Duluth Public Schools

  • Office Support Specialist - Intermediate

  • DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS
  • Duluth, Minnesota United States View Map

Job Description

Position Type:
Clerical/Office Support Specialist Intermediate

Date Posted:
8/12/2026

Location:
Lincoln Park Middle School

Closing Date:
08/19/2026

Office Support Specialist - Intermediate
Lincoln Park Middle School
40 hours/week | 46 weeks per year
Monday - Friday | 7:45 - 4:15
Starting Wage: $20.25/hr + Benefits

Join the Duluth Public Schools team, where we work to inspire every student to achieve their potential and prepare students to lead productive, fulfilling lives.

Summary:
The Middle School Attendance Clerical plays a dual and essential role in the daily operation of the middle school. This position is primarily responsible for managing all aspects of student attendance, ensuring accurate records, facilitating communication with families, and upholding school attendance policies. Additionally, this role provides support for middle school athletic and extracurricular activities. This position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, excellent communication, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic middle school environment.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • High School diploma or equivalent and two years of previous experience in broad staff support.
  • Minimum two (2) years of administrative or office clerical experience, preferably in a high-volume environment. OR a combination of education and experience totaling (3) years.

Knowledge Requirements:
  • Working knowledge of office administration procedures and record-keeping.
  • Understanding of attendance policies and school operational procedures.
  • Familiarity with student information systems for data entry.
  • Customer service principles for interacting with students, parents, and staff.

Skill Requirements:
  • Exceptional organizational skills for managing high volumes of attendance information.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills for clear and empathetic interactions.
  • Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and record maintenance.
  • Proficiency in using communication tools (voicemail, email, text, ParentSquare).
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.

In addition to rewarding career opportunities, Duluth Public Schools offers an excellent benefit package to employees who are hired into positions scheduled to work 24 hours/week or more. Benefits include, but are not limited to the following:

Medical/Prescription Drug Plan with Health Reimbursement Arrangement
  • Single Coverage District pays 100% of premium (FREE) + contributes $2,612.50 into HRA annually
  • Family Coverage District pays 75% of premium (25% employee contribution) + contributes $5,225.00 into HRA annually

Dental Plan
  • Single Coverage District pays 100% of Basic premium (FREE)
  • Family Coverage District pays 25% of Premium

Life Insurance
  • District provides minimum of $50,000 of life insurance at no cost, employee may purchase supplemental life insurance

Long Term Disability
  • District-provided at no cost to employee

Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Employees may elect to contribute on a pre-tax basis to Health Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Accounts

Retirement
  • The District contributes 7.25% of your total salary in the Public Employees Retirement Association) pension plan.
  • Employees may also elect to participate in Tax-Shelter Annuity options.

Time Off
  • Each bargaining unit contract defines time off provisions such as holidays, sick/personal leave, vacation, etc.

Contact Information:
If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at 218-336-8722 or email noncerthr@isd709.org

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Duluth, or Onigamiising in Ojibwe, is the seat of St. Louis County, the largest city in the northern two-thirds of  Minnesota, and the fourth largest city in the state. It is located on the western tip of Lake Superior and its city limits encompass 67 square miles of land and nearly 50 square miles of water. It is part of the Twin Ports metropolitan statistical area which includes all of Wisconsin's Douglas County, and Minnesota's Carlton, Lake, and Saint Louis counties  which boasts a population of 291,638, ranked as the 170th largest metropolitan area in the United States. 

After years of building economic diversity, Duluth is growing into a robust regional economic, medical, aviation, higher education, outdoor recreation and arts center. Duluth has long been recognized as an innovative region that is supported by a wide variety of services and industries, including the largest, farthest inland freshwater port, the Port of Duluth-Superior. 

The city also boasts a vibrant arts culture, home to art museums, theater, and numerous festivals throughout the year. It is the home of two colleges and a university whose local sports teams include nationally ranked and championship  teams. 

 

Duluth Public Schools offers an excellent, competitive and comprehensive benefits program, which includes medical, prescription drug, dental, life, and disability coverage. A pension plan, tax-sheltered annuities program, flexible spending accounts (FSA), health care savings plan and employee assistance program round out the district’s robust benefits program. 

The district pays a significant portion of the premium for medical hospitalization, dental and prescription coverage for employees and dependents and offers Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) funding. 

The district also has generous provisions for vacation, holidays, family and medical leave and other types of paid and unpaid leave. The district recently added Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth to our list of paid holidays. 

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