Typist Clerk III at Palo Alto Unified School District

Job Summary

Job Summary

OVERVIEW: Under general supervision, to perform a wide variety of complex and responsible clerical or secretarial work of more than average difficulty; and to do related work as required. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Perform a wide variety of difficult clerical work, including typing, checking, and recording information, compiling information for and preparing reports, and maintaining file systems; • Review requisitions, prepare purchase orders, and order books, supplies, or other materials; • Maintain budgetary records; • Interview office visitors in person or over the telephone, and either answer questions concerning the department’s activities, refer persons to another source of information, or schedule an appointment with the administrator; • Transcribe research reports and reports of meetings and interviews; • Compose, either independently or from oral instructions, letters requesting or giving information dealing with school district activities; • Prepare agenda and minutes of meetings; • Make arrangements for meetings and conferences; • Assist in scheduling and planning department; • Compile and prepare reports; • Operate modern office machines • Receive, sort, screen, mark important sections, and distribute incoming mail. • Take responsibility and use tact and good judgment in fulfilling responsibilities • Deal effectively with a wide variety of personalities and situations requiring diplomacy, friendliness, poise and firmness; • Maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted during the course of work.

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