Pajaro Valley Unified School District is hiring: ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY II- BI

The District is accepting applications for Administrative Secretary II- Bilingual in English & Spanish required. The current vacancy is at Watsonville High School.

SUMMARY
Performs a variety of specialized moderately complex secretarial and administrative support duties, including but not limited to taking and transcribing of complex, specialized, or technical dictation; composing of original documents; development and administration of office routines and systems; independent research; and moderately complex budgetary recordkeeping and payroll data processing; and reception.

Minimum Qualifications (Education and/or Experience):
High School diploma or completion of GED and a minimum of two (2) years of experience in a secretarial capacity.
Required: Resume
Typing Requirement: Must be able to type 50 words per minute.

Knowledge and Skills: Requires a well-developed working knowledge of office practices, procedures, and equipment, including filing systems, receptionist and telephone techniques, and letter and report writing. Requires thorough knowledge of proper English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and basic arithmetic skills. Must be skilled in using various standard office machines, including personal computers with word processing and spreadsheet applications.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Individuals interested in employment are asked to describe any training, education, experience, or skills relevant to this position. The process will begin with the competitive screening of qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will be invited to participate in a written, oral, and/or practical examination. Successful candidates will be ranked on an eligibility list according to the examination score. Final selection will then be made in accordance with Merit System rules from the eligibility list that is good for 6 months once it is established. Fingerprinting and criminal record checks will be done on all prospective employees.

Applicants needing special accommodations for testing should submit a request with their application. Resumes and letters of recommendations are encouraged. Please attach to your application packet. All materials received will be acknowledged and treated confidentially. An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Comments and Other Information

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
All regular employees who work a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week are entitled to the following fringe benefits (effective on the first of the month following employment). The District offers several options for Medical benefits-SISC Blue Shield, SISC Anthem Blue Cross and Kaiser; three Delta Dental plan options; and Vision Care--Vision Service Plan (VSP) for employee and dependents, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability and sick leave coverage for employee only. Classified employees are required to join the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) and as such contribute up to 8% of their monthly salary to PERS on a pre-tax basis.

ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
Employment with the Pajaro Valley Unified School District is not complete or official until applicants meet all pre-employment requirements, including Board of Trustee approval. As part of the selection process, all new employees are required to provide the following information: new employees must be fingerprinted (paid by the District); TB test (paid by the employee); social security card; picture identification; and authorization to work (I-9).

PAY DAYS: Permanent employees are paid on the last working day of each month.

PROBATION AND SALARY POLICY: Classified positions have a one hundred and thirty days (130) probationary period. New employees typically start on the first step. Any probationary or permanent employee will receive an annual step increment July 1st following fiscal year. Additional step increases occur yearly thereafter until the sixth salary step is achieved. Employees who work less than twelve (12) months per year and/or eight (8) hours per day should calculate their pay rate on an hourly basis and/or refer to hourly rates on the Classified Salary schedule.