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Job Class: 1424 Senior Clerk Typist Salary Range: $30.96 - $37.47/hourly

Appointment Type: Temporary Provisional (TPV) (what does this mean?)

Length of Appointment: Permanent Civil Service upon completion of probationary period Hours: Varies by site

Who We Are

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 130 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 21^st 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 a CORE 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.

Under supervision, performs data entry and office clerical work of average difficulty in connection with the preparation and maintenance of a wide variety of operating, financial, purchasing, accounting and similar records.

Requires responsibility for: explaining existing office policies and procedures in connection with providing information to the public; making routine contacts with other departmental personnel and the general public in connection with office operations; gathering, preparing and maintaining departmental, personnel, financial and operating reports and records.

● Enters accounting and financial statements, contracts, payrolls, receipts, and similar materials into the appropriate system and submits to authorizing officials

● Monitors budget by logging purchases for contracts, purchases and other office needs in a spreadsheet or ledger

● 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 on departmental activities and/or directs them to other personnel

● May receive and account for moderate amounts of money

● Receives, organizes and files a wide variety of office documents

● Assembles materials and information from various sources relative to the typing of a wide variety of 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

● Performs other related duties as needed

The strongest candidates will have:

● 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)

Minimum Qualifications

One (1) year of clerical experience. Experience must have included data entry, answering telephones, and filing. 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.

What We Offer

SFUSD offers a competitive salary of $30.96 - $37.47 per hour 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

● Visit www.careers.sfusd.edu and create a new account to begin your application.

● Visit careers.sf.gov and begin the application process.

● 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

Verification

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found

at http://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification from this and future job opportunities with the San Francisco Unified School District.

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.

For more information about the District's non-discrimination policy, please review Board Policy 4030.

Middle School Clerk Typist - James Lick MS - (1424)(26-27)(TPV) - 20033578