School Secretary II

Promotional Examination for current City of Milwaukee MPS employees:

SCHOOL SECRETARY II

THE DUTIES:

• School Secretary II's supervise the clerical activities in a large school office, exercising independent judgment and performing other related duties as required. These are 12 month positions.
  • NOTE: The eligible list generated by this examination may be used to fill Office Assistant III positions when there is an insufficient number of City of Milwaukee employees on the Office Assistant III eligible list.

Reasonable accommodations requested by qualified individuals with disabilities will be made in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.

THE REQUIREMENTS:

1. A minimum of four years of office experience that included a substantial amount of typing.
   • NOTE: Job related coursework from an approved college or business school may be substituted for up to six months of the time requirement. Proof of coursework or transcripts must be shown prior to participating in the examination.
2. One year of the above experience must have been as a School Secretary I, at least six months of which must have been in a school office.
3. Current status immediately preceding the date of this examination as a regularly appointed School Secretary I with the Milwaukee Public Schools.

THE CURRENT SALARY RANGE (A-4) IS:

• $30,158 - $39,516 annually (rate increase contingent upon contract negotiations)

THE SELECTION PROCESS will consist of a job related written test and performance tests.

• EXAMINATION WEIGHTS: Written – 5 Typing 1

Candidates must receive a minimum qualifying rating on each part of the examination. This is a continuous examination. Test sessions for 2009 are as follows:

• Typing Test - November 17, 2009. Those persons receiving a minimum score of 50 words per minute will be scheduled for the written test on November 17, 2009 (evening session).

If you think you may have a conflict with test date(s) shortly after the final filing date (due to vacation, hospitalization, etc.), call 286-3751 immediately. We will try to reduce impacts but cannot guarantee that the scheduled date will meet everyone’s needs.

• PLEASE NOTE: Applications must be filed by October 30, 2009 for the November session. Typing tests will be administered on computer keyboards.

Qualified applicants will be notified of the date, time and place of the examination by mail. Candidates may participate in this examination only once every six months. Persons not accepted to an examination or removed from an eligible list may file a written appeal (including the basis upon which the appeal is made) which must be received by the City Service Commission no later than ten calendar days after the rejection notice was mailed.

#09-078 – KV (CKS) 10/07/09

THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND VALUES AND ENCOURAGES DIVERSITY.

TO APPLY FOR OFFICE ASSISTANT III:

1. This position is not open to the public.
2. You must meet the Minimum Requirements listed above.
3. Complete the application online OR by completing a hard copy.   PLEASE USE ONLY ONE METHOD TO APPLY.  
   • ONLINE:  Click here to apply. 
   • HARD COPY:  Click here to download and print the application (pdf).  Please use only black ink. Submit the application to the address on the top, right corner of the application. 
4. Conviction records must be listed on the application. Click here for Guidelines (pdf).

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