Office Staff Sample Clauses

Office Staff. The following qualifications are not required for any employee to remain in the position held at the time of ratification of this Master Agreement. However, employees applying for transfer to Office Staff positions must demonstrate qualifications a, b, c, d, and e as follows: Media Paraprofessionals must demonstrate qualifications a, b, and e; secretaries must demonstrate qualifications a ,b, c and e; Clerks I and II must demonstrate qualifications, a, b, d, and e. Any and all examinations referenced below shall reasonably reflect the skill and/or knowledge required for the position as determined by the Board. Any bargaining unit member may arrange to have an Association representative present to observe the examination session(s). Prior to the examinations referenced below the Board agrees to provide to bargaining unit members scheduled to take the examination(s) access to computer work stations for practice. Examinations referenced below shall be offered at least two (2) times during each school year, and each bargaining unit member shall be sent notification of the scheduled time and place of testing. The parties agree that confidentiality of exams and exam results shall be maintained at all times though exam scores of an individual shall be shared with that individual upon request. The Association president shall be provided a complete list of exam scores upon request. For a transfer to any Office Staff position, an employee will be required to retake a previously taken examination if proficiency standards on the examination have not been achieved by the employee or if the examination has been revised by the Board since it previously was taken by the employee. a. Proficiency in typing at the level of at least fifty (50) words per minute (35 wpm for media paraprofessionals; Clerk I; Clerk II; Facilities and Support Services Transportation Secretary) as determined by examination, to be developed or purchased by the Board and reviewed in advance by the Association. b. Competency in English usage and in math, as demonstrated by satisfactorily completing (i.e. meet the State of Michigan testing standards for Highly Qualified Status under the NCLB) the WorkKeys Test or having received an associate’s degree or higher. NOTE: Employees who demonstrated such competency by meeting the requirements of the District Basic Skills Test prior to June 19, 2008 will be considered to have met this competency requirement. c. Proficiency in the Microsoft Office products: Wo...