Principal Clerk

SALARY DETAILS

Minimum: $30.91 Hourly 

Maximum: $37.72 Hourly

APPLICATION FILING DATES

January 2, 2025 - January 20, 2025

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. 

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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.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

A Principal Clerk supervises and participates in one or more clerical processes of an administrative unit or is responsible, under general direction, for a highly specialized clerical activity. 

A Principal Clerk:

• Plans, organizes, supervises, and participates in a variety of clerical activities or processes.

• Maintains control of special funds and expenditures according to well-defined laws, rules, and directives.

• Acts as clerical supervisor for a unit and is responsible for office management functions.

• Performs or assists in an evaluation and selection of appropriate materials and processes necessary to complete specific jobs that may be highly technical in nature.

• Supervises and assigns the work of subordinates and takes appropriate action regarding personnel matters such as discipline, morale, performance ratings, and vacation approvals.

• Interprets established rules, procedures, and policies, and applies them to specific cases.

• Arranges for meetings of committees or for conferences and records their decisions as a basis for further action.

• Plans methods of filing and develops forms and clerical procedures for an administrative unit.

• May represent the section or branch in contacts with the representatives of private firms, other public jurisdictions, organizations, and the general public regarding the special work of the unit.

• May supervise distribution and inspection of circulating instructional materials and publications.

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 https://bit.ly/4dHVGOU

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

PROMOTIONAL STATUS IS REQUIRED

You must be a current or retired employee of LAUSD with 130 paid days in regular status in the Classified Service or permanent status in the Certificated Service or have been laid-off within the past 39 months from a regular, permanent LAUSD position in which you passed probation.

Laid-off employees' eligibility as a promotional candidate expires at the end of their 39 month period; as such, laid-off employees applying for promotional career opportunities may not be eligible to complete the assessment process or may be removed from the employment eligibility list once their eligibility as a promotional candidate expires.

EDUCATION

Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency, preferably supplemented by courses in office management, supervision, and human relations.

EXPERIENCE

Three years of clerical experience, preferably including supervisory responsibilities.

SPECIAL

Appointment to positions in the School Police Department is subject to fingerprinting, a review of conviction record, and a background investigation.

A valid California Driver License and use of an automobile may be required in some positions in this class.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Ideal candidates for Principal Clerk will possess the following:

• The ability to plan, assign, and direct the work of a clerical staff.

• Experience providing clerical support to a unit or an administrator, including supervisory responsibilities.

• Knowledge of District organization and functions of various units and branches.

• Knowledge of regulations and policies affecting the office business.

• Skill with basic Microsoft Office Suite functions.

• The ability to understand, interpret, and apply rules, policies, and regulations

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

The employment selection process for Principal Clerk may consist of a computerized multiple choice assessment, a writing project, and a technical interview.

TESTING PROCESS

• The computerized multiple choice assessment will assess your proficiency in LAUSD personnel policies and procedures, English usage, grammar, and punctuation.

• 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.

• The technical interview, 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. The writing project will be evaluated in conjunction with your interview. 

• If you are successful on all the assessments and meet the minimum education and experience requirement, you will be added to the eligibility list provided you submit the High School diploma when requested during the recruitment process.

• Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net and @successfactors.com 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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