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Secretary II - Wellness at Palo Alto Unified School District

Application Deadline

5/16/2025 11:55 PM Pacific

Date Posted
5/6/2025
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Number of Openings
1
Salary
Pay Range
$ 30.36 - $ 38.70 Per Hour
Add'l Salary Info
Range 25 on the Classified Salary Schedule
Length of Work Year
10 Months
Employment Type
Full Time
Location
Henry M. Gunn High School
Department
Wellness
Benefits
100% District-paid (employee only) / Family Benefits voluntary

Job Summary

Job Summary

QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE • Associate’s degree or equivalent required; • Four years of progressively responsible clerical experience with at least two years in a responsible secretarial capacity, preferably in a school district; • Current history of employer evaluations with satisfactory marks in all areas; • Successful experience demonstrating tact, courtesy, positive attitude, and maintaining cooperative relationships with those contacted during the course of work. OVERVIEW: Under direction, serve as secretary to an administrative official usually at the coordinator level, relieving him/her of clerical and routine administrative details; perform work of above-average difficulty requiring a high level of initiative, judgment, and organizational ability. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Compose correspondence and memos from brief verbal instructions or notes; • May take dictation that includes a substantial amount of technical terminology exercising judgment in taking verbatim minutes; • Keyboard at a minimum rate of 50 words per minute from ordinary transcript or printed material; • Take dictation at a speed of not less than 100 words a minute and transcribe it accurately; • Conduct continuing correspondence or telephone communications independently on procedural or informational matters without review by the supervisor; • Work with the public answering questions involving and understanding of policies, procedures, and regulations; • Act as receptionist, making appointments, arranging group meetings, and transmitting confidential or controversial information; • Manage many of the details of the office including making decisions based on established policies and procedures; • Compile reports from a wide variety of sources, and transmit them to other offices or agencies; • Type/keyboard difficult financial and statistical reports, budgets, contracts, etc.; • Keep detailed and accurate records of budget expenditures involving a variety of departme

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