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Office Manager Elementary (Temporary)

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

THORNTON, COTemporary / Full-time$24.74–31.27/hrPosted 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$24.74–31.27/hr
Location
THORNTON, CO
Schedule
Temporary / Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Office Manager Elementary is responsible for the smooth and efficient operation of an elementary school administrative office. The role provides administrative support to school leaders, staff, students, families, and visitors; manages financial records and transactions; coordinates office workflow and personnel functions; and monitors visitors and building activities, including crisis situations. The position is temporary and based at Arapahoe Ridge Elementary in Thornton, Colorado.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Financial Recordkeeping, nice to haveAdministrative Support, nice to haveOffice Workflow Management, nice to havePersonnel Management, nice to haveConflict De-Escalation, nice to haveCrisis Management, nice to have

Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalent, required4+ Years Clerical Support Experience, requiredOffice Management Experience, nice to haveStudent Experience, nice to haveClassified Staff Supervision Training, requiredCriminal Background Check, requiredCPR Certification, nice to haveFirst Aid Certification, nice to haveRN Medication and Procedure Delegation Training, nice to haveHealth Aide Training, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Office Manager Elementary (Temporary) JobID: 16016

  • Position Type:

School-Based Support/ Office Manager, Elementary

  • Date Posted:

11/11/2026

  • Location:

Arapahoe Ridge Elementary

  • Closing Date:

11/16/2026

GRADE: G13 (Hourly Range/Step 1 - Step 9: $24.74 - $31.27)

MINIMUM HOURLY RATE: $24.74

STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40

FTE: 1.0

MONTHS PER YEAR: 10

JOB CODE: 1300

POSITION TYPE: TEMPORARY

LOCATION: THORNTON, CO.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission toelevate student success for every student every day in every classroom.Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.

SUMMARY:

Responsible for the smooth and efficient operation of the elementary school administrative office. Provide administrative assistance to the Principal, administrators, office and school staff and students by managing the school's financial records and transactions through use of district information technology systems, answering/screening phone calls, preparing correspondence and other written communication, receiving and responding to inquiries and requests, coordinating meetings and events, supervising office staff, performing various personnel management functions, managing crisis situations, handling confidential information and other related duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Frequency and percentage of time varies based on building assignment.

JOB TASK DUTIES:

  1. Perform financial duties for the school including preparing and monitoring school budget(s) and reporting variances to supervisor; maintaining bookkeeping-related databases; purchasing; receiving, inventorying and delivering incoming shipments; collecting and counting monies for fundraisers, fines, fees and other activities; enter fees and generate contracts as need; preparing and making bank deposits; creating and submitting reports to Financial Services; reimbursements; reconciling school accounts; handling bookkeeping for parent/school organizations; tracking grant proposals; processing monthly budget reports; and create purchase orders. Responsible for vendor relations and contracts.

  2. Provide administrative/secretarial support to principal, administrators and school staff with electronically update shared meeting documents, newsletters, handbooks, coordinating meetings; maintaining and updating master calendar for the school year; coordinating building use with the Facilities Use Department; creating and maintaining filing systems; distributing mail; issuing and tracking building keys; updating website and other related duties. Issue building access cards and student ID badges. Monitor and coordinate office workflow including training and planning, assigning and directing work of assigned office staff; and developing, updating, communicating and implementing office and workroom procedures. Provide back-up coverage, as necessary.

  3. Greet, welcome and assist all staff, students, parents, community members, callers and visitors to the school. Answer phones, provide information, take and deliver messages and direct callers to appropriate individual. Assist visitors, answer inquiries, provide information and direct to appropriate school areas. Diffuse conflicts and/or difficult situations as needed in the school office. Monitor students in the office.

  4. Perform personnel management functions, through use of district information technology systems, including review, approval and verification of reported time in district time and labor system. Prepare and analyze time and labor reports and complete paperwork for payment of stipends and other pay; maintaining and updating all personnel changes, and scheduling interviews. Monitor guest teacher requirements and staff assure coverage as needed. May assist in the employee evaluation process. Maintain confidentiality of all related data.

  5. Monitor building visitors, visitor sign-in procedures and building activities including crisis situations such as building evacuations, lockdowns, emergency situations and safety procedures. May initiate crisis procedures in the administrator's absence with direction from appropriate officials.

  6. Perform other job-related duties as assigned

EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:

  • High school diploma or equivalent.

  • Minimum of four years experience in clerical support positions. Office management experience preferred.

  • Experience working with students preferred.

  • Must successfully complete current district training for supervision of Classified Staff within 1 year of entering position.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Criminal background check required for hire.

  • CPR and First Aid certifications preferred.

  • District RN Medication and Procedure Delegation and Health Aide training may be required.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

All applicants (current district employees and external applicants) should list any and all work experience, including current district experience, when completing the employment application. Please include job titles and duties that you held while doing that job. Since the Human Resource department uses the application to screen for minimum qualifications required for each job, it is important to have a complete application so you will be considered for the position you are applying for.

SALARY INFORMATION:

All Classified positions are paid on an hourly basis. All Newly hired classified employees are placed initially on Step 1 of the pay grade for their position. Classified employees can advance an additional 7 steps (maximum Step 8) based on their previous experience. Final hourly placement on the Classified Salary schedule is dependent on the Grade Level for the position being posted and employees' previous work experience. "Grade" refers to position or job classification and "Step" refers to the number of work experience credit or service years. See our Classified Salary Schedule (https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1717020448/adams12org/dcipnzi4x7ugaiozstwe/2024-25ClassifiedSalarySchedule.pdf) for hourly rates. For additional compensation information, please refer to The Classified Master Agreement. (https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1692999330/adams12org/zqldeewjdfyjcnfktcob/ClassMasterAgreement.pdf)

BENEFITS INFORMATION:

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date).

To learn more about our benefits, please see ourBenefits Overview. (https://www.adams12.org/our-district/human-resources/benefits-overview)

THIS POSTING IS NOT INCLUSIVE OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION.

Rev 10/26

How this job compares

Set against the 551 open Office Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$24.74–31.27/hr
  • US median$24–29/hr87 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $28.01/hr, is 6% above the US median midpoint ($27/hr) — in the middle half of Office Manager hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 551 open Office Manager jobs across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Office Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (370 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 208 of the 551 open Office Manager jobs (38%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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