Specially Funded Program Clerk, Bilingual

Specially Funded Program Clerk, Bilingual

• Knowledge of modern office practices and procedures and operation of common office equipment, including computer and word processing equipment
• Proficiency as typist; ability to make accurate arithmetical computations
• Experience in organization and management of office
• Ability to follow oral and written directions; ability to use independent judgment and supervise work of others
• Ability to work effectively with staff, students and public
• Bilingual ability may be required, depending on assignment
• Must pass required tests

Administrator as assigned

To provide services which contribute to effectiveness of school by performing a variety of general clerical, typing, and record‑keeping duties

This class is distinguished by additional requirements of maintaining primary clerical responsibility for specially funded programs of a school. Employees in this class typically are assigned to schools without certificated program staff, serve as the lead clerk at schools with multiple specially funded clerks, or in other cases where qualifications and duties exceed the entry level.

• Performs variety of clerical work related to school‑site specially funded programs
• Types letters, masters, newsletters, lists, requisitions, and other miscellaneous materials
• Checks, prepares, assembles, and tabulates materials and information from various sources for records, budgets and reports
• Checks and reviews data for completeness and conformance with established policies and procedures
• May supervise work of other clerks
• Answers telephone, makes appointments, relays messages and provides information to staff and public; schedules, prepares materials for and maintains minutes of meetings
• Keeps records, maintains inventories, files, and performs other clerical duties common to school district organization
• Performs other related duties as assigned

$19.18 – $31.25 per hour

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the District's "Improvement of Professional Services" handbook, Board Policies and Procedures, and consistent with collective bargaining agreements when applicable.

A new employee, or a permanent employee who is changed to a new classification, shall serve a probationary period of up to six (6) months of duty time, exclusive of leaves. During this period the employee must meet required standards of performance to be recommended for permanent status. Probationary classified service employees may be terminated at any time without cause, without right of appeal or hearing before the Board of Education.

Pursuant to Education Code section 45113, a permanent employee who accepts a promotion and fails to complete the probationary period will be employed in the classification from which he or she was promoted.

• Clerical Test
• Spanish Literacy Test (Bakersfield College – Tier II Bilingual Certificate will be accepted in lieu of district Spanish Literacy Test)

Typing certificate – 40 net wpm (Valid 5‑minute certificate within three (3) years of the deadline of this bulletin). Typing certificates obtained online will not be accepted. Original typing certificate must be presented to Human Resources for verification prior to employment.

Some positions may require proof of privately owned automobile insurance and possession of a valid California motor‑vehicle operator's license. Fingerprint clearance by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice is a condition of appointment after all other required job conditions have been met. Must present verification of completion of Child Abuse Mandated Reporter training or obtain verification within six (6) weeks of hire and annually thereafter, as required by the California Child Abuse Neglect Reporting Act.

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