Office Technician (Clerical)

SALARY DETAILS

Minimum: $22.52 Hourly 

Maximum: $30.70 Hourly

APPLICATION FILING DATES

September 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024

INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

LAUSD Employees:Please be advised that all LAUSD employees must sign in to the GlobalProtect Virtual Private Network (VPN) in order to submit an application from an external network outside of an LAUSD location. For assistance with installing the GlobalProtect virtual network, please contact Information Technology Services at (213) 443-1300 or (213) 241-5200. 

PROJECT

The LAUSD is currently recruiting qualified individuals for Office Technician positions to fill various vacancies throughout the District. Individuals selected for this position will perform variety of clerical and/or support duties at schools and offices.

BENEFITS

Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

NOTE: Positions in this job classification may be offered on an 11 month basis - salary and paid time off for 11 month positions will be adjusted accordingly.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Under immediate supervision, an Office Technician performs a variety of clerical duties of a routine and recurring nature.
 

Typical duties include:

• Preparing a variety of letters, memos, forms, reports, arithmetical summaries, and other material, typically using computer software.
• Compiling, interpreting, and coding data from various sources; entering data utilizing computer systems and programs for functions such as procurement, finance, student attendance, and personnel; and preparing related reports.
• Checking forms and records for completeness and accuracy.
• Maintaining files, records, and other information.
• Responding to employee/public inquiries by telephone and in person to provide or request information.

NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list of the responsibilities of this position. For a comprehensive list of duties performed in these classifications, please visit http://bit.ly/4bSPG4N 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION
Graduation from High School or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency.

SPECIAL
All employees are subject to fingerprinting and a review of conviction records. Appointment to a position in the School Police Department, Early Education Centers, and the Certificated/Classified Employee Processing Unit is subject to additional fingerprinting, a more extensive review of conviction records, and/or a background investigation.

SPECIAL NOTE
Completion of District sponsored training in the Payroll, Human Resources, Finance, and Student Information Systems should be completed by the end of the probationary period.

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

The employment selection process for Office Technician may consist of a computerized performance assessment, computerized data entry test and a scored questionnaire.

TESTING PROCESS

• The computer based assessment is a common assessment for several classification within the entry-level clerical series. Therefore, if you have applied and recently tested for this position and/or other clerical positions and have not met the 30 days re-take policy, you may not be able to re-test. We will certify your prior scores. Even if you take the test, the scores will be invalid. 
• The computerized performance assessment (Skill Check) will assess your proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook and computerized data entry skills.
• You will be invited to take these assessments online and testing will be conducted remotely and all applications will be required to submit a Candidate Confidentiality Form prior to testing. Failure to submit these forms before the given deadline will result in the withdrawal of your application from the selection process.
• Your test scores from these assessments will be banked and used for final calculation.
• You must receive PASSING SCORES on all TEST MODULES, for all the assessments, to remain in the selection process.
• Candidates who receive a failing score on any test module will NOT be eligible to move forward in the selection process.

NOTE: if you have existing scores for this assessment that are less than a year old, at the time of final scoring, those scores are valid as well and could be applied as your final score if they are higher. 

• The scored questionnaire, which you will be completing as part of the application process, will be worth 100% of a candidate's overall score and will be used to rank order candidates on the resulting eligibility list. Therefore, when completing the questionnaire, please make sure you provide detailed responses to all the questions/statements.
• If you are successful on all the assessments and meet the minimum education requirement, you will be added to the eligibility list provided you submit the High School diploma when requested during the recruitment process.
• The hiring departments have requested that we proceed with the selection process in a quick and timely manner. To honor this request, we will be adhering to a pre-planned employment assessment schedule.
• Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net as an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder.

APPLICATION PROCESS

To apply, click the "Apply" button at the top right corner of this page and log into the application management system; then, (1) click on each of the dropdown tabs and complete the requested information; and (2) submit your application by clicking on the "Apply" button at the bottom of the page to complete the application process, or click "Save" to save your application to complete at a later date. 

DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION?

Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net

To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org 

The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information.

ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION

Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications. 

The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685.

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