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Adult Education Program Technician Position Description
 
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Approved:          11-19-96

DEFINITION

            Under supervision of the Administrator, Adult Education, performs complex salary and budget processes including development of personnel authorization records, computing salaries, and documents for budgetary control purposes of all certificated and classified positions funded by adult education regular and categorical funds.  Works as directed with adult education administrators in preparing and closing out adult education categorical program budgets.  Also works as directed with administrators and their respective classified personnel who collect and deposit money to adult education accounts by providing technical guidance and/or trouble-shooting problems; assists administrators in closing out their quarterly and annual books in preparation for audits of their non-ADA fiscal accounts.

DISTINGUISHING  CHARACTERISTICS

            Position is characterized by the responsibility for a major technical function within the department.  The ability to initiate and complete difficult tasks independently is significant in this class.  Decisions often have the effect of finality, and errors can be costly to the programs involved or in terms of lost time and/or public relations.  Knowledge and experience in both personnel and budget processes is critical.

EXAMPLES  OF  DUTIES

            Prepares budget allocation forms and instructions for development of adult education programs; provides technical assistance to adult education administrators in developing budget requests and calculating salaries for approved positions; prepares, coordinates and assembles materials to help adult education administrators prepare their respective budgets; monitors monthly personnel and budget reports for possible budget code errors; prepares personnel and budget records as directed; examines all funded personnel requisitions, and processes all authorized requests; prepares analytical personnel/salary reports as requested; audits various personnel printouts and reports monthly, and reports errors to proper administrative authority; examines requests for funded positions, and provides salary information and budget transfer requests; verifies that positions to be filled are budgeted with sufficient funds to cover costs; works with administrators to resolve differences over numbers and types of positions to be funded at particular locations; verifies codes for approved requisitions; works with administrators in completion and preparation of quarterly and annual reports for audit; resolves problems in person or over the telephone; performs technical work requiring a thorough knowledge of departmental policies and procedures; handles unusual or difficult problems referred by subordinates; assists in the development of office procedures; may instruct, assign and schedule tasks to subordinate clerical employees, and reviews work for accuracy and completeness; may perform sub-professional administrative duties as assigned; and performs related duties as required or directed by the program administrator.

MINIMUM  QUALIFICATIONS

            Knowledge  of:

            Methods and practices of budgetary and financial record-keeping;

            General accounting principles and procedures;

            Modern office methods and procedures, and familiarity with the use of typewriters, word processors, calculators;

            Correct English usage, spelling, grammar, punctuation and commercial arithmetic;

            Technical personnel practices and principles.

and

            Ability  to:

            Perform responsible budgetary and financial analysis and record-keeping work under general supervision; understand and carry out complex difficult oral and written instructions; analyze and learn complex state and district laws, regulations, rules, and policies; and to analyze situations and adopt an effective course of action;

            Perform complex clerical and technical work, and make arithmetical calculations with speed and accuracy;

            Maintain technical personnel and budget records and reports;

            Analyze complex situations accurately, and develop effective courses of action;

            Establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials, administrators, and employees;

            Operate a typewriter, word processor, and calculator with speed and accuracy;

            Operate a computer and a multitude of software programs to carry out the necessary responsibilities of the position related to both personnel and budget issues.

and

            Skills:

                        Typing speed of 50 net words per minute.

and

            Experience:

            Three years of responsible technical personnel work at the level of a Personnel Technician II or three years of increasingly responsible experience performing complex technical clerical work including financial or accounting experience.  

and

            Education:

            One year of college, including courses in accounting or bookkeeping.  (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted on the basis of one year as equal to one year of college.)

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