Administrative Assistant I- New!

Los Alamitos Unified School District; Los Alamitos (CA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fringe Benefits Package

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Sick Time

Vacation Time

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Los Alamitos Unified School District is seeking an Auxiliary Department secretarial professional to provide varied clerical support under the District Administrator, organizing office activities and coordinating communications for the assigned administrator.

This 12‑month, 40‑hour-per-week position offers a comprehensive fringe benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, sick time, vacation time, and paid holidays.

Qualifications

• Completion of two years of college with a major in secretarial science or related business field.
• Three years of increasingly responsible secretarial experience.

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of a District Administrator provide assistance with varied and complex secretarial and clerical support services; support the administrator of administrative and clerical detail; organize office activities and coordinate the flow of communications for administrator assigned.

Skills

Secretarial experience

Clerical support

Education

Two years of college with major in secretarial science or related business field

Job description

40 hours per week; 12 months per year $5,651 – $6,869 monthly

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10/2/2026 @ 4:00pm

Fringe Benefits Package

TENTATIVE WRITTEN EXAM: 10/7/2026

Vacancy : Auxiliary Department

TENTATIVE ORAL EXAM: 10/9/2026

Posting is open to the first 50 qualified applicants.

RECRUITMENT TYPE

Dual Certification – This employment opportunity is available to anyone who qualifies. A single eligibility list based on rank order will be generated from this recruitment. Current classified employees who qualify will be given seniority credit.

POSITION BENEFITS

Pay increases: For permanent employees, the first pay increase occurs after 6 months if the employee passes the probationary period. The second pay increase occurs after 1 year. Pay increases occur annually thereafter, until top step is reached.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• sick time
• vacation time
• paid holidays

BASIC FUNCTION

• Under the direction of a District Administrator provide assistance with varied and complex secretarial and clerical support services; support the administrator of administrative and clerical detail; organize office activities and coordinate the flow of communications for administrator assigned.

Complete Job Description available at www.losal.org under Human Resources/Classified Job Descriptions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Any combination equivalent to: completion of two years of college with a major in secretarial science or related business field
• Three years of increasingly responsible secretarial experience

APPLICATION & EXAMINATION PROCESS

Applications may be screened to select the most qualified candidates.

The examination will consist of:

• A – Written job knowledge exam (30% of Total Score)
• B – Structured oral exam (70% of Total Score)

Some classifications require you to pass a physical examination. This examination is at the district’s expense and the appointment is not assured until you have passed this examination. Applicants must attain a passing score of 70% on each part of the examination in order to be placed on the eligibility list. Should a large number of candidates pass the written exam, a higher passing score than 70% may be required to progress.

The Los Alamitos Unified School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, ethnic group identification, marital/parental status, physical/mental disability, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender/gender identity or expression or genetic information; the perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person/group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.