Administrative Specialist - Special Student Services - Washington Service Center - Hillsboro

Northwest Regional Education Service District is an equal opportunity employer; committed to building an inclusive community and an environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. We are proud to be an antiracist organization. We work to understand how racial ideology is manufactured and how it impacts the lives of our staff and those we serve.

In line with our commitment to disrupting systemic racism, we acknowledge that research shows that Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and women are significantly less likely to apply for some positions, believing they must meet every qualification as described in the job description. At NWRESD, we value representation, and we are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job.

We know that sometimes that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background.

We encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of the qualifications described below.

Position Title: Administrative Specialist - Special Student Services
Location: Washington Service Center - Hillsboro
Department: Special Student Services
Salary: Classified Salary Schedule, Range E
$21.82 - $26.07 per hour: DOE
Bargaining Unit: OSEA
FTE: 1.0 - 250 days per year

NW REGIONAL ESD'S MISSION STATEMENT: In partnership with the communities we serve, Northwest Regional ESD improves student learning by providing equitable access to high quality services and support.

General Description:

In alignment with the NWRESD's mission statement, the primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of advanced administrative support duties of considerable complexity requiring thorough knowledge of the organization, its procedures and operational details. This position performs clerical and secretarial work involving word processing, spreadsheets, and data entry/retrieval with significant manipulation to assist in ESD and/or state and federal reporting or compliance.

Extensive paper and electronic record‑keeping for a department or program is also required. It performs a wide variety of responsible assignments including office or program coordination. Considerable public contact may be involved; employees of this classification are expected to employ skill and judgment in the conduct of these contacts within established policies and procedures.

Generally these assignments require the use of one or more NWRESD software solutions at an advanced level of competency and accuracy, including extensive knowledge of all available features of the software and the ability to provide troubleshooting for others and/or act as a resource or trainer on the features and use. This deeper knowledge of specific software is in addition to effective use of multiple required platforms at a level expected of Administrative Assistant positions.

Additionally, positions at this level are distinguished from other positions by the variety of more complex and varied tasks requiring detailed knowledge of departmental and NWRESD functions, policies, and procedures with greater independent judgment in coordinating assigned duties. This includes the exercise of considerable independent judgment, problem‑solving, and decision‑making in receiving, processing, recording, and distributing information for state and federal compliance and other reporting requirements.

Qualifications:

• Minimum requirement of a high school diploma or equivalent
• Background and Criminal History Verification clearance
• Current First Aid/CPR certification preferred
• Valid driver's license, vehicle available for use on the job, and accompanying automobile insurance.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Required:

• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
• Ability to work with very high degree of accuracy and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently on complex tasks
• Ability to operate a variety of office equipment including computer, copier, FAX, and other related equipment or machines
• Ability to exhibit professionalism and effective human relations
• Confer regularly with supervisor and/or designee
• Sk…