Elem School Clerk-Bilingual - Spanish​/Hmong​/Karen - TEST

EXAMINATION

A civil service eligible list will be created from this posting and remain in use for all Elementary School Clerk
- Bilingual vacancies that occur in this title for a year from the date of the exam. Eligible candidates will be notified of the testing date via e-mail after applicants have been screened for minimum qualifications.

A rating of 75% or higher on each portion is required to pass the language assessment. Candidates will be notified by mail of their assessment results. Assessments with a passing rating are valid for one year. Assessments are offered Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, at the Human Resource Department, 360 Colborne Street, St. Paul, MN 55102.

Picture identification must be presented at the time of the assessment.

A civil service eligible list will be created from this posting and remain in use for all Elementary School Clerk
- Bilingual vacancies that occur in this title for a year from the date of the exam. Eligible candidates will be notified of the testing date via e-mail after applicants have been screened for minimum qualifications.

A rating of 75% or higher on each portion is required to pass the language assessment. Candidates will be notified by mail of their assessment results. Assessments with a passing rating are valid for one year. Assessments are offered Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, at the Human Resource Department, 360 Colborne Street, St. Paul, MN 55102.

Picture identification must be presented at the time of the assessment.

Five years of clerical experience, at least two years of which must have been as a Clerk-Typist 2 or equivalent at an elementary or secondary school, or as a Clerk-Typist 3 or equivalent. Fluency in English and a second language is required. A specific language ability will be required for particular vacancies. An assessment of the candidate's fluency in the language required for the vacancy will be conducted.

Performs skilled clerical and routine administrative work of a complex nature requiring the exercise of independent judgment; serves as the sole or lead clerical support in an elementary school and performs related duties as required.

Works under the general supervision of an elementary school principal or other unit supervisor.

May exercise within a unit close to moderate administrative or technical supervision over lower-level clerical staff.

• Provides bilingual support to parents, students, community members and district staff as appropriate.
• Provides clerical and routine administrative support to the principal, assistant principal and other school staff members as appropriate, including word processing and/or typing correspondence, records, instructional materials, and Board Agenda items; distributing out-going correspondence; sorting and distributing incoming mail; opening principal's mail and prioritizing or filing; responding to routine correspondence as appropriate; scheduling meetings and ordering refreshments.
• Answers telephone calls and receives visitors; determines nature of business; supplies information or responds to complaints; routes calls and takes messages; checks in visitors by providing them with a badge and providing directions; prioritizes principal's telephone messages and responds whenever possible.
• Registers and withdraws students; maintains student records and requests and/or sends student records to other schools as necessary; maintains student attendance records; assigns new students to a classroom and notifies the Transportation Department, the cafeteria and the school nurse to arrange necessary services for students.
• Maintains employee time, attendance and other payroll records; submits them to the District Payroll Department each pay period; distributes payroll checks; maintains records of leaves-of-absence; submits supplemental pay forms as necessary.
• Establishes, maintains and balances school budgets and special funds records; maintains petty cash records, pays bills and balances checkbook; completes requests for payment; reallocates un-spent line items; maintains records of travel expenses and travel request reimbursements; audits budget reports and reconcile problems.
• Coordinates bus scheduling with the Transportation Department and notifies the department regarding new students who require bus…