Classified Applicants

     For prospective Custodial, Educational Assistants, Maintenance, Information Technology,
Nutrition Services, Secretarial / Clerical and Transportation employees.

• You must apply to a position PRIOR to the closing date to be considered.
   
  
• For NCLB Paraprofessionals
  Applicants must meet ONE of the following requirements:
  
  •  2 years of college (to include 90 quarter hours with passing grades), or
  • Associates degree, or
    
  • Successful completion of the Paraprofessional Assessment exam with a score of 455.  More information about the Paraprofessional Assessment exam can be found at: www.ets.org/parapro
     
    
• If you are interested in information regarding SUBSTITUTE Educational Assistant or Secretarial positions, please contact Kristin with the High Desert Education Service District at 541-693-5625.
   
  
• Please contact Human Resources if you have specific questions regarding a position, or to schedule skills testing:  541-355-1100 or jobs@bend.k12.or.us

Office Skills Testing Dates: 

Please call 541-355-1100 to schedule for the following skills testing date:

• Monday, May 13 at 3:00 p.m.
• Monday, May 20 at 3:00 p.m.

Office Skills Testing Requirements:

Office skills testing must be completed PRIOR to the closing date of the position.  Administrators may not consider an applicant that has not completed office skills testing.

There are four required sections of Skills Testing:  typing, spelling, alphabetizing, and letter editing.  You may retake only the typing portion  of the test to improve your score; however, all attempted scores become part of your applicant file.

Keyboarding requirements:

• Secretary I:  40 net words per minute
• Secretary II:  50 net words per minute
• Secretary III or Office Manager:  55 net words per minute
• Confidential Secretary I / Receptionist:  50 net words per minute
• Confidential or Executive Secretary:  60 net words per minute
• Media Manager I, II, III & Media Tech Assistant:  40 net words per minute
• Operations Manager:  55 net words per minute (This requirement does not apply to Transportation Operations Managers)