Pre-Employment Specialist

Perform clerical and related duties for recruiting and staffing personnel.

• Coordinate all professional, paraprofessional, auxiliary, and substitute applications and processing.
• Process professional, paraprofessional, auxiliary, and substitute new hires.
• Handle inquiries (both oral and written) regarding job openings and other general information concerning District.
• Communicate with principals and applicants regularly regarding applicant status and eligibility for hire.
• Maintain job vacancy announcements.
• Maintain up-to-date applications.
• Oversee state requirements for fingerprinting and subscribe to individuals in the Texas Education Agency Clearinghouse for all professionals, paraprofessionals, auxiliary, and substitutes hired. Unsubscribe from individuals in the Clearinghouse who have separated from employment.
• Process criminal background checks for district applicants.
• Oversee criminal background checks for volunteers.
• Advertise vacancies using job listings, job information lines, Internet sites, and other locations.
• Assist in training of district employees on Win Ocular online application and workflow software.
• Provide accurate information to the U.S. Department of Labor on a monthly basis.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Maintain files/records.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• One year of personnel administration

• High School diploma or GED

• Excellent human relations skills
• Organization and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Excellent typing, word processing, and computer skills/Microsoft Word and Excel
• Ability to maintain and update files and records
• Ability to operate general office machines
• Demonstrate ability to work with computer and computer records
• Ability to communicate and work well with the public and to maintain effective working relationships with other personnel, teachers, and school administrators
• Knowledge of Management Information system
• Excellent public relations skills

Maintain emotional control under stress; occasional prolonged and irregular hours.

Pay Grade: AS - 7 - Minimum hourly rate - $24.50