Principal Executive Assistant

PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITY

Online applications must be submitted by: 8/25/2026 11:59 P.M. (Pacific)

To apply, you must be a current permanent employee of LACOE or on a re-employment list with LACOE by the application deadline.

Under administrative direction, coordinates, monitors, and directs a variety of administrative and analytic duties related to the Office of the Superintendent, including the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, and the Board of Education. 

The promotional opportunity is open for current permanent LACOE employees who have passed their initial probationary period within the organization or those on a re-employment list for LACOE.

The resulting eligibility list will be unranked per Education Code Section 45272 (b).

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge:

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• County Office of Education operations, structure, policies and procedures
• Structure, bureaucracy, and communications protocols of the California public education system and officials
• Brown Act regulations for public meetings
• Roberts Rules of Order
• Business correspondence formatting
• English grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and document composition
• Principles of organizational effectiveness
• Principles of qualitative research 
• Desktop office software including word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications
• Electronic communications devices and software applications
• Electronic document management systems
• Electronic project management and meeting coordination software applications
• Publication and Internet search techniques
• Fundamental concepts of employment laws, codes, and regulations including EEO, FLSA, FMLA, and Cal/OSHA; principles of progressive discipline; and applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements
  
  

Competencies:

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• Critical Thinking – Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims
• Fact Finding – Obtaining facts and data pertaining to an issue or question
• Professional & Technical Expertise – Applying technical subject matter to the job
• Using Technology – Working with electronic hardware and software applications
• Adaptability – Responding positively to change and modifying behavior as the situation requires
• Attention to Detail – Focusing on the details of work content, work steps, and final work products
• Informing – Proactively obtaining and sharing information
• Listening – Fully comprehending spoken communication
• Oral Communication – Engaging effectively in dialogue
• Writing – Communicating effectively in writing
• Customer Focus – Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
• Professional Impact – Presenting self as a positive representative of the organization
• Teamwork – Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals
• Political & Organizational Savvy – Working skillfully with politics, procedures, and protocols across organizational levels and boundaries
• Project Management – Planning and tracking projects to ensure they are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives
• Cultural Proficiency – Modeling communications and interactions that respect and include all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions and cultures
  
  

Required Education and Experience

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Education: Bachelor’s degree in education, business, public administration, communications or other field related to the job requirements of this classification from an institution of higher learning recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Experience: Five years of experience as a staff, administrative, or personal assistant for a superintendent, senior executive, or cabinet member of a school district or County Office of Education. 

Additional Requirements: This classification works on the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, and Board’s schedule which may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, and on-call hours. A valid California driver’s license and the availability of private transportation or the ability to obtain transportation between work sites may be required.

Selection Process

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Candidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of a review of training and experience. The resulting eligibility list will be unranked per Education Code Section 45272 (b).

Contact

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Additional Information

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Minimum qualifications must be met by the close of filing date. For more information, please go to https://lacoe.edu/jobs/hr/classified.  For additional information on our testing procedures, please visit Applicant Resources on our website. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are ranked according to overall exam score and placed on an eligibility (hiring) list. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Eligibility lasts for 12 months; however, additional recruitment may occur under a separate bulletin with additional candidates being merged onto the eligibility list. Some positions that involve public contact may require bilingual proficiency for which selective certification may apply (Education Code 45277.5). In addition, the eligibility list resulting from this examination may be used to fill vacancies in related job classifications for which no eligibility list exists (Education Code 45272). Veterans' Credit may be awarded for entry jobs.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application, testing, and employment are available to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request an accommodation, please call 562.803.8360 as early as possible.