Secretary II - Special Education Job at Palo Alto Unified School District in Pal

Join to apply for the Secretary II - Special Education role at Palo Alto Unified School District Secretary II - Special Education at Palo Alto Unified School District Application Deadline: Until Filled Date Posted: 10/7/2025 Contact: Sandy Esquivias Number of Openings: 1 Salary: Pay Range $30.36 - $38.70 Per Hour Add'l Salary Info: Range 25 on the Classified Salary Schedule Length of Work Year: 12 Months Employment Type: Full Time Location: Palo Alto Unified School District Department: Special Education Department Benefits: 100% District-paid (employee only) / Family Benefits voluntary Job Summary A.A. degree or equivalent required; Four years of progressively responsible clerical experience with at least two years in a responsible secretarial capacity, preferably in a school district; Successful experience demonstrating tact, courtesy, positive attitude and maintaining cooperative relationships with those contacted during the course of work. Overview: Under direction, serve as secretary to an administrative official usually at the coordinator level, relieving him/her of clerical and routine administrative details; perform work of above-average difficulty requiring a high level of initiative, judgment, and organizational ability. Responsibilities Act as a receptionist, making appointments, arranging group meetings, and transmitting confidential or controversial information; Compose correspondence and memos from brief verbal instructions or notes; May take dictation that includes a substantial amount of technical terminology exercising judgment in taking verbatim minutes; Conduct continuing correspondence or telephone communications independently on procedural or informational matters without review by the supervisor; Work with the public answering questions involving and understanding of policies, procedures and regulations; Manage many of the details of the office including making decisions based on established policies and procedures; Compile reports from a wide variety of sources, and transmit them to other offices or agencies; Type/keyboard difficult financial and statistical reports, budgets, contracts, etc.; Keep detailed and accurate records of budget expenditures involving a variety of departmental budgets and produce periodic summary statements of individual accounts; Note: See more in the job description attached below. Requirements / Qualifications For more information on Requirements/Qualifications, please contact the employer. Comments and Other Information For more information on Comments and Other Information, please contact the employer. Affiliations Palo Alto Unified School District PAUSD Salary Schedule Benefits Contribution Chart Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Administrative Industries: Education Management #J-18808-Ljbffr