| SY 26-27 SOP Admin Assistant/Office Manager |
| GENERAL INFORMATION |
| Title: SOP Admin Assistant/Office Manager |
Department: Turning Point Academy |
Salary Grade: Schedule E
FLSA Status: Exempt |
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Site/Location: Turing Point Academy (Located inside the Lynchburg
Regional Juvenile Detention Center)
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Reports to: Program Principal |
Date: 4/28/2026 |
| POSITION SUMMARY |
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To offer administrative support for the Principal (often with confidential matters) and to complete a variety of routine administrative, secretarial, customer service, and accounting functions and other related work as required for daily operations of the Turning Point Academy education program.
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| ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS |
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| LYNCHBURG CITY SCHOOLS COMPETENCIES |
Personal Competencies
- Honesty
- Integrity
- Ethical
- Equity Minded
- Emotional Intelligence
- Cultural Competence
- Safety
- Quality
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Leadership Competencies
- Models Excellent Customer Service
- Thinks Strategically
- Shows Initiative
- Acts Decisively
- Communicates Effectively
- Works Collaboratively
- Resolves Conflict Proactively
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Functional Competencies
- Technical Capabilities
- Computer Literacy
- Data Analysis and Management
- Fiscal Planning and Management
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
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| EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE |
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High school diploma or equivalent required
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Experience working in a school enviroment preferred
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Experience working with at-promise youth or an alternative educational setting preferred
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| KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES |
- Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabular
- Operation of a computer and assigned software.
- Telephone techniques and etiquette.
- Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
- Oral and written communication skills.
- Perform a variety of clerical and secretarial duties to relieve the Principal of administrative and clerical detail.
- Perform accounting/bookkeeping operations both paper and using online management system
- Assure smooth and efficient office operations.
- Maintain a variety of records, logs and files.
- Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
- Compose correspondence and written materials independently or from oral instructions.
- Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
- Serve as liaison between administrators, faculty, staff, parents , detention staff, vendors and the public.
- Meet schedules and timelines.
- Complete work with many interruptions.
- Work independently with little direction.
- Work confidentially with discretion
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| SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY |
- No supervisory responsibilities are assigned to this position at this time beyond classroom management of
students during the school day.
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| TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS |
- This position may require travel for SOP events and professional development opportunities.
- If selected for the position, the program administrator will review travel policies and expectations. Travel is usually a single day trip with a few exceptions.
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| WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS |
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Turning Point Academy is located inside of the local juvenile detention center facility. Working in the building you
must adhere to both Lynchburg City Schools and City of Lynchburg safety and security guidelines.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully
perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to
frequently stand; sit; walk; talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle, type, or feel; and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
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| OTHER DUTIES |
| This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The teacher will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the principal or appropriate administrator. Lynchburg City Schools and State Operated Programs reserve the right to update, revise, or change this job description and related duties at any time. |
| AAP/EEO STATEMENT |
| LCS is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. |
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