School Clerk - Bilingual (Spanish) -Sept 2026

Requirements / Qualifications

Bilingual testing will be conducted before the promulgation of the eligibility list. Both the bilingual and monolingual eligibility lists will be utilized for any vacancies that occur during the life of the eligibility list (the next 6 months) and for the 2026‑2027 school year. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply to be considered for any vacancies that may occur during the life of the eligibility list.

General Requirements

• Subscribe to an Oath of Allegiance
• Submit to a general tuberculosis examination
• Be fingerprinted
• Complete a pre‑placement physical examination
• Show proof of identity and right to work in the United States
• Adhere to the District’s drug‑free workplace policy; employment is contingent upon satisfactory drug‑testing results
• Possess the relevant training, education and experience required for the classification and attain placement on the eligibility list by successfully passing all examination parts

Certification

When a vacant position is to be filled, the Classified Personnel Director submits to the appointing power the names of the top three “ranks.” This process is known as “certification,” and the appointing power may select any one of the persons certified. The names of those not appointed remain on the eligibility list.

Eligibility List

Candidates who successfully complete all phases of the application and examination process are ranked on the appropriate eligibility list according to total examination score. The list is normally in effect for six months.

Employee Service Credit

Employee service credit is added to the final composite scores in an open examination for regular employees of and those on re‑employment lists for Escondido Union School District. Employees receive a credit of one‑half point (0.5) for each complete year of regular classified service as of the date the eligibility list is established, up to a maximum of five points.

Equal Employment / Affirmative Action Program

Employment and promotion are based strictly on personal merit and ability to perform essential job tasks with or without reasonable accommodation, without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, pregnancy, disability, medical condition, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or political affiliations.

Health Insurance Plan

Employees working five hours or more per day (25 hours or more per week) receive family medical coverage, employee life and vision insurance, and employee or family dental coverage.

Holidays

Regular classified employees are entitled to paid holidays if they were in a paid status during any portion of the working day immediately preceding or succeeding the holiday. Authorized holidays number 16 for twelve‑month employees.

Longevity Pay

Longevity pay increments are added continuously to the employee’s base pay rate, effective July 1, after the required years of service:

• 9 years – 3.5%
• 14 years – 7.123%
• 19 years – 12.158%
• 24 years – 16.644%
• 29 years – 21.310%
• 34 years – 26.162%
• 39 years – 31.209%
• 44 years – 36.457%
• 49 years – 41.915%
• 54 years – 47.592%
• 59 years – 53.495%

Merit System

Appointment and continuing employment of classified employees is based on the merit principle, as expressed in the Merit System Rules and Regulations.

Probationary Period

Any eligible employee appointed to a regular classified position serves an initial probationary period not to exceed six months or 130 days of paid service, whichever is longer. “Paid service” includes days worked, approved vacation days, and designated holidays, and excludes, to the extent permitted by law, paid or unpaid illness or industrial injury leave, personal necessity, bereavement, personal business, and limited‑duty assignments due to temporary physical or mental disability.

Professional Growth

After one year of service, regular classified employees may earn additional salary increments for improving skills through continuing education.

Retirement

All new employees who work four hours or more must become members of the California Public Employees Retirement System and the Federal Social Security program; contributions are made by both the District and employees. Effective July 1, 1991, employees working less than half‑time receive full retirement coverage under Social Security.

Shift Differential

A bargaining‑unit employee who works more than four hours of a regular shift (non‑overtime) between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. receives a 3.75% shift differential on the classification’s pay rate for each applicable day. The differential is split into equal payments based on months paid per year.

Sick Leave

Regular full‑time