Clerical Specialist (12 Months)

2024 - 2025 School Year

Bridgeport Public Schools

Human Resources Department

45 Lyon Terrace, room 324

Bridgeport, CT 06604

JOB OPENING

CLERICAL SPECIALIST (12 MONTHS)

HIGH HORIZONS MAGNET

AFSCME - 1522 JOB CODE A118

SALARY RANGE: $40,650 - $50,951 (32.5 Hour work week)

• This position is open to all current employees who are members of AFSCME, Local 1522

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs clerical work of an organization unit involving moderately complex clerical procedures requiring the exercise of judgment and making decisions within the limits of standards procedures and general instructions

• Serves as an information source, directing callers to proper persons and providing information regarding the functions and operations of the department

• Maintains records and files of a moderately complex nature requiring technical knowledge of departmental operations

• Interprets and applies departmental rules, policies, and regulations in accordance with prescribed standards

• Types letters, memoranda, reports, statistical tabulations, and other material, often requiring compiling data from copy of rough drafts

• Processes applications, forms, evaluations, reports, and related material by checking for completeness and conformance to standards requirements

• Compiles and distributes copies of forms and records according to predetermined systems and procedures

• Inputs, processes, and retrieves data through the use of a personal computer

• Operates a wide variety of standards office machines

• Composes correspondence from notes on verbal instructions

• Performs related work as required

REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or the equivalent, including or supplemented by courses in business practices, typing, and personal computer operations, plus two (2) years of varied office clerical work experience

• Or, any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides a demonstrated potential for performing the duties of the position

• Good knowledge of modern office procedures, practices, and equipment, including a personal computer

• Good knowledge of departmental programs, policies, and operations, as applied to work performed

• Good skill in typing

• Considerable ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions

• Good ability to make work decisions in accordance with rules, regulations, and departmental policies and procedures

• Good ability to maintain clerical records of some complexity and to prepare reports from such records

• Considerable ability to compose correspondence and reports

• Considerable ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors, associates, and the general public

• Bilingual preferred

This job description is not, nor is it intended to be, a complete statement of all duties, functions, responsibilities and qualifications which comprise this position.

It is the policy of the Bridgeport Board of Education not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, present or past mental disorder, mental retardation, or learning ability, in any of its education programs, activities, or employment practices. The Bridgeport Board of Education is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.