Senior Office Technician

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.
Project The LAUSD is currently recruiting qualified individuals for Senior Office Technician positions to fill various vacancies throughout the District.
Individuals selected for this position will perform variety of clerical and/or support duties at schools and offices.
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: Two weeks of paid vacation to start.
Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.
Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.
NOTE: Positions in this job classification may be offered on an 11 month basis - salary and paid time off for 11 month positions will be adjusted accordingly.
Job Duties/Responsibilities SENIOR OFFICE TECHNICIAN Under general supervision, an Senior Office Technician performs a variety of moderately to highly complex clerical duties requiring a working knowledge of specialized subject matter and specialized clerical functions and exercises more independent judgment and initiative as compared to an Office Technician.
Typical duties include: -Composing, preparing, and editing a variety of routine letters, memos, and forms, typically using computer software.
-Compiling, interpreting, and coding data from various sources; entering data into a computer database utilizing computer systems and programs for functions such as procurement, finance, student attendance, and personnel; and preparing related reports.
-Initiating and maintaining liaison with others to provide and/or request information and responding to employee/public inquiries by telephone and in person.
-Researching, compiling, and maintaining information and data for statistical and/or financial reports; checking and tabulating statistical data; and reviewing incoming and outgoing data for accuracy, completeness, and quality.
-Checking forms and records for completeness, consistency, and accuracy.
Please 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://www.
lausd.
k12.
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PDF Minimum Requirements EDUCATION Graduation from High School or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency.
EXPIERENCE One year of experience in performing clerical work that included using a computer keyboard and record keeping responsibilities SPECIAL Some positions require a valid California Driver License and use of an automobile.
All employees are subject to fingerprinting and a review of conviction records.
Appointment to a position in the School Police Department, Early Education Centers, and the Certificated/Classified Employee Processing Unit is subject to additional fingerprinting, a more extensive review of conviction records, and/or a background investigation.
Employment Selection Process The employment selection process for Senior Office Technician consists of a computerized performance assessment, computerized data entry test and a scored questionnaire.
TESTING PROCESS: The computer based assessment is a common assessment for the SOS clerical series.
Therefore, if you have applied and recently tested for this position and/or other clerical positions, and have not met the 30 days re-take policy, you may not be able to re-test.
We will certify your prior scores.
Even if you take the test, the scores will be invalid.
The computerized performance assessment (Skill Check) will assess your proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook and computerized data entry skills.
You will be invited to take these assessments which 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.
Also, depending on the positions you applied for, scores for some modules may not be applied towards your final calculation.
Note: if you have existing scores for this assessment that are less than a year old, at the time of final scoring, those scores are valid as well and could be applied as your final score if they are higher.
The scored questionnaire, 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.
Therefore, when completing the questionnaire, please make sure you provide detailed responses to all the questions/statements.
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.
The hiring departments have requested that we proceed with the selection process in a quick and timely manner.
To honor this request, we will be adhering to a pre-planned employment assessment schedule.
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Application Process To apply, click the Apply button at the bottom left corner of this page and log into the application management system; then, (1) click on the education and experience tabs and complete the requested information; (2) click on the Questionnaires tab and complete the questionnaires; and (3) submit your application by clicking on the Submit Application button in the last tab of the application wizard to complete the process.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you submit your application, you should receive an email message confirming that you successfully submitted your application.
If you DO NOT receive this message on the same day you apply, it is likely that you did not submit your application.
For assistance with your application Please email us at helpmeapply@lausd.
net.
DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION? Please email us at helpmeapply@lausd.
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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.