Clerical Position - Kearney R-I
Position: Clerical Position
Subject Area: (none)
Job Title: Activities Administative Assistant
Job Location: Kearney School District
Beginning: Sep 22, 2025
Deadline: Nov 21, 2025**
District: Kearney R-I
Kearney, MO 64060
Telephone: 816-628-4116 EXT 102
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Job Description:
Job Titles: Activities Department Administrative Assistant 
Department: Clerical
Reports to: Activities Director 
Classification: Nonexempt
Summary
Responsible for assisting in all aspects of the Activity Office. This includes assisting with all aspects of office, concessions and activity operations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  1. Operate personal computer and peripheral equipment, photocopier, 10-key calculator, and other office equipment with a high degree of skill
  2. Performs secretarial and office management tasks
  3. Performs budgeting, requisitioning, and bookkeeping tasks as needed following established district rules and regulations
  4. Maintain files and records
  5. Independently, or as assigned, composes confidential and general correspondence, reports, memorandums, forms, and statistical data
  6. Maintain activity website
  7. Maintains activities calendar
  8. Prepares Activity Handbooks 
  9. Attends meetings and trainings as directed
  10. Adheres to all district rules, regulations, and policies
  11. Communication - Coordinating and confirming schedules with coaching staff, officials and administration
  12. Concessions - Stocking, Ordering and Cleaning
  13. Transportation - Verify and document district van mileage and maintenance
  14. Spreadsheets Team Transportation, KHS Summer Camps, Attendance for summer camps, Team Rosters
  15. Maintain MSHSAA Certifications, Schedules, Physicals, Rosters 
  16. Banquet - Setup, certificates, and coordination of team sports/activity banquet
Qualifications
Education
High school graduate 
 
Skills and Abilities:
Language
An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:
Read and interpret documents such as instructions and procedure manuals  
Write simple and complex reports and correspondence
Speak with members of the public, students, and other staff members

Reasoning 
An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:
Interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Solve problems when such problems have a variety of concrete variables

Technology
An individual who holds this position must:
Have strong computer skills, including word processing, and working with spreadsheets and databases
Be able to understand and submit online reports to state and federal agencies
Have the ability to learn new systems and software

An individual who holds this position must have:
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work closely with a variety of staff members and the public
The ability to safeguard confidential information

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this position, an employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear.  The employee is frequently required to walk and use fingers and controls.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, reach, bend and lift and carry up to ten pounds.  Close vision ability to look at a computer screen for long periods of time is required. 

Attendance
Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this position. 
This position requires working at all football home games, as well as postseason tournaments. During a typical week, the employee will be scheduled for at least one home game, with the possibility of more if the week is busier. In the event of a last-minute cancellation, both the employee and the supervisor will assist in covering shifts. Additionally, the employee will be expected to work some regular season weekend tournaments.
Conditions and Environment
The work environment is frequently chaotic with many students and staff members present and speaking simultaneously. 
This is a 12 month position, PTO and vacation eligible. 
Could include evening and weekend working hours. 

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