Supervising Legal Secretary (Open & Promotional) chez Kern County Superintendent of Schools

Under direction of the General Counsel of Schools Legal Service, the Supervising Legal Secretary will supervise and evaluate legal clerical staff and organize the work of those employees, oversee the maintenance and implementation of non-fiscal office systems and procedures, perform complex and specialized legal secretarial and clerical functions, and serve as a personal secretarial assistant to assigned counsel.

REQUIREMENTS: • Education: Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade. Paralegal certificate, legal assistantship certificate and/or training or experience in business office management and supervision preferred. • Experience: Seven (7) years of responsible executive or administrative secretarial experience, including five (5) years of service as a legal secretary. Attach any documents that you feel will help demonstrate that you meet the minimum qualifications listed above (i.e. resume, transcript, diploma, resume). Documents you wish to attach should be uploaded via EDJOIN by the filing deadline in order to be considered in the hiring process (pertains to current employees also). A scanner to upload required documents is available in the Human Resources office located at 1330 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301. •The documents will be scanned and emailed to the candidate. It is the candidate’s responsibility to attach all documents to the EDJOIN application by the filing deadline.

$6,175 -$7,483 per month. Maximum entry level for external candidates is $6,801 per month. Salary step placement for promotional candidates is based upon Rules of the Personnel Commission.

IMPORTANT COMMENTS: •All candidates will be notified by email throughout the hiring process. •Each candidate’s application papers and answers to the essay questions contained within the application will be thoroughly evaluated and ranked by a screening committee appointed by the Kern County Superintendent of Schools. Candidates achieving a rating of 70% or better will qualify to continue in the eligibility screening process. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Some positions may require proof of privately owned automobile insurance and the possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle operator’s license. Fingerprint clearance by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice is a condition of appointment after all other required job conditions have been met. Must present verification of completion of Child Abuse Mandated Reporter training or obtain verification within six (6) weeks of hire and annually thereafter, as required by the California Child Abuse Neglect Reporting Act. This position is overtime exempt and has a probationary period of one year. “The Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital or parental status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics”.