, employee attendance and substitutes. Characterized by substantial interaction with visitors, students and families by managing complex records systems and by assisting administrators and professional staff in the performance of the more routine, less difficult and highly structured tasks required of these administrative positions. Other duties as assigned by the Principal.
Location(s): Beverly J. Martin Elementary School
Anticipated Start Date: 06/02/2025
Posting Dates: 03/10/2025 - Until Filled
Number of Vacancies: 1
Hours per Week: 38.5
Civil Service Jurisdictional Class: Competitive
Required Qualifications:
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The Ithaca City School District is committed to eliminating race, class, and disability as predictors of academic performance, co-curricular participation, and discipline. Qualified candidates will demonstrate a basic awareness of these commitments and a strong willingness to support these efforts.
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This is a high-level clerical position requiring a proven ability to understand and interpret complex written and verbal instructions; exhibit an exceptional level of professionalism; with meticulous attention to detail.
- Must be eligible for appointment as a Administrative Assistant by Civil Service
Civil Service Requirements:
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(a) Possession of an Associate’s degree and two (2) years of clerical, administrative or office management experience which shall have involved maintaining electronic records in a database or spreadsheet application and preparing reports; or
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(b) Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and four (4) years of clerical, administrative or office management experience which shall have involved maintaining electronic records in a database or spreadsheet application and preparing reports; or
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(c) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (a) and (b).
Note: College degrees must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education and/or U.S. Secretary of Education. If an applicant’s degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, the applicant must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found at https://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. Applicants are responsible for payment of the required evaluation fee.
Internal Applicants: Apply online at ithacacityschools.schoolfront.com
Internal Applicants can send their letter through email at recruitment@icsd.k12.ny.us or through SchoolFront. If applying through SchoolFront you can log in with your ICSD email credentials using the following single-sign on link here. Once logged in please go to recruiting > Available Internal Postings.
If you are a substitute or in the process of onboarding and haven’t officially started, you will be considered an external applicant.
External Applicants: Apply online at ithacacityschools.recruitfront.com
In order for us to receive your application you must complete the following three steps on Recruitfront:
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Create a RecruitFront profile: If it's the first time applying to ICSD
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Create an Application: Checkmark School Related Personnel Only!
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Apply to Job Posting: After finishing step 2, select APPLY on the job posting.
Salary Range: $27.50 hr. in accordance with Collective Bargaining Agreement
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