Substitute Clerical

Clerical Guest Staff

Assignment type temporary/hourly hours will vary by assignment. Location varies - all school locations in the Kent School District. Pay rate $24.01/hour. Benefits employee benefits | Kent School District.

Clerical guest staff replace regular employees who are absent. Guest staff assist office staff with clerical duties like typing, filing, copying, organizing materials for distribution, and recording information. Clerical guest staff will also be required to supervise students at the elementary level during play periods in and out of classrooms, recess, lunch supervision, bus loading and perform before and after school crosswalk duty.

Guest staff are expected to be available on a day-to-day, on-call basis, any day of the week, Monday through Friday. An automated online system is used to arrange assignments in advance. Early morning phone calls may occur starting as early as 5:00 am.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide a friendly, open, safe, and service-orientated atmosphere in all locations worked.
• Maintain spatial awareness while promoting student safety at lunch, playground, bus loading and crosswalk supervision.
• Administer application of school discipline/positive reward programs within the building that you are in for the day.
• Supervise students in the lunchroom.
• Perform clerical duties such as typing, filing and making copies.
• Document and record student behavior as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding all student and district related matters and records.
• Provide clerical assistance to other building staff, as needed.

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age; additional related training desirable; or any combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills, and ability required to perform the work.
• Ability to have effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, and the public and ability to work with a significant diversity of individuals and/or groups.
• Exercise sound, independent judgment, including appropriate handling of confidential matters.
• Willingness to work in all types of weather.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Ability to follow directions with minimal supervision.
• Ability to communicate effectively using verbal and written expression in English.
• Comply with all Board policies and procedures.
• Background check through Washington State Patrol, as required by RCW 43.43.830. Fees apply.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Availability to work all hours of a student day starting as early as 7:00 am until 4:30 pm on any day of the school week.
• Ability to operate a computer, including word processing.
• Ability to operate modern office machines, including office copier and FAX.
• Flexible and willing to adjust schedules on short notice.
• Evidence of promptness and reliability.
• Customer service skills.
• Ability to communicate in a second language.
• Experience working with a diverse student population and the specific school demographics.
• Ability to show multicultural and ethnic understanding and sensitivity and communicate effectively with all cultural groups in the school community.

About Kent School District:

Mission:
Our mission explains our fundamental purpose as an organization. Kent School District's mission is successfully preparing all students for their futures.

Vision:
Our vision captures the future we seek to create for our students. Kent School District's vision is to produce graduates who are globally competitive learners.

Values:
Our core values drive our culture and answer the question, "How do we want to act, consistent with our mission, along the path toward achieving our vision" Specific values are at the heart of our culture because they are levers that drive us towards achieving shared vision. Throughout this plan, three core values are prioritized:
Equity, Excellence, Community.