About

Job Class: 1426 Senior Clerk Typist
Salary Range: $52,445 - $63,466 annually
Appointment Type: Temporary Provisional
Hours: Full Time / Full Year

Who We Are

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 54,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 136 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

What It Means to Work Here

The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values:

• Student-centered: We put students’ needs first
• Fearless: We persist through challenges
• United: We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
• Social Justice: We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
• Diversity-driven: We respect and seek to understand each person

We are also inspired by Vision 2025, which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan, Transform Learning. Transform Lives.SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As aCORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025.

Who We Want

We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are committed to and will champion our Core Values, are inspired by our mission steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, problem solvers and who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

As the administrative assistant you will report to the school principal, be a part of the Early Education. You will help to support John McLaren Early Education’s transformational work to deliver on the promises outlined in both Transform Learning. Transform Lives. as well as our long-term, city-wide North Star, Vision 2025.

• May supervise and participate in the maintenance of a large variety of detailed clerical records, reports and similar materials
• Independently composes correspondence relative to standard or routine office operations
• Compiles and condenses data from various sources which requires an understanding of problems and terminology involved and relevant rules and regulations governing such activities
• Enters accounting and financial statements, contracts, payrolls, receipts and similar materials into the appropriate system and submits to authorizing officials, frequently requiring the use of independent judgment
• Monitors budget by logging purchases for contracts, purchases and other office needs in a spreadsheet or ledger, may assist in budget planning
• May compose and type routine correspondence requiring knowledge of departmental operations and regulations
• Receives and communicates with the general public in connection with providing information of departmental activities and/or directs them to the appropriate personnel
• May receive and account for moderate amounts of money
• Receives, organizes and files a variety of information and data in connection with the maintenance of office records
• Assembles materials and information from various sources relative to the typing of various documents and distributes to staff and/or the general public
• Operates various office machines
• Checks and reviews a variety of documents for sufficiency and conformance to established standards and requirements
• Submit and track work order requests for building maintenance issues
• Purchase, inventory and monitor the use of office supplies
  

This is a Temporary Provisional (TPV) appointment type.

The chosen candidate will need to sign up for, take and pass the City's 1426 exam when it becomes available. In order to advance in the selection process candidates must be within a reachable hiring rank. It is the candidate's responsibility to sign up for this exam. Please go to this website to sign up for exam notifications and for more information:

Minimum Qualifications

Experience:

Two (2) years of verifiable clerical experience including at least one year at a level comparable to a 1424 Clerk Typist. Experience must have included data entry, preparing and maintaining a wide variety of documents and reports, public contact, checking and reviewing documents for completeness, and performing mathematical computations. Working as a sales clerk or restaurant help does not qualify.

Substitution:
A recognized clerical training program of 240 hours or the equivalent of 15 semester units in graded clerical college units may substitute for up to 6 months of experience.

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of San Francisco’s public schools/urban public schools and a passionate belief in SFUSD’s commitment to instructional leadership as a lever toward delivering on the SFUSD Graduate Profile
• A strong record of managing organizational change and initiating key innovations
• Strong analytic and systems thinking necessary to interpret data to inform goals and strategy, as well as build infrastructure where none exists
• Experience developing and implementing talent management systems or systemic educational reform initiatives
• Ability to work effectively across multiple functions and roles within a complex organization
• A proven record of effectively planning, organizing and using resources to take action and achieve goals
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with senior level district staff and colleagues
• Success leading effective teams and individuals
• Experience and success with effective written and verbal communication, facilitation and presentations to large groups and a variety of audiences (e.g., staff meetings, executive briefings, public board meetings, memos)
• Ability to define and implement effective HR business practices
• Ability to work effectively in difficult situations that involve confidential and sensitive matters
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Bilingualism is a plus

What We Offer

SFUSD offers a competitive salary of $52,445 - $63,466 annually commensurate with experience in a similar position. We offer a comprehensive benefits plan including dental and vision plans, a defined benefit pension plan, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options and vacation time. We also offer an inclusive and equity-centered environment where we encourage staff to bring their whole selves to work.

How to Apply

• If you have previously applied to a job on JobAps, you will be prompted to “select an application to copy;” please select any previous application: you will have the opportunity to update the application and your resume; if you have not previously applied you will be prompted to create a new account
• You will be prompted to electronically attach a letter of interest, resume, list of professional references and any applicable credentials or licenses
• Our Human Resources team will then review your entire application to determine your eligibility status and contact you directly should you move forward in the process

Non-Discrimination Policy

San Francisco Unified School District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This policy extends to San Francisco County Office of Education, including community school programs and activities.