Data Specialist/Office Secretary (Long-Term Substitute)

Holliston's Robert Adams Middle School is looking for a dynamic individual to help cultivate a welcoming environment for all who enter the middle school. We have an immediate need for a long-term substitute to fill this role. Hours for this role are 8:00 am-4:00 pm 

It is essential that all members of the middle school staff build rapport with students, parents, and families so they understand that we truly care about them and want to support their success. We are looking for a Data Specialist who continually improves their skills by seeking out constructive feedback and professional development opportunities and who loves working with and empowering students.

 Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/Associate's Degree
• Excellent secretarial and technological skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with others in a demanding environment
• Ability to organize time and resources to complete multiple tasks daily
• Experience working with PowerSchool would be beneficial
• Excel and database experience preferred

 Responsibilities:

1. Establish and maintain good public relations with the community, pupils and school personnel
2. Assure professionalism at all times in our school
3. Provide support to guidance personnel
4. Oversee and manage the student database
5. As needed, facilitate safe and smooth operation of the school.
6. Organize, coordinate, anticipate and meet deadlines and calendar events.
7. Obtain, gather and organize pertinent data as needed.
8. Assure accuracy, quality and timeliness of the database.
9. Ensure that all communication is delivered to an Administrator as soon as possible, but no later than the close of each day.
10. Manage the completion of large long-term projects that may require the assistance of other staff 
11. Ensure confidentiality of issues and correspondence of a confidential and/or sensitive nature
12. Gather, enter, and report on data for attendance, report cards, placement, scheduling, etc.
13. Gather and design report of student information as required by DOE, the district, and the local school.
14. Act as backup to the Administrative Secretary
15. Perform duties and responsibilities deemed necessary by the building Principal

Public School employees of Massachusetts are required to submit their fingerprints to a National Criminal Database check. In addition to the national background check, a satisfactory Massachusetts Criminal Record Check (CORI) is required.

Robert Adams Middle School:  We are a grade 6-8 middle school  immersed in a three year journey to evaluate and modify everything we do around the mindset of Personal Local Global (PLG).  

PLG encompasses our greater vision that RAMS is here to develop critical thinkers, effective communicators and collaborative problem solvers, who are self-aware, curious, creative, compassionate, and resilient young adults- poised and prepared to pursue their passions and to contribute to an increasingly complex, interconnected and ever-changing world. Classrooms and schools need to be learner focused environments where students feel empowered to actively construct meaning, apply understandings, develop essential skills and grow individuals and learners in a dynamic, collaborative and interactive manner under the expert guidance of their team of teachers.  This would include opportunities for voice and choice, development of complex problem solving and critical thinking skills, time for reflection and self assessment, opportunities to create and innovate, collaboration, relationship building, and targeted instruction and explicit feedback.