What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Secretary position at Kern High School District?
QUALIFICATIONS: This position requires knowledge of proper office methods and procedures including receptionist, telephone techniques, filing systems, reporting functions, word processing techniques, proper English usage, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary; word processing techniques and computer software applications.
Must possess the skill to understand and carry out oral and written instructions without constant supervision; type accurately at a rate of 55 net wpm; perform a variety of secretarial/clerical work with speed and accuracy; establish and maintain a variety of records; and prepare reports. May require the skill to take dictation at 80 words per minute and transcribe it accurately. Must communicate effectively and tactfully in oral and written form; prioritize and appropriately schedule assigned workload; operate a variety of office equipment including a computer terminal; establish and maintain effective work relationships with those contacted in the performance of duties.
Two years of increasingly responsible experience in clerical work, preferably including secretarial responsibilities, is required.
A RECENT FIVE-MINUTE TYPING CERTIFICATE MUST ACCOMPANY APPLICATION TO BE SUCCESSFUL. Certificates must be less than two years old and cannot be completed through an online website. Kern High School District employees who currently work in a position requiring the same or higher minimum typing speed do not need to submit a typing certificate.
A CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK WILL BE REQUIRED OF THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT.
DUTIES OF POSITION: Under supervision, provide a variety of responsible secretarial/clerical support services to a school site administrator and to assist in maintaining the day-to-day operations of a school office. Will perform a wide variety of responsible secretarial functions at the full journeyman level of job performance. This job classification emphasizes a variety of public relations and "people contact" activities, which requires communication skills as well as designated clerical/secretarial skills.
STARTING SALARY: $4,283.61 (monthly)
NUMBER OF MONTHS: 12 (start date TBD)
NUMBER OF HOURS: 8 (daily working hours 6:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.)
Must possess the skill to understand and carry out oral and written instructions without constant supervision; type accurately at a rate of 55 net wpm; perform a variety of secretarial/clerical work with speed and accuracy; establish and maintain a variety of records; and prepare reports. May require the skill to take dictation at 80 words per minute and transcribe it accurately. Must communicate effectively and tactfully in oral and written form; prioritize and appropriately schedule assigned workload; operate a variety of office equipment including a computer terminal; establish and maintain effective work relationships with those contacted in the performance of duties.
Two years of increasingly responsible experience in clerical work, preferably including secretarial responsibilities, is required.
A RECENT FIVE-MINUTE TYPING CERTIFICATE MUST ACCOMPANY APPLICATION TO BE SUCCESSFUL. Certificates must be less than two years old and cannot be completed through an online website. Kern High School District employees who currently work in a position requiring the same or higher minimum typing speed do not need to submit a typing certificate.
A CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK WILL BE REQUIRED OF THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT.
DUTIES OF POSITION: Under supervision, provide a variety of responsible secretarial/clerical support services to a school site administrator and to assist in maintaining the day-to-day operations of a school office. Will perform a wide variety of responsible secretarial functions at the full journeyman level of job performance. This job classification emphasizes a variety of public relations and "people contact" activities, which requires communication skills as well as designated clerical/secretarial skills.
STARTING SALARY: $4,283.61 (monthly)
NUMBER OF MONTHS: 12 (start date TBD)
NUMBER OF HOURS: 8 (daily working hours 6:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.)
Salary : $4,284