Senior Office Assistant (Bilingual Required)

About the role

Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, perform diversified and complex clerical duties in support of an assigned school or District office, department or program involving independent judgment and requiring in-depth knowledge of an assigned function.

Responsibilities

• Perform diversified and complex clerical duties in support of an assigned school or District office, department or program involving independent judgment and requiring in-depth knowledge of an assigned function.

Requirements

• Education & Experience: Any combination equivalent to sufficient experience, training and/or education to demonstrate the knowledge and abilities listed above. Typically, this would be gained through: graduation from high school and two years general clerical experience involving frequent public contact.

Details

• Testing Information: The examination process may be comprised of multiple choice exam, performance assessment, computer skills exam, or any combination of assessment appropriate to determine technical ability to perform the duties listed in the job description. Applications will be screened for minimum qualifications. Applications will be evaluated and ranked according to criteria that most closely meets the needs of the department, so it is essential that applicants provide as much detail as possible and answer all parts of the application, including work experience.

• Step 1: Application Screening (pass/fail) - Applications will be screened for minimum qualifications. Applications will be evaluated and ranked according to criteria that most closely meets the needs of the department, so it is essential that applicants provide as much detail as possible and answer all parts of the application, including work experience.

• Step 2: Bilingual Exam (written and oral) - Written scheduled Date TBD; those that pass the written portion will then be invited to participate in the oral exam scheduled Date TBD. Applicants must pass both portions of the bilingual examination to move forward to the next step, (performance exam).

• Step 3: Performance Exam (weighted 50%) - Tentatively scheduled Date TBD. Applicants must pass the computer skills examination to move forward to the next step, (qualifications appraisal interview).

• Step 4: Qualifications Appraisal Interview (weighted 50%) - Tentatively scheduled Date TBD. All applicants must achieve a passing score in each part of the examination process in order to be placed on the eligibility list.

Salary Information

• New Hires – Initial Salary Placement: Education: The District has established criteria in place that recognizes the education and experience new employees bring to their role in supporting students and the services of the District. Upon approval of the Director of Classified Human Resources, a new employee may be provided with advanced step placement up to Step 5 based on the following criteria:
• Additional Salary Information: Education Incentives: All active, regular classified employees are eligible for an education incentive if they possess a college degree which is above and beyond the stated minimum qualifications for their classification.

Benefits

• Health & Welfare Plan Choices: Include Anthem CDHP PPO 90 with optional health savings account (HSA), Kaiser Permanente CDHP DHMO with optional health savings account (HSA), Anthem PPO Medical, Kaiser Permanente HMO Medical, Cash-in-Lieu option: Full-time employees (40 hours per week) who can prove they are covered by group medical coverage, may opt out of benefits to participate in Cash in Lieu at any time of the year (up to $5,000 per year, paid out in increments of $500 per month (September – June)).

General Requirements

• General Requirements (Upon Offer Of Employment): Employment Verification: The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that the District obtain documentation from every individual who is employed which verifies identity and authorizes his/her right to work in the United States. Individuals selected for employment are required to submit to a tuberculosis risk assessment, and, if risk factors are identified, would then be required to submit to a tuberculosis examination to determine freedom from tuberculosis. The District reserves the right to require a job related physical examination and satisfactory results from such an exam.