Los Angeles Unified School District Hiring for Administrative Assistant Job at Los Angeles, CA Full Time

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public schools,

with the serious work of tailoring the learning environment to better serve

our community. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your

potential in the business of education.

We are technical professionals, skilled workers, support staff, executives,

and community champions. We do our jobs with a sense of integrity,

accountability, and pride in shaping the future.

Our contributions here impact our number one customers – the 600,000

plus K-12 students of LAUSD. With over 1,000 job titles to choose from,

build your rewarding career here by joining nearly 30,000 employees,

and achieve new levels of success in your career!

All employees must be fully COVID-19 vaccinated and must be able to

provide verification of their vaccination status as part of the hiring and

onboarding process prior to an official offer of employment to any District

site; this includes current employees who are being promoted to a new

job class.

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: 13 days

NOTE: positions in this job classification may be offered on a 10 or 11

month basis – salary and paid time off for 10 or 11 month positions will
be adjusted accordingly. Positions in this job classification may be

subject to additional furlough days.

Job Duties/Responsibilities The Administrative Assistant performs a variety of staff duties to relieve

an administrator of details relative to clerical procedures

and methods, budget preparation and control, or other areas of the

business operations of the organizational unit. Types of job duties

include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Compiles and assist in the preparation of the office budget and

supporting data, maintains controls on expenditure accounts, and

recommends or initiates adjustments in accounts.

• Explains policies and procedures and speaks for an administrator in

personal and telephone contacts and meetings.

• Prepares requisitions and maintains records of office supplies and

equipment and expenditures.

• Searches records and obtains information from other offices and

agencies.

• Supervises the installation and maintenance of complex clerical

procedures, including the preparation of instructions, dissemination of

information, and functional supervision of the implementation of the

procedures.

• Conducts special studies of clerical procedures, performance standards,

office records, and related matters in order to advise administrative

personnel maintains progress.

• May prepare or review employee time reports and maintain routine

bookkeeping

Minimum Requirements PROMOTIONAL STATUS IS REQUIRED. You must be a current or

retired employee of LAUSD with 130 paid days in regular status in the

Classified Service or permanent status in the Certificated Service or

have been laid-off within the past 39 months from a regular, permanent

LAUSD position in which you passed probation.

Laid-off employees’ eligibility as a promotional candidate expires at the

end of their 39 month period; as such, laid-off employees applying for

promotional career opportunities may not be eligible to complete the

assessment process or may be removed from the employment eligibility

list once their eligibility as a promotional candidate expires.

Education:

Graduation from a recognized college or university, preferably with a

major in business or public administration. Additional experience in office

management or analysis of procedures or financial data may be

substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Experience:

Four years of clerical experience including the compilation of data and

implementation of procedures.

OR

Two years as a staff assistant in a position requiring the maintenance of

complex procedures involving the reporting of data.

OR

One year of technical or administrative experience in collecting,

analyzing, and reporting data or in the preparation, analysis, or

adjustment of budgets.

Desirable Qualifications The ideal candidate for Administrative Assistant shows a high level of

care, organization, and thoroughness in handling the details of the

position. This individual can produce accurate information under

distracting working conditions and manage a high workload under

general supervision. The ideal candidate possesses strong attention to

detail, fact finding skills, and has the flexibility to handle the constant

change of assignments and responsibilities. The individual is also able to

articulate information in a coherent, educated manner both orally and in

written documents. The Administrative Assistant will be the primary

contact person among several departments must be a dependable team

player. Furthermore, he/she demonstrates superior customer service

skills and an ability to establish and maintain effective working

relationships with vendors as well as school and district personnel.

Employment Selection Process We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this

position; therefore there will be a competitive process. The tentative

assessment plan for this position may consist of a multiple-choice exam

and an Interview.

Application materials (your candidate profile and supplemental

questionnaire) will be evaluated in relation to the background,

experience, and competencies identified for successful performance in

this job. For this reason, it is highly recommended that your application

materials clearly show all of your relevant background and specialized

skills, knowledge, and abilities.

Once your application has been received, a confirmation email will be

sent to your email address to confirm receipt of your application. If you

do not receive a confirmation email, your application has not been

submitted.

Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net as an

approved sender so that messages aren’t accidentally placed into your
junk e-mail folder.

For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment

process, visit the ‘My LAUSD Career’ section of our website at
http://www.lausdjobs.org

Application Process DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE

APPLICATION?

Please visit www.lausdjobs.org and click on “help desk service request

form” located to the left of the Quick Links.

To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the

website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org .

The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons

shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing

are available to individuals with disabilities. Please email Sonya Martin at

[email protected]

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.