What are the responsibilities and job description for the Typist (Spanish Speaking) #Adult Education Provisional RB # 24-273 position at Buffalo Public Schools?
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES
- Works directly with Spanish-speaking individuals;
- Types correspondence, reports, documents, records and other materials from various sources under varying degrees of direction using equipment with the alphanumeric keyboard, i.e. typewriters (Spanish and English languages), word processing equipment, CRT terminals, personal computers, data terminals and printers : sets up, makes adjustments and operates a variety of equipment in order to produce a typed copy from a variety of sources; proofreads typed copy and makes corrections; composes and types routine correspondence and memoranda from verbal and / or written instructions.
- Performs a variety of non-typing clerical tasks as assigned;
- Files and maintains records, reports and other documents : checks for clerical accuracy and completeness; opens, dates, sorts, distributes and files mail; sorts, indexes and files bills, requisitions, ledger cards and other material alphabetically and / or numerically; posts and makes entries from original sources and maintains records, bills, control cards and ledgers; makes file searches and pulls needed material.
- Issues and records licenses, permits and applications;
- Collects fees and accounts for monies received;
- Maintains time reports and payroll data;
- Assists in compiling data, statistics and other basic information for research purposes;
- Answers telephone or switchboard : takes messages and gives routine information in both Spanish and English languages;
- May act as receptionist, directing callers to proper persons or sources of information;
- Translates both the Spanish and English languages;
- Assists in the input of data in computer terminal;
- May operate mimeograph, copy machines, microfilm, simple computing and other office machines;
- Performs related duties as required.
FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Open Competitive
Graduation from High School, Business School, GED or Equivalency Diploma, including or supplemented by a course in typing or keyboarding. Applicants must have the ability to fluently speak and translate the Spanish language.
NOTE : Applicants must pass the written examination and qualifying typing test at 35 wpm and translate a passage from English to Spanish
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT FOR BOTH COMPETITIVE AND PROMOTIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
All applicants must pass a qualifying keyboarding test at the rate of 35 wpm.
Salary : $41,326 - $46,963
