Business Administrator
Canadian International School
Total years of experience :25 years, 8 Months
Responsible for developing and implementing office procedures and policies. (Admissions, student withdrawal and purchasing)
Specialized knowledge of accounting principles and complete knowledge of school practices and policies related to functions supported.
Arrange cover for substitute teachers.
Update school webpage.
Prepare school correspondence as directed by school administrative team.
Prepare meeting agendas and minutes
Responsible for the accounting, budget, purchasing and inventory control functions.
Specialized knowledge of accounting principles and complete knowledge of school practices and district policies related to functions supported.
Knowledge of school administrative and program operations is applied to develop and implement record keeping processes and systems.
Prepare standard and specialized financial reports and to approve or reject specific transactions within established guidelines.
Monitor activities and identify issues and potential problems and either take independent action or provide recommendations to school administrative staff for resolution.
Interact with school support and administrative staff and with district office staff.
Act in an advisory/expert role to school administrators to provide information, interpret policies and resolve routine and non-routine problems.
Provide functional expertise to internal communities and represent the school interests within the district.
External contacts extend to vendors, parents and service providers and involve resolving problems, explaining requirements and obtaining information.
Perform purchasing assignments of a complex nature which required experience in the acquisition of assigned commodities as well as familiarity with purchasing policies and procedures.
Make arrangements for the purchase of services, equipment, inventory and non-inventory items at the most favorable price consistent with quality, quantity and specification requirements.
Prepare and issued tenders
Manage purchasing contracts for specified commodities
Vendor sourcing and purchase of specified commodities
Expedite overdue orders
Update Purchasing website
Prepare/Design Purchasing Bulletins
Maintain computer lab and all classroom computers.
Designed Sunnyside School Website, maintain and update as changes occur.
General Office duties including designing annual reports and school goals.
Team planning member for Sunnyside School.
Provide anecdotal and weekly summary sheets.
Team meetings with professionals from various community agencies. (Lethbridge Family Services, Sun Country Child and Family Services and Chinook Health Region)
Team member at parent conferences to understand concerns and establish open communication.
Assisted with implementing the ESL (English as a Second Language) program in conjunction with the consulting teacher.
