About the Employer
Mission Statement
The Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District is committed to providing a rigorous education that extends the opportunity for all students to achieve success academically, vocationally, and personally. Through a safe and caring environment, students will be prepared to become productive citizens in a democratic society.
Job Summary
Under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent Educational Services (or designee), provides a communication link between community and the school; interprets district policy, regulations, and program goals and objects to limited or non-English speaking individuals; performs interpreting of a specified non-English languages and translating of documents from one language to another; performs routine clerical duties; and maintains records and files.
Job Description / Essential Elements:
TITLE OF POSITION: BILINGUAL LIAISON CLERK
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:
Under general supervision - provides a communication link between community and the school; interprets District policy, regulations, and program goals and objects; performs interpreting of languages and translating of documents from one language to another; performs routine clerical duties; maintains records and files; and other related work as required.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Performs translation and interpretative services pertaining to both oral and written communication.
- Performs a variety of services as a communication link between the school and members of the educational community.
- Assists parents and community members in understanding program goals and objectives, and enlists their support and involvement in the educational process.
- Performs a variety of routine clerical duties such as answering the phone, typing, filing, records maintenance, and preparing schedules, arranging meetings and drafting and translating meeting minutes.
- Assists with records management and prepares reports on EL students.
- Schedules and attends meetings related to EL services.
OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Performs follow-up functions and activities including school visitations and home visits with another staff member, when directed by supervisor that may involve student attendance, welfare, and other student-related problems, and provide any and all related documentation per district procedures.
- Arranges EL recognition activities.
- Provides assistance with CELDT testing.
- Provides assistance with parental notifications regarding test scores.
- If the position is at the district level, provides direct and indirect services to homeless students, and delinquent/neglected students in local institutions and community day school.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
ESSENTIAL JOB REQUIREMENTS - QUALIFICATIONS:
- Education Required: Graduation from high school or equivalent.
- Experience Required: Two years of general office experience, preferably within an educational setting.
- Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities Required: Ability to accurately read, write, communicate and translate a specified language other than English; communicate with parents and encourage participation in school activities; understand and follow oral and written directions; appropriate English usage, punctuation, spelling and grammar; perform routine clerical tasks and operate a variety of educational and office-related machines and equipment, operate a computer and type at a speed of 40 words per minute; and perform other related duties as assigned.
- Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required: Valid driver's license and evidence of insurability, TB test clearance, Criminal Justice fingerprint clearance, and pre-employment physical and drug testing.
Requirements / Qualifications
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (Dated within one year of submission)
- Other (Letter of recommendation #2 dated within one year of submission)
- Resume
- Typing Certificate (Minimum 40 net WPM - dated within three years of submission - no online certificates)
Comments and Other Information
YUCAIPA-CALIMESA JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. The Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District's programs, activities, and practices shall be free from discrimination based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identify or expression, or genetic information; the perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these perceived characteristics.
Please submit all your documents through EdJoin. Yucaipa-Calimesa JUSD will not accept attachments via fax or email. If you are having a problem scanning your attachments or have any questions, please call the Edjoin help desk at 888-900-8945.
Typing Certificates can be obtained at the following locations:
• Yucaipa Adult School - (909) 790-6192
• Simplex United - Yucaipa (909) 795-4979
• Arrow Staffing - Redlands (909) 792-1252
• Apple One - San Bernardino (909) 884-6351
• Riverside Personnel Services (951) 788-7900
or any other employment/government agency that provides a proctored typing test.