Minimum Requirements:
Experience: Three years of recent experience in increasingly responsible and complex clerical work.
Typing Certificate: Ability to type/keyboard accurately at a speed not less than 55 net words per minute.
License or Certificate: When assigned to a middle or high school, possession of a Standard Red Cross First Aid Certificate within three months of employment.
Desirable: Written and oral proficiency in a second language. 

TYPING CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
55 NET WORDS PER MINUTE WITH MINIMUM 80% ACCURACY.
Applicants for positions that require keyboarding skills must submit a typing certificate to demonstrate they meet the minimum requirements of the position. This includes all promotional applicants.
Applicants who have a valid certificate available at the time of submitting an application:
Scan and attach certificate to the on-line employment application. Certificates must meet the following conditions:
Self-administered on-line/Internet test scores and certificates are not acceptable. Acceptable examples would be from a government agency, an employment/temp agency, a business college, an adult school, or a public school system. Certification may be in the form of a certificate, letter, or a form and must clearly state the following:
1. Name, address, telephone number of issuing agency and name and signature of person certifying the results. 
2. Name of applicant.
3. Date of test. The test must be dated within two years of the application filing date. Certificates older than two years are not accepted.
4. Gross typing speed; net speed; and number of errors or percentage of accuracy must be shown on certificate.
5. Duration of test in minutes.
Applicants who do not have a valid certificate at the time of submitting an application:
The Human Resources office will administer the typing test before the start of the examination process. Candidates who are successful on the typing test will be allowed to participate in the next step.