Pasadena Unified School District Hiring for Instructional/Clerical Assistant – Bilingual Job at Pasadena, CA Full Time

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Field of Competition: Open Certification. Bilingual Spanish only

This posting is to fill a vacancy at Pasadena High School as well as establish an Eligibility List. The current vacancy is full-time at 8 hours per day, 5 days per week, 10 months per year.

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Assist teachers and other certificated personnel in a variety of instructional and non-instructional activities, many of which require bilingual support; reads writes and converses in English and a designated second language. Performs clerical duties related to the support of school/program activities. Clerical duties may often require translation.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

Positions in this class are established primarily to supplement the instructional program by performing selected instructional tasks and routine non-instructional activities in assignments with limited or non-English speaking students. Incumbents are required to translate in instructional situations, in parent conferences and to provide clerical support which includes translation of documents from English to a designated language.

Positions in this classification are distinguished from Clerk Typist and other classifications in the clerical series, by the essential duty of providing support in the classroom.

Education:
Graduation from high school or equivalent GED or demonstrated proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics skills up to or exceeding that required for local high school seniors pursuant to Education Code 51220(a) and (f).

Experience:
One year of recent paid or volunteer experience involving organized activities with children AND one year of clerical experience are required.

SPECIAL LICENSE OR LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, write and converse in English and a designated language. A valid first aide/CPR certificate must be obtained during the probationary period.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Employees must be physically and mentally able to perform the essential duties of a position with or without reasonable accommodation and without hazard to themselves or others.

Duties of positions in this class include but are not limited to:

• Word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software applications
• Operation of a personal computer and Microsoft Office Word, Excel
• Modern office practices, technology and procedure
• Reads, writes and converses in English and another designated language
• Serves as verbal interpreter in meetings with students and parents
• Translates to English or to a designated language, instructional materials, correspondence and other written material
• Interprets, translates and clarifies information and materials for students in order to facilitate understanding and learning
• Provides reinforcement experience for students in reading, mathematics, language arts and other subject areas according to instructions from certificated personnel
• Assists students requiring individual help
• Administers, proctors, and scores tests including the recording of results
• Assists teacher(s) in supervising students
• Assists in maintaining an orderly learning environment, prepares material for classroom use; sets up and dismantles learning apparatus
• Operates audio-visual equipment and other learning apparatus such as video machines, overhead projectors and computer software related to the classroom environment
• Performs clerical activities which require translation and may assist as a backup clerical staff member
• Types a variety of materials such as reports, forms, correspondence, flyers, announcements, minutes, form letters, etc.
• Maintains filing system
• Operates office machines
• Proofreads
• Compiles data
• Assists parents and students in registering for school
• Establishes student files
• Posts information on to records
• Submits records to data processing and may input data
• May perform first aid and hand out medications to students
• Issues, receives and revises applications for participation in various programs
• Issues lunch tickets and obtains cafeteria lunch count
• Issues student passes and call slips
• Obtains family/income data and computes child care fees
• Compiles data for various reports such as injury, accident bus service or attendance
• Performs other related duties as required

Knowledge of:

• English grammar and grammar for a designated language in addition to English, spelling, punctuation, and usage
• Child growth and development
• Basic math computations
• Modern office procedures
• Principles of good public and interpersonal relations
• A variety of school operations, programs, policies, procedures, regulations, and laws
• First aid principles
• Sources of information from which to compile data
• Proper business format for letters and memos

Ability to:

• Learn to operate and use classroom and office equipment such as audio-visual equipment, copy machines, computers, and assigned software
• Accurately type, format and edit keyboarded materials using standard computer hardware and software
• Efficiently use modern office technology, equipment and applications
• Stay up to date on changes in processes, practices, and technologies
• Some positions may require to take dictation and transcribe accurately
• Establish effective rapport with the student age group to which assigned
• Communicate effectively orally
• Learn and follow procedure and policies
• Compile data and keep records
• Make mathematical computations
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Proofread
• Make sound judgments when specific instructions are lacking
• Adapt quickly to changing situations
• Perform clerical tasks and work in a structured time frame
• Read, write and converse in English and a designated language
• Establish and maintain effective working relationship with coworkers and others
• Maintain sensitivity to ethnic, religious, cultural and sexual differences

APPOINTMENT

Employees who receive a regular appointment to the class must serve a probationary period of one hundred and thirty (130) days of paid service. During this period, an employee must demonstrate an overall satisfactory level of performance; failure to do so shall result in the employee’s termination without right of appeal to the Human Resources Department.

Pay is based on actual hours worked.

The Pasadena Unified School District offers excellent benefits including health, dental, vision, CALPERs retirement system and life insurance based upon the employee’s status. For more information, contact our Benefits Department at 626-396-3600 extension 88144.