About this role
PROFESSIONAL SECRETARY II, 12 MOS
OPERATIONS CENTER (Food and Nutrition Services)
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
All other current district employees (not a secretary), or external applicants apply online by completing the external application.
Entry Wage 2026-27, $19.64/hr: Current secretaries with seniority please refer to the Wage Sections of the secretary contract.
INTERNAL BIDDERS
OPEN THRU 10/30/2026 @ 4:00 PM
EXTERNAL APPLICANTS (will hire externally if no internal bidder): OPEN until position is filled
Duties & Responsibilities
(Essential Functions of Position, Major Responsibilities, Summary of Key Duties, Special Assignments, Relationships)
- Serve as an Operations support team member; assist other secretaries as needed.
- Assists others with phones, counter traffic, and communication with district staff members.
- Review and process Free and Reduced Meal Benefit applications.
- Process Direct Certification information from Iowa Dept. of Education Child Nutrition Program database; inform families of meal benefit status.
- Update and Maintain District Free and Reduced Meals database using current FNS Software assist with maintaining enrollment data.
- Conduct verification of meal benefit status as outlined in Federal Guidelines.
- Answer customer questions concerning meal benefit eligibility
- Generate the annual Hawk-I report
- Communicate meal benefit status to families and local schools following guidelines and maintaining confidentiality.
- Operate school nutrition accountability software and District's Student Information System, maintain its security.
- Maintain Food and Nutrition Services Employee Data Base and Job Opening Google Spreadsheet.
- Process FNS job openings, transfers, and postings.
- Perform general and program specific clerical functions, including typing letters and documents as needed.
- Maintain calm, welcoming, professional office environment.
- Ability to communicate with and relate to students, faculty, parents, colleagues, and supervisors personally, on the phone, via email and in writing.
- Provide oversight and train FNS staff on meal benefit eligibility processing.
- Assist with training and cashiering at sites as needed. Maintain cashier handbook and training guide.
- Assist with State Counting and Claiming Audits.
- Provide backup with deposits and petty cash handling as needed.
- Utilizes Docushare and Google Docs filing system for document archives.
- Process FNS invoices monthly and as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned.
Physical Requirements of Position
- Ability to lift and carry materials weighing up to 25 lbs.; occasionally lifting 50 lbs.; ability to bend, squat, and kneel.
- Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels in person or on telephone; ability to communicate clearly.
- Ability to operate computer, calculator, copy machine, telephone, scanner, and other office equipment with dexterity and in a safe, efficient manner.
Special Qualification Desired: (Personal Qualities, Education, Skills Needed, Experience, Etc.)
- Must have High School Diploma or GED equivalency.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to work under pressure, establish priorities and meet deadlines.
- Aptitude for working with numbers.
- Communication skills to effectively deal with staff, administrators, and outside parties.
- Self-motivated ability to work independently; excellent attendance desired.
- Knowledge of, or ability to learn, PC applications and other specialized Food and Nutrition software.
The Davenport Community School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.