BILINGUAL RECEPTIONIST (English/Spanish) - DLA 10404608

NATURE OF WORK
Greets and directs visitors, students, parents and staff and provides clerical assistance as needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Operate a centralized telephone switchboard, directing calls to appropriate personnel, departments and offices; receive and transmit messages.

Greet and assist visitors, students, parents, and staff, and direct them to the appropriate department.

Provide general information to callers concerning school district events, facilities and school boundaries.

Provides English/Spanish translation, including documents and correspondence, for various departments.

Performs specific clerical tasks, such as typing, copying, collating, filing, as assigned by Assistant Superintendent Human Resources.

Provides assistance to District administrators by performing routine clerical tasks.

Collects data and prepare planning calendar, schedules and bulletins.

Clips news articles and items from publications that pertain to education at state, federal or local level(s).

Maintains use of facilities schedules for District Service Center, including Board Room and Conference Rooms.

Receive, sort and distribute United States and inter-district mail; receive and send certified and express mail.

Serves as "key operator" for copy machine.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); additional courses in office procedures or two years clerical experience; six months in an educational setting.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Valid California Drivers License

KNOWLEDGE OF:
Operation of a centralized telephone switchboard; telephone techniques and etiquette; interpersonal skills including tact, courtesy and diplomacy; modern office practices, procedures and equipment; computer applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, GroupWise; correct English and Spanish usage, grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary; general postal procedures and regulations.

ABILITY TO:
Perform receptionist duties; provide information in a clear and understandable manner; receive the public tactfully and courteously; understand and follow oral and written directions; establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others; communicate effectively both orally and in writing in both Spanish and English; operate computers and learn new computer programs; apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations; receive, sort and process United States, inter-District and jet mail; type at a corrected speed of 45 words per minute; maintain routine records and logs; perform general clerical duties including typing, filing and duplicating; perform simple and repetitive tasks.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

COMMENTS

As the initial person with whom the public, parents, students and staff come in contact, individuals assigned to this position must present a courteous, helpful, friendly demeanor at all times, and must be neatly groomed and professionally attired.

Requirements / Qualifications

PLEASE NOTE TEST DATE AND TIME ON JOB POSTING.

• Letter of Introduction
• Letter(s) of Recommendation (1 or 2 Letters (Professional or Personal Letters accepted))
• Resume
• Typing Certificate (45 wpm ( NO ONLINE CERTIFICATES))

Comments and Other Information

TEST DATE: 9/24/24 at 8:30am
302 N. Midway
Escondido, CA 92027

ALL APPLICANTS MUST PARTICIPATE IN JOB SPECIFIC TESTING AT THE DATE AND TIME NOTED ABOVE. THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER NOTIFICATION.

The local educational agency (LEA) adopted a policy that prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

**Completed Applications must be submitted no later than the close of business on the date of the filing deadline.
** All applicants must participate in job specific testing at the date and time noted above; those scoring within the qualifying range will be referred to site administrators for personal interview. Qualified applicants who are currently employed by the District will receive first consideration.
** Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a physical examination which includes drug and alcohol screening. All new employees must provide evidence of eligibility to work in the United States and TB test, and all new employees will be fingerprinted for clearance through the Department of Justice.

EMPLOYMENT SUBJECT TO SUCCESSFUL CRIMINAL CHECK
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER