Administrative Staff Aide

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education,

focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students

as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you

will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting

the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal

of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to
thrive in college, career and life.

LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an

enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710

square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we

employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers

in our city.

Project Performs various technical duties of gradually increasing complexity and

responsibility and receives training in areas such as organizational

analysis, including staffing, procedures, equipment, records,

communications, finance, and research.

Benefits Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental,

vision, and life insurance plans.

Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement

System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five

years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

Job Duties/Responsibilities An Administrative Staff Aide is a trainee-level professional class that can

be used to gain entry into several professional specialties. An

Administrative Staff Aide receives on the job training and assists higher

level staff members by performing assigned technical duties. This class

is intended to provide orientation for promotion into several professional

fields such as personnel administration and administrative analysis.

Typical duties for this position include:

• Learning and applying policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of

the organizational unit and professional specialty to which assigned.

• Assisting professional staff members by performing assigned technical

tasks under immediate supervision.

• Receiving training relative to District organization, personnel

administration, business operations, finance, and related laws and

regulations.

• Collecting, recording, organizing, and assisting in reporting and

analyzing data.

• Preparing written materials, including correspondence, reports,

procedural guides, and instructions.

Please Note: This is not an exhaustive list of the responsibilities of this

position. For a comprehensive list of duties performed, please refer to

the Class Description via our website: https://bit.ly/3uqOsOJ

Minimum Requirements MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s
degree*, including completion of at least 12 semester units or equivalent

in organization and management, computer science, accounting,

finance, economics, statistics, research techniques, business, personnel,

communication, and/or public administration.

LAUSD experience in an Administrative Staff** or professional position***

that involved project management; obtaining, compiling, and analyzing

data for the preparation of recommendations related to work systems,

methods, and procedures; organization and staffing; communications

and record controls; personnel administration; financial administration; or

other administrative matters may be substituted for the required college

education on a year-for-year basis.

SPECIAL: Some positions may require a valid California Driver License

and the use of an automobile.

IMPORTANT NOTE: IF QUALIFYING IN-PART OR IN-FULL BASED

ON EDUCATION, you MUST upload your unofficial transcripts to your

candidate profile. We screen applications based on the minimum

requirements and need to verify the 12 semester units or equivalent

requirement.

Please note: Each year of experience is equivalent to full-time

experience, defined as 40 hours per week. Any paid, part-time

experience will be converted to its full-time equivalent.

*** LAUSD professional position is defined as: gained experience in

positions requiring a college level education or its equivalent.

**LAUSD Administrative Staff is defined as: requiring the ability to analyze

and interpret data; reason; calculate; and draw conclusions; these duties

would be analytical rather than clerical in nature. While this work does

not require a specialized or technical education, it does require skills

gained through a college level education, or through progressively

complex and responsible experience.

• Although there are numerous accreditation bodies, each with its own

standards to recognize education, the LAUSD accepts regional

accrediting agencies recognized by the California Commission on Teach

Credentialing for degrees.

To determine if your high school, college, or university is considered

recognized by an accrediting agency the LAUSD accepts, please visit

https://lausdjobs.org/instructional-assistants/, under “Which Colleges
and Universities are Recognized?”

To verify the unit requirement, an unofficial transcript MUST be attached

to your application. An official transcript must be upload by the time of

the interview.

Note: Candidates who have completed college or university course work

at an institution in a country other than the United States, must obtain a

complete evaluation of foreign transcripts and degrees.

Please be sure to request a “Detailed” evaluation report. The original of
this degree evaluation must be presented. For more information on

Foreign Transcript Evaluation please visit

https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/7876

Desirable Qualifications The ideal candidate for this position will have exceptional interpersonal

skills to interact professionally with culturally diverse individuals and

excellent communication skills to communicate in a professional and

empathetic manner. Furthermore, we seek individuals with a strong

ability to learn and apply policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of

the District and the Human Resources Division while applying critical

thinking and sound judgment to investigate inquiry requests from

administrators and supervisors. This person will also have experience

analyzing data and with word processing, spreadsheets/data

management software, as this position will run reports of cases from the

database and analyze data for HR Representatives and HR

Management. Additionally, the ideal candidate will possess strong

attention to detail to collect and record information and an ability to

handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism while

exhibiting a professional, positive attitude and work ethic.

Employment Selection Process We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this

position; therefore, there will be a competitive process. The hiring

departments have requested that we proceed with the selection process

in an expeditious and timely manner. To honor this request, we will be

adhering to a pre-planned employment assessment schedule.

The assessment process for this position TENTATIVELY consists of a

computerized multiple-choice test, a writing project, and a technical

interview. After applications are reviewed and determined to meet the

minimum qualifications, qualified candidates will move on to the next

phases of our selection process.

Application materials (your candidate profile, resume, and supplemental

questionnaire) will be evaluated in relation to the background,

experience, and competencies identified for successful performance in

this job. For this reason, it is highly recommended that your application

materials clearly show all of your relevant background and specialized

skills, knowledge, and abilities.

Once your application has been received, a confirmation email will be

sent to your email address to confirm receipt of your application. If you

do not receive a confirmation email, your application has not been

submitted.

The testing will be conducted remotely, and all applicants will be required

to submit a Candidate Confidentiality From prior to testing. Failure to

submit these forms before the given deadline will result in the withdrawal

of your application from the selection process.

Candidates who receive a failing score on any test module will NOT be

eligible to move forward in the selection process.

Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net as an

approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your

spam/junk e-mail folder.

Application Process To apply, click the Apply button at the bottom left corner of this page and

log into the application management system; then, (1) click on the

education and experience tabs and complete the requested information;

(2) click on the Questionnaires tab and complete the questionnaires; and

(3) submit your application by clicking on the Submit Application button in

the last tab of the application wizard to complete the process.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you submit your application, you should

receive an email message confirming that you successfully submitted

your application. If you DO NOT receive this message on the same day

you apply, it is likely that you did not submit your application. For

assistance with your application, please email us at

helpmeapply@lausd.net.

DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE

APPLICATION?

Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net

To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the

website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org .

The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons

shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing

are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455

for more information.

Additional Posting Information The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a

working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment,

intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits

discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying

based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including

gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth,

breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual

orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use

restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle
Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability

(including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis,

epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart

disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics),

military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner

status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or

affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or

group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or

any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or

regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides

significant assistance.

For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213)

241-7685.

Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment

assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment

process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment

score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top

three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The

hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open

positions in related job classifications.