Instructional Materials Services Clerk

San Diego Unified School District; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

District-paid health and wellness for

Job summary

San Diego Unified School District is accepting applications for the Instructional Materials Services Clerk. The position is in the Instructional Resources and Materials Department in San Diego, CA. It’s a 12-month, 40-hour-per-week role with salary on the OTB Salary Schedule (Grade 036).

Eligible employees on part-time hours receive district health benefits; bilinguals may receive a 5% differential. Application requires answering position-specific questions and there is an examination process

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Any combination of training, experience, and/or education equivalent to three years of recent, progressively responsible experience involving fiscal-clerical or statistical work assignments and maintenance of a large inventory or complex record keeping system.
• Typing/keyboard certificate at a net, corrected speed of 40 words per minute.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of advanced clerical duties related to the ordering of state instructional materials for use in the schools.

Skills

Inventory management

Record keeping

Education

Three years of fiscal-clerical or statistical experience and inventory/record-keeping system experience

Typing/keyboard 40 wpm certificate

Job description

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Job Description

The San Diego Unified School District is currently accepting applications for the position of Instructional Materials Services Clerk. This promotional / open opportunity is open to all interested candidates.

OVERVIEW:

San Diego Unified School District, the second largest district in California and one of the top largest urban school districts in the United States, is looking for professionals who care deeply for students and are committed to the communities in which they serve.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

Because each person is born with inherent worth and dignity, and because equitable access and opportunity are essential to a just, educated society, San Diego Unified employee commitments include being respectful of differences and diverse perspectives, and being accountable for one’s actions and the resulting impact.

BASIC FUNCTION:

Perform a variety of advanced clerical duties related to the ordering of state instructional materials for use in the schools.

To view the detailed position description for Instructional Materials Services Clerk.

VACANCY / POSITION SPECIFICS:

• Working Location: Instructional Resources and Materials Department located at 2441 Cardinal Lane, San Diego, CA 92123 (Area C).
• Work Schedule:12 months per year /40 hours per week.
• Salary: This position is paid on the OTB Salary Schedule. Grade 036.
• Positions greater than 20 hours per week qualify for District-paid health and wellness benefits for the employee and their eligible dependents.
• Vacancies that require the incumbent to be Bilingual will be noted. Candidates considered for positions that require bilingual skills will be invited to a Performance Test (Qualifying Only) for oral and written fluency. Bilingual positions qualify for a 5% bilingual differential.
• This application requires you to respond to position-specific questions in your submitted online application. These questions are identified in the APPLICATION INFORMATION section below.

This is a PROMOTIONAL/OPEN opportunity, which means that current monthly salaried employees receive precedence over other candidates on the eligible list. For a promotional/open posting, the top ten internal candidates will be provided unless there is an insufficient number of internal candidates and then the list will be supplemented with the top external candidates to make up the list of ten (Employment Regulations for the Classified Service of the San Diego Unified School District: Article IV, Section 9).

TRANSFER REQUESTS:

If you are currently working in this job title as a monthly (not hourly) District employee and wish to transfer DO NOT submit an online application through this posting. Instead, complete a Transfer Request Form.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

Any combination of training, experience, and/or education equivalent to three years of recent, progressively responsible experience involving fiscal-clerical or statistical work assignments and maintenance of a large inventory or complex record keeping system.

NOTE: Your related education and experience must be clearly represented in the work history and education section of your application.

Licenses and Other Requirements:

Typing/keyboarding certificate at a net, corrected speed of 40 words per minute.

NOTE: Classifications that requires that incumbents be skilled in typing/keyboarding at a designated minimum words per minute will require that the applicant certify in writing that they have such skills. Demonstrated proficiency will be expected during the probationary period for the class. A typing certificate is not required and a typing test will not be given.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

Application Process

To be eligible for consideration, interested candidates must submit the following items. Your application will be considered incomplete if you do not include all required information, including completion of the Work Experience and Education Sections of the online application, required attachments, and responses to all application questions.

Position-Specific Questions (Required)

• To be considered for this position, you must answer every position-specific question. Failure to answer each position-specific question will result in your application being considered incomplete and disqualify you from further consideration for this recruitment.
• QUESTION 1: Describe the specific types of inventories or complex records you have managed and any experience you have with budget tracking or account reconciliation.
• QUESTION 2: A key responsibility of this role involves compiling and organizing large quantities of data to place annual and special orders for state instructional materials, as well as coordinating timelines with publishers and school staff. Describe your related experience managing a high-volume ordering or data compilation project under a tight deadline. Include the measures you took to ensure accuracy and maintain effective working relationships with the stakeholders involved.
• Do not upload your answers as an attachment. You will be required to answer each question in the online application.

Examination Process

The examination process includes an application screening and evaluation based on the applicant's education, work history, and responses to the application questions. Only applicants whose application packet demonstrates a combined education and experience which meets the minimum requirements for the position will be considered qualified and advance in the process. Some positions require applicants to pass additional components which may include one or more of the following: a multiple-choice, oral, written, or performance exam specific to the position. NOTE: Most exams are conducted remotely utilizing an online testing platform. For these exams, access to the internet and the use of a camera-ready desktop/laptop with a microphone is required to participate in these processes.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

If you have questions about your application, please email [e-mail].

San Diego Unified School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs and activities shall be free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying by reason of the following actual or perceived characteristics: age, ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, immigration status, marital or parental status, medical condition, nationality, national origin, actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, or on the basis of a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

Title II Coordinator & Uniform Complaint Compliance Officer Eric Rico: [phone], [e-mail] / Title IX Coordinator Anna Ward: [phone], [e-mail] / 504 Coordinator Eri Nall: [phone], [e-mail]

Job Details

Job ID: 5826099

Application Deadline: Nov 12, 2026 11:59 PM (Pacific Standard Time)

Re-Posted: Oct 29, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $4,876.56 to $5,927.32 Per Month

Job Categories: Instructional Support > Educational Technology