Clerical Substitute-On-Call chez Gilroy Unified School District

**On-Call Substitute**

Basic Functions:  Under the direction of the Site Administrator, a substitute employee is one hired with the understanding that his/her association with Gilroy Unified School District will be on a substitute basis, as needed, because of the absence of a permanent or probationary employee. Substitute employees are paid at an hourly or daily rate, determined by the school district. The Substitute works in the absence of the clerical office staff, performing a wide variety of clerical/secretarial duties in support of the day-to-day operations of the school site.

TYPICAL DUTIES (Responsibilities will include but are not be limited to):

The Substitute (Clerical) is responsible for the following duties:

• Processes routine administrative details not requiring the immediate attention of assigned administrator(s)
• Performs varied and responsible secretarial duties to assist in the coordination and processing of routine administrative operations within assigned un

Employment Standards:

• Knowledge of proper office methods, techniques, and practices including filing systems, business correspondence, receptionist techniques, and report writing
• Knowledge of financial accounting and records keeping methods, practices, and requirements
• Knowledge of proper English usage, grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, and speling
• Ability to learn the operations, procedures, policies, and requirements of assigned program, operational unit, or school site and apply them with good judgment in a variety of procedural situations
• Ability to learn, interpret and successfully apply District rules, procedures, and policies with good judgment while independently carrying out a variety of technical and routine administrative procedures
• Ability to understand and carry out a variety of oral and written instructions independently
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations accurately
• Ability to operate a variety of standard office machines and equipment 
• Ability to operate a computer system and learn various software programs with accuracy and function at a high skill level
• Ability to effectively and tactfully communicate in both oral and written form in English 

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Office environment
• School environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS (consideration will be given to reasonable accommodation):

• Sit for sustained periods of time
• Climb slopes, stairs, steps and ladders
• Exhibit full range of motion for shoulder external rotation and internal rotation, shoulder abduction and adduction, elbow flexion and extension, shoulder extension and flexion, back lateral flexion, hip flexion and extension and knee flexion;
• Conduct frequent repetitive arm, hand and body motion
• Sufficient hearing to conduct in-person and telephone conversations
• Sufficient physical mobility to move about school sites
• Sufficient vision to read printed material
• Ability to speak in an understandable voice with sufficient volume to be heard in normal conversational distance, on the telephone, and in addressing groups
• Physical, mental, and emotional stamina to endure long hours under stressful conditions
• Standing and sitting for long periods of time
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard
• During crisis situations, may require moderate to significant physical work and lengthy periods of standing
• Ability to bend, twist, kneel and stoop
• Ability to reach in all directions

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Office experience suffient for position

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous Experience
• Bilingual in English/Spanish