An equal opportunity employer fostering a workforce that embraces and reflects the rich diversity of Los Angeles County
Senior Division Secretary
$5139 to $6381 Monthly
Insurance: Your choice of several medical dental vision and life insurance plans
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Online applications must be submitted by:
7/28/2025
11:59 P.M. (Pacific)
Retirement: PERS Defined Benefit Plan
Paid Time Off: 12 vacation 15 holidays and 12 illness days.
The Los Angeles County Office of Education is looking for attentive customer focused individuals to join the Employee Assistance Service for Education (EASE) team.
A Senior Division Secretary performs a variety of secretarial duties including keyboarding formatting editing documents filing answering telephones operating office equipment and organizing coordinating and facilitating division activities and communications in support of a Director II Director III Administrator or Cabinet-level administrator with responsibility for a major division or function; provide work direction guidance and training to subordinate clerical and secretarial personnel as assigned.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This opportunity is only available for those who have taken and passed the Clerical/Secretarial Series Exam in the last two years or are in a related permanent position at LACOE and thus exempt from the Clerical/Secretarial Series Exam. This recruitment is still open to both internal and external applicants and invitations to take the Clerical/Secretarial Series Exam will be included as a part of this recruitment.
The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following
Knowledge:
Organization objectives and operation of assigned program or function
Modern office practices procedures and equipment
Applicable rules regulations policies and procedures for assigned functional area
Electronic document management systems
Filing and record-keeping techniques and systems
Commercial multiline telephone system including Zoom phones
English grammar spelling punctuation and vocabulary
Microsoft Office Word Excel Outlook and PowerPoint
Competencies:
Reading Comprehension Understanding and using written information
Professional & Technical Expertise Applying technical subject matter to the job
Using Technology Working with electronic hardware and software applications
Action & Results Focus Initiating tasks and focusing on accomplishment
Adaptability Responding positively to change and modifying behavior as the situation requires
Attention to Detail Focusing on the details of work content work steps and final work products
Handling Stress Maintaining emotional stability and self-control under pressure challenge or adversity
Innovation Imagining and devising new and better ways of doing things
Learning Agility Seeking learning opportunities and applying the lessons to ones work
Professional Integrity & Ethics Maintaining trust through honesty adherence to principles and personal accountability
Self-Management Showing personal organization self-discipline and dependability
Informing Proactively obtaining and sharing information
Listening Fully comprehending spoken communication
Oral Communication Engaging effectively in dialogue
Writing Communicating effectively in writing
Customer Focus Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
Involving Others Engaging others for input contribution and shared responsibility for outcomes
Professional Impact Presenting self as a positive representative of the organization
Relationship Building Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
Teamwork Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals
Cultural Proficiency Modeling communications and interactions that respect and include all individuals and their languages abilities religions and cultures
Required Education and ExperienceEducation:Graduation from high school or equivalent.
Experience:Three years of secretarial experience including one year in a lead capacity or one year as a LACOE Division Secretary or two years as a LACOE Secretary/School Administrative Secretary.
Additional Requirements:Some positions may require the ability to take dictation at 90 words per minute and transcribe accurately for which a 2.75% stipend is added to the base salary. A valid California drivers license and the availability of private transportation or the ability to obtain transportation between job sites may be required.
Hybrid remote schedules may be available.
Selection ProcessCandidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of a Written Exam Performance Exam and a Structured Interview.
Contact
For information about the examination process you may send an e-mail to Melissa Venegas at
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