Clerk – Various Departments

This is a general clerk position posting and may NOT be immediately filled.

Applicants do not have to accept interview invitations from Units they are not interested in moving to.

This entry-level classification focuses on performing a wide variety of simple clerical and/or keyboarding tasks and related work as required. Under immediate supervision, incumbents perform routine clerical duties such as filing, mail sorting, office organization work, and typing/keyboarding. They exercise infrequent discretionary authority with frequent supervision and instructions and have frequent access to confidential information.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs keyboarding functions
• Opens, sorts, routes, delivers, stuff, seals, weighs, and sends out mail
• Sorts alphabetize and maintain physical and/or electronic filing system files
• Answers telephones, takes messages, provides information, and refers inquiries to the appropriate locations
• Operates modern office equipment such as personal computers, copy machines, fax machines, telephones, calculators, and scanners. May use department-specific computer programs to enter data, maintain records, or other simple routine tasks
• Provides responsive, high-quality customer service to Department and County employees, representatives of outside agencies, and members of the public by providing accurate, complete, and up-to-date information, in a courteous, efficient, and timely manner

This Job Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Management may, at its discretion, assign, or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• A minimum of one (1) year of paid work experience in an office environment performing clerical duties
• Pass the pre-employment HCSO Clerical Skills Test with a minimum overall score of 75% and a typing speed of 35 W.P.M. with 85% accuracy.
• Visual acuity to work with details, computer terminals, extensive reading, preparation, and analysis of data
• Physical activities include but are not limited to, stooping, kneeling, reaching, lifting, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, finger dexterity, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.

 Knowledge of:

• Harris County Personnel Procedures, Department manual, STARS, and SIRS
• Filing systems including alphabetic, numeric, chronological, and subject
• Office procedures and practices and Business English (including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary)
• Telephone, office, and online etiquette when responding to phone calls from internal and external customers
• Basic computer operations when performing data entry and maintaining automated files

Skilled in:

• The use of standard office software programs such as Adobe, MS Office Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

Ability to:

• Write legibly and clearly and perform basic arithmetic computations
• Operate modern office equipment including copiers, collators, scanners, binders, calculators, computers,  and printers.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions and read simple charts, tables, and schedules.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing and understand, interpret, and apply written instructions for operating and maintaining office equipment.

• 40 hours per week 
• Possibly including Weekends and Holidays
• Overtime and varying duty hours as required

• Houston

Salary : $42,557