CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678

November 17, 2025

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:

1. High school diploma or general education development (GED) program certificate
2. Business education training with secretarial experience preferred.
3. Ability to type accurately at a speed of not less than 50 correct words per minute and to pass the clerical test given by Calvert County Public Schools

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

None

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS:

(These are pre-employment knowledge, abilities, and skills that apply to the Essential Job Functions.)

At the time of application, the candidate must have:

1. Knowledge of basic office procedures and operation of office equipment and machines.
2. Knowledge of Calvert County Public Schools’ policies and procedures regarding schools.
3. Knowledge of basic bookkeeping.
4. Ability to prepare office documents, brochures, and purchase requisitions.
5. Skilled in the operation of computer software, with the ability to prepare and edit documents.
6. Skilled in accessing and entering data into databases.
7. Demonstrate positive interpersonal skills and knowledge of office protocol.
8. Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment in making decisions and handling telephone calls.
9. Demonstrated success in accomplishing tasks akin to the responsibilities listed below.
10. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DUTIES:

1. Arranges for appointments and conferences.
2. Composes and types letters and other correspondence.
3. Answers and places telephone calls.
4. Receives visitors, gives information, and answers questions requiring knowledge of Board of Education rules, regulations, and procedures.
5. Maintains files, records, website data, and mailing lists.
6. Opens, classifies, date-stamps, and distributes incoming and outgoing mail.
7. Types, proofread, and assembles materials for distribution and publication.
8. Types bulletins, financial statements, tables, and forms from corrected copy and rough drafts.
9. Checks papers and documents for clerical and mathematical accuracy.
10. Assembles, summarizes, arranges, and prepares materials for reports, including visual portion of audio-visual presentations.
11. Requisitions, receives, and monitors office supplies.
12. Sorts and files materials and pulls materials from files.
13. Interact well with co-workers and provide outstanding customer service.
14. Come to work promptly every day.
15. Think, concentrate, and interact positively with others.
16. Work well under stress and meet all deadlines.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DUTIES:

(Duties listed are not intended to be all inclusive nor limit duties that might reasonably be assigned.) 

Performs related work as required or assigned by the building principal or designee.

PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS/DEMANDS:

Work is performed in a typical office environment and may require minimal lifting. Position requires significant periods of sedentary work using a computer, monitor, and mouse, but may also include periods of standing and walking.

UNUSUAL DEMANDS:

None

EVALUATION:

Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the policy on evaluation as established by Calvert County Public Schools.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

All applicants please apply through the applicant tracking system located on the Calvert County Public Schools’ website – www.calvertnet.k12.md.us.

References must be directly related to education experience and must include immediate supervisor.

Prior to the filling of any vacancy, permanent employees who have requested a transfer in a timely manner shall be afforded an opportunity meet with the supervisor of the position for which the vacancy exists.

State law requires that anyone hired after October 1, 1986, who will have contact with school children, must be fingerprinted and submit to a criminal background investigation. Federal law requires that a new employee must complete the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) in person before beginning employment. Employment is conditional upon successful completion of a drug screen. Current employees of the Calvert County Public Schools are exempt from these requirements.

House Bill 486 – Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention Statement

Pursuant to Section 6-113.2 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland - House Bill 486 - Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention, all applicants are required to report all former employment where direct contact with minors may have occurred. The applicant must submit the contact information of the current employer, all former school employers, and all former employers not school related. Applicants should also include contact information for organizations where the applicant has volunteered, coached, mentored, tutored or otherwise had direct contact with minors.

Nondiscrimination Statement

Calvert County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth programs.

Calvert County Public Schools does not refuse enrollment of a prospective student, expel a current student, or withhold privileges from a current student, or prospective student, or the parent or guardian of a current or prospective student because of an individual’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national original, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

Calvert County Public Schools does not discipline, invoke a penalty against, or take any other retaliatory action against a student or parent or guardian of a student who files a complaint alleging that the program or school discriminated against the student, regardless of the outcome of the complaint.

The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

• Director of Student Services
• Director of Human Resources
  443-550-8000

For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Assessment System at:  https://ocrcas.ed.gov or call 1-800-421-3481.