Typist

* * * TYPIST * * *

Position: Typist

Salary: $20.29 per hour

Hours: Full Time, 35 hours/week

Location: Fulton County Department of Social Services

4 Daisy Lane

Johnstown, New York 12095

Prior to or after hire, candidates must pass a Civil Service Test and be reachable on a list if offered a position.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES (Illustrative but not exhaustive):

Receives and organizes work to be typed, determining document format;

Manipulates an alphanumeric keyboard to produce correspondence, documents, records and other written material in final or draft form using handwritten, rough drafts, marked copy, oral recordings or data from various equipment as the source material;

Proofreads and corrects work producing accurate, clean and complete copy;

Prepares, stores and retrieves lists and documents;

Answers telephone or a switchboard and gives out routine information;

Prepares folders on individual program cases with appropriate documentation per established system;

Obtains routine information from the general public/clients for program purposes and explains established program policies and procedures;

Updates and stores department forms on word processor;

Orders office supplies and maintains inventory of supplies and equipment;

Sorts, date stamps and distributes mail and packages;

Performs routine equipment maintenance tasks;

Serves as receptionist and greets clients and/or visitors and may maintain information regarding call-ins;

Maintains alphabetic, numeric and/or chronological files of correspondence, documents and materials by coding and filing new material, searching for requested material and periodically purging obsolete material;

Schedules meetings and appointments;

May collect fees and account for monies received;

May prepare and maintain time records and payroll data;

Operates a variety of common office machines.

The above examples of duties are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must meet the following requirements:

Graduation from high school, possession of a high school equivalency diploma or a high school individual education plan diploma and one (1) year of clerical experience which shall have involved typing.

NOTE: Study in a New York State registered or regionally accredited college or university or a business school registered by New York State which includes a course in typing, keyboarding or word processing may be substituted for the work experience on a year-for-year basis.

All experience required to meet the minimum qualification section is PAID.

Part-time experience will be pro-rated as follows:

16-23 hrs/wk….1/2 time 24-31 hrs/wk….3/4 time 32 hrs/wk….full-time

RESIDENCY: Candidates must, at the time of examination and at least four (4) months prior thereto, be a resident of Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery or Saratoga County.

Please complete an Employment Application at fultoncounty.ny.gov under Departments-->Personnel and return to Fulton County Department of Social Services for immediate consideration.

Contact Beth Rowe, Deputy Commissioner

Phone 518-736-5640

Submit Applications Via:

Fax: 518-762-0080

Email: Beth.Rowe@dfa.state.ny.us

Mail: Fulton County Department of Social Services

P.O Box 549, Johnstown, New York 12095

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.29 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute:

• Johnstown, NY 12095 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20