Clerical Assistant II - T12345-01

REQUIREMENTS: You must meet the following requirements on the date you apply, unless otherwise indicated.

AGE: Minimum age for applicants is 18, except for high school graduates who are 17.

TEST FOR CLERICAL ABILITIES (TCA):  You must have achieved a passing score on any City of San Diego Test for Clerical Abilities (TCA). A copy of your TCA Notice of Qualifications/Test Results indicating a passing score must be submitted with your application. Individuals who have not yet achieved a passing score on the TCA will be rejected. The TCA requirement may be waived for individuals who are serving or have served in a properly classified City of San Diego clerical position. Information on the TCA is available from the City of San Diego Employment Information Center.

 

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION: You may qualify by meeting one of the following:

1. One year of full-time clerical experience, which may include typing, filing, providing information to the public, and general bookkeeping as typical duties. SIX MONTHS OF THIS EXPERIENCE MUST BE IN A POSITION WHERE THE PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITY IS CLERICAL IN NATURE and must include a wide range of qualifying clerical duties. - or-

2. Successful completion of a formalized (classroom) clerical training program consisting of a minimum of 520 hours of training in clerical or office procedures. Applicants qualifying by successful completion of a clerical training program must submit, with their application, a copy of their diploma or certificate indicating the total number of program hours completed. - or-

3. An Associate of Science Degree in Business Office Technology or a closely related field.(Submit a copy of your degree with the application.)

 

TYPING SKILLS: If you wish to be considered for positions requiring the ability to type, an ORIGINAL typing certificate indicating the ability to type at a corrected speed of30 WPM words per minute on a typewriter or computer keyboard must be submitted with your application. Photocopies will NOT be accepted. The certificate must be issued under International Typing Contest Rules and specify the net and gross speed, the number of errors and that the test was five minutes or longer. Certificates specifying more than five errors will not be accepted. Individuals who are serving or have served in City of San Diego job classifications which meet or exceed the minimum typing requirements need not submit a typing certificate. NOTE: If you have submitted, and wish to have your original typing certificate returned to you, you must submit a self-addressed stamped envelope with your application.

 

Typing tests are given at, but you are not limited to, the following locations:   (Call individual centers for further information.)

Centre City / Skills Center:             (619) 230-2300          Mid-City Center:              (619) 265-3455

Cesar Chavez Center:                    (619) 230-2895          North City Center            (858) 627-2545

Educational Cultural Complex:       (619) 527-5275          The West City Center:     (619) 221-6973

THE SCREENING PROCESS will consist of a comprehensive evaluation of the Application/Supplement for applicable education, experience, and/or training. Only those applicants whose qualifications most closely relate to the position requirements will be placed on the eligible list.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: Any employment offer is conditional pending the results of all pre-employment screening processes required for the job, which may include, but are not limited to the following: confirmation of citizenship/legal right to work in the United States; completion of a pre-employment medical review/exam (which may include drug/alcohol testing); reference checks; background investigation; polygraph examination; and a fingerprint check. The fingerprints will be submitted to the California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a conviction record report. All of these processes must be successfully completed before employment begins. Note: Misrepresentation, falsification, or omission of pertinent facts in any step of the screening/selection process may be cause for disqualification or termination of employment.