Central Administrative Specialist I - Colorado Springs School District 11

Position: Educational Support Professional : Central Administrative Specialist I

Department/School: Academics / TESLA

Reports To: Director of Education & Stakeholder Development

FTE: 1.0

Days/Year: 260

Salary Grade: N10

Salary Schedule: This position is based on the 2025-2026 ESP Salary Schedule, School Based Positions (Group C)

FLSA Status: Non- Exempt

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Why You Will Love Working Here In this role, you’ll be at the heart of the Tesla Professional Development Center experience—serving as the welcoming presence that helps every staff member and visitor feel seen, valued, and genuinely glad they came. Each day brings a mix of familiar faces and new connections, giving you the chance to build relationships while creating a warm, professional first impression. You’ll play a key role in bringing peace of mind to guests by helping them confidently navigate the space—whether that means guiding them to the right training room or connecting them with tech support. When you’re not delivering top-notch customer service, you’ll put your organizational strengths to work supporting room reservations, managing mail, and ensuring shared spaces are stocked and well-organized. Best of all, you’ll be part of a small but mighty team that blends hard work with humor, making each day both productive and enjoyable.

Position Summary

Provides front-line customer service and clerical support to ensure efficient daily operations of a central office environment. Serves as the initial point of contact for visitors, staff, and community members.

Essential Job Functions

• Greets visitors and directs them to appropriate departments or personnel
• Answers and routes incoming phone calls; takes and relays messages
• Schedules meetings and manages conference room usage
• Provides general information and responds to routine inquiries
• Monitors building access and visitor entry processes
• Performs basic clerical duties including data entry, filing, and document preparation
• Maintains a professional and welcoming office environment
• Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of basic office practices and equipment
• Skill in customer service and professional communication
• Ability to follow established procedures and instructions
• Ability to operate standard office software and equipment
• Ability to work cooperatively with staff and the public

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent
• One (1) year clerical or office experience preferred

Working Conditions & Physical Demands

Work is performed in a typical school office environment. Duties are primarily sedentary with periods of walking and standing. May lift and carry up to 20 pounds. Requires ability to operate office equipment and communicate effectively.

Employees in this category will also receive the following for the 2025-2026 school year:

• Non-Recurring Pay: 8% of base salary in Non-Recurring Pay (distributed as 4% on November paycheck and 4 % on May paycheck).

Base Salary Setting: Employment, assignment and salary placement, is in accordance with job description requirements. A work history is required to demonstrate job title, job duties and time worked in the position. Grade placement for ESP positions is determined by the Salary Schedule by Job Title resource . Reference the linked How Your Compensation Is Determined for more details.

Salary Setting (New Hires): Any newly-employed Education Support Professional will be placed on the twenty-five (25) step system. Each step represents two years of experience, based upon equivalent experience. The maximum number of years of experience granted is 19-20 years, which is equivalent to placement on step ten (10). Steps are determined by experience listed on the application and resume.

Salary Setting (Rehires): Returning employees who have previously resigned or separated from the District will be rehired at the same step they were on at the time of resignation/separation plus any new experience gained in the same job, provided step increases were approved by the Board during the years in question.

Employees with experience in the District who have left the District and then returned to the same position shall be hired at the same pay grade (refers to the ESP placement on salary schedule by job title) and step at time of resignation. Additional relevant experience gained after resignation may be evaluated from the employee’s application and updated resume.

See Employee Handbook (located on the D11 website) for information on salary setting for rehires (after retirement), promotions and lateral transfers.

School District 11 is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in relation to disability, need for special education services (whether actual or perceived), race, creed, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, religion, ancestry, age, genetic information, or protected activity in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Any harassment/discrimination of students and/or staff, based on the aforementioned protected areas, will not be tolerated and must be brought to the immediate attention of the school principal, D11 administrator/supervisor or D11 nondiscrimination compliance/grievance coordinator.

NONDISCRIMINATION COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR, the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and Ombudservices, has been designated to coordinate compliance with: Equal Pay Act of 1963, Civil Rights Act of 1964, as Amended, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Title IX – Education Amendments Act of 1972, Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For additional information, please contact the District 11 Office of Equal Opportunity Programs & Ombudservices at 1115 North El Paso Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2599 , Phone: ..., FAX: ...

The following Board policies address nondiscrimination in District 11: AC , AC-R , GBA , GBAA , JBB , JBB-R