Administrative Assistant to M.O.T., & Business Services

We are currently looking to fill one position working at the River Delta Unified District Office located in Rio Vista, California.

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

8 hours daily

Classified Employee Salary Schedule

Range 16

$4,691.36 - $5,438.57 Monthly

Placement dependent on experience in public education

Please upload the following documents to your application in the additional uploads section of application.

Incomplete applications will not be processed:

1. Letter of Introduction

2. Resume

3. Letter(s) of Reference (minimum of three dated no older than 2 years)

River Delta is a K-12 district with an enrollment of 1,880. The District has 8 small schools: (4) K-6 elementary schools; (2) middle schools; and (2) high schools serving the communities of Clarksburg, Hood, Courtland, Walnut Grove, Ryde, Locke, Isleton, Rio Vista, Birds Landing, and Collinsville.

The River Delta Unified School District sits in three counties – Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo. Although it is a tri-county district, it is served by the Sacramento County Office of Education.
River Delta Unified School District is committed to providing a quality education for all students and has high standards and expectations for students' success in school. We are committed to ensuring that our students meet these standards and that our clients' expectations for educational excellence are not compromised. The District continually improves and expands its curriculum by implementing new programs and broadening the instructional strategies used in the classroom.

Staff development opportunities are provided, encouraged, and promoted. Strategic Schooling is ongoing in all our school sites and Common Core training and coaching is the top priority for the district currently. In addition, the District provides opportunities for staff to participate in on-going in-services in all curriculum areas. The district encourages advancement on the salary schedule for advanced classes taken to improve instruction in areas agreed upon by the teacher, principal, and Superintendent.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, TRANSPORTATION, & BUSINESS SERVICES

DEFINITION

To perform a variety of secretarial and clerical duties related to the support of Maintenance, Operations & Transportation Department and, for tasks related to the General Obligation Bond, Business Services Department. Maintain all documents, records, and reports for the department. Create and maintain budget worksheets and reports. Assist the Maintenance, Operations & Transportation Director in completing reports, spreadsheets, and various correspondence, to perform a variety of tasks relative to the assigned area of responsibility.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

Positions at this level are distinguished from other classes within the series by the level of responsibility assumed and the complexity of duties assigned. Employees at this level will be required to be trained in specialty information related to assigned areas of responsibilities [i.e., Asbestos Hazardous Emergency Response Act (AHERA), Office of Public-School Construction, (OPSC) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)].

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives direction from the Maintenance, Operations & Transportation Director, and Assistant Superintendent of Business Services (General Obligation Bond-related tasks only).

DUTIES

Essential Functions:

1. Provide Secretarial and clerical support for the Maintenance, Operations and Transportation Director and General Obligation Bond support for Business Services.

2. Prepare correspondence, memos, letters; forms, staff bulletins, newsletters, and related communications; edit, proofread, and review material.

3. Assist in creation of (or obtain) and maintenance of as well as perform data entry for data bases and spreadsheets programs for the department – such as AHERA compliance, America with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, work orders, physical site plans, facilities planning, District Facilities Master Plan, District Strategic Plan for Facilities, budget, etc.

4. Assists and facilitates in the implementation of Bond Projects.

5. Create and/or complete reports, applications, and other documents for district and other governmental agencies as needed.

6. Research legal written responses as needed to written inquiries by the public or governmental agencies regarding River Delta school sites.

7. Update and maintain physical site plans; collect from sites; file for permanent retention at the District Office.

8. Maintain various schedules and calendars for department and supervisor, schedule appointments, events, meetings; schedule uses of facility; schedule arrangements for custodian setups and clean up for special events and facility use.

9. Prepare and coordinate flow of site personnel travel requests between site and District Office.

10. Create, submit, and maintain board agenda items for board meetings and assure follow up action as required resulting from the board’s decisions.

11. Serve as departmental receptionist. Provide assistance to staff members, professionals and consultants, professional and governmental agencies and to the general public; provide information, make referrals and schedule conference calls and meetings.

12. Answer inquiries and give out information concerning standards, procedures, policies, rules, and programs. Direct inquiries to the appropriate person or office.

13. Maintain Departmental public bulletin board as required; post legal notices, vacancy notices, board agendas, information bulletins; remove outdated items at least weekly.

14. Maintain funding and expenditure reports for all departmental accounts.

15. Serve as departmental secretary to open, screen, sort all daily departmental incoming mail; develop and generate letters, memoranda and other correspondence as needed.

16. Create departmental purchase orders; maintain funding and expenditures records for all departmental accounts. Process purchase requisitions; confer with vendors on purchase requests; monitor expenditures and maintain files; distribution of orders received; forward approved purchased documents to District Office for payment.

17. Order office supplies and equipment; maintain inventory of supply requests. Arrange for equipment and machine repairs.

18. Operate daily a variety of office equipment including a computer, copier, fax, postage meter, etc. and use daily a variety of computer programs, such as databases, spreadsheets, presentations, word processing programs, as well as accessing research and data from the internet in support of the departmental programs.

19. Compile information from records; develop and maintain files; maintain confidential data; classify and post information and keep a variety of records.

20. Organize tasks and establish priorities to meet deadlines, operate standard office equipment, resolve difficult and complex public relation matters.

21. Prepare payroll reports for department personnel and provide them to the district office.

22. Perform record-keeping functions on budget reports from the Business Office to submit to the Director.

23. Create monitor, progress, and maintain files of departmental personnel action forms and vacancy notices submitted through Personnel and Budget Offices.

24. Track employee absences, notify school site Principals and other staff of employee absences, and create weekly absent reports for district office. Reserve substitute employees for absent site personnel in accordance with district procedures.

25. Order parts and schedule services for transportation/maintenance repairs and annual testing for permits.

26. Monitor and maintain licensing of vehicles with the Department of Motor Vehicles.

27. Call and notify parents regarding transportation approvals, declines, or changes.

Marginal Functions:

1. Perform miscellaneous clerical functions as needed for the Director of Maintenance and Operations and Assistant Superintendent of Business Services.

2. Perform as primary “b back up to the Superintendent’s Executive Secretary

3. Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

Research and data collection

Report preparation techniques

Modern office procedures and methods, files management

Modern computer equipment and programs (Microsoft Office, Word Excel, and PowerPoint, etc.)

English usage, Spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Record keeping methods and procedures.

General bookkeeping skills

Telephone/public business etiquette

Bilingual preferred

Ability to:

Perform research, collect, and compile information and data.

Maintain confidentiality of work

Work independently in the absence of supervision

Communicate effectively, both orally (in person or on phone) and in writing

Perform mathematical calculations quickly and accurately.

Operate a variety of modern office equipment including computer equipment, copier, fax, postage meter etc.

Use Microsoft Office Suite proficiently.

Master new computer-based office software as required.

Maintain reliable, punctual, and regular attendance.

Compose letters, memoranda, and other written documents.

Type at a speed necessary for successful job performance. Interpret and explain District policies and procedures.

Establish and maintain effective and mutually productive working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Focus on details of work content, work steps, and final work products.

Display honesty, adherence to principals, personal accountability, and confidentiality.

Present self as a positive representative of the organization.

Maintain emotional stability and self-control under pressure, challenge, adversity.

Maintain mental capacity which allows the capability of making sound decisions and demonstrating intellectual capabilities.

--Making sound decisions

--Demonstrating intellectual capabilities

--Oral Comprehension

--Oral expression

--Auditory understanding

--Memorization

--Written comprehension

--Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for successful job performance.

--Making observations

--Communicating with others

--Reading and writing

--Operating assigned equipment

POSITION REQUIREMENTS Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Licenses/Other Requirements:

Possession of a Valid California Driver’s License

Experience:

Equivalent to four years of increasingly responsible office experience.

Training:

Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by further specialized training in any area related to office needs. Bilingual (Spanish) preferred but is not required.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Environmental Conditions:

High pressure office environment utilizing a computer.

Physical Conditions:

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sustained posture in a seated and a standing position for prolonged periods of time.

Other Characteristics:

Able to work additional hours (employee, by Contract, has the right of refusal)

Willing to travel within and outside the District’s attendance boundaries

JOB PROFILE:

Annual Contract: 12 months

Classified Salary Schedule: Range 16

Board Approved: October 10, 2023