About this opportunity
Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego Board of Cooperative Educational Services lists this Office Assistant I opportunity in herkimer, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Office Assistant IThe work involves responsibility for the performance of standard clerical tasks. Specific duties vary with the needs of the department. Procedures are usually fixed using clearly defined agency guidelines, procedures and instructions. Detailed instructions are given for new or difficult assignments and independent judgment may be exercised in specific cases. Work is reviewed by direct observation, checking completed work, periodic or spot-checks, crosschecking or other steps in the clerical process. This position differs from an Office Assistant II in that the duties of an Office Assistant I involve less complex operations than an Office Assistant II and tend to be more routine in nature. Supervision over the work of others is generally not a responsibility of employees in this class, although the incumbent may exercise limited supervision over work-study students and student interns. The incumbent does related work as required.Typical work activities include:Receiving and organizing work to be processed and recordedReviewing applications, claims, reports, and other documents for completeness, clerical accuracy and adherence to proper procedures, policies, rules and regulationsTyping forms, form letters, transcripts, invoices, vouchers, records, payrolls, title searches judgments, lis pendens, reports, index cards, time cards and similar materialsAnswering and taking messages, giving out routine information to the public and providing callers, clients and/or visitors with general informationPreparing, updating and retrieving department lists, documents and forms using a personal computerSorting, date stamping, and distributing mail and packagesMaintaining alphabetic, numerical and/or chronological files of correspondence, documents, and materials by coding and filing new material, searching for requested material and periodically purging obsolete materialMaking arithmetic computations and compiling simple statistical reportsCollecting fees by mail or in person and accounting for monies receivedOrdering office supplies and maintaining inventory of supplies and equipmentOperating a personal computer, copier and other related peripheral office equipmentFull performance knowledge, skills, abilities and personal characteristics include:Working knowledge of office terminology, procedures and equipmentWorking knowledge of business arithmetic and EnglishWorking knowledge of the principles and practices of computerized record maintenanceAbility to understand and interpret regulations, procedural manuals and specific documents used in department where employedAbility to operate a personal computer and utilize common office software programs including word processing, spreadsheets and databasesAbility to perform close, detail work involving considerable visual effort and strainAbility to understand and follow oral and written instructionsAbility to maintain neat and legible recordsAbility to communicate effectively, both orally and in writingClerical aptitude; tact and courtesy; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the positionMinimum qualifications include graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma. Competitive Class Rate: $41,559 plus benefits and PTO per collective bargaining agreement.
Worksite address
herkimer, NY, 13350, US
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