Administrative Clerk

Job Description Position: Administrative Clerk Department Finance Location Erie County Courthouse Status Full Time Starting Pay Rate $13.19 Hourly Hours Per Week 37.5 Exemption Status Non-Exempt Posting Date 10/30/2024 Closing Date 11/15/2024 Pay Grade AC05 Bargaining Unit AFSCME CLERICAL/TECHNICAL Posting Number 5176 Posting Notice: Erie County offers a generous fringe benefit package including: low cost medical, dental, and vision; fourteen paid holidays; up to eleven combined personal and vacation days in the first year of employment. Definition of Class * Performs a variety of clerical duties, ranging from routine to complex, that relate to a wide scope of a department's functions. Duties & Responsibilities * Prepares, via typing, computer or writing, narrative/statistical reports, memoranda, records, tables and charts; this work may include arithmetic calculations such as averages and percentages. For these narratives/statisticals, develops formats when prepared format is not available. Develops and maintains, using computer or manual skills, narrative/statistical data banks; this work requires competency in using computer programs such as Lotus, Windows, WordPerfect or Ad hoc programs applicable to department activities. Maintains manual and computerized budget/accounting records relating to monetary and time allocations relating to grants, programs, collections disbursements, travel expenses and other financial control transactions. Organizes and maintains a variety or alpha/numerical files according to appropriate category. Communicates, verbally and in writing for the purpose of exchanging information that is technical in nature and is significantly more than routine and is the critical prerequisite for establishing understanding about sensitive and departmental mission oriented issues. May direct the work assignments of lower classified clerical employees. Performs related duties as may be required. Will have frequent inter and intra departmental contacts for the purpose of exchanging routing and non-routine information and resolving medium complex problems within the department and with other departments. * The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job. Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities * Thorough knowledge of modern office practices and procedures. Thorough knowledge of business English, spelling, and arithmetic. Knowledge of the functions, procedures, organization, and the governing laws and regulations of the governmental unit involved. Ability to compose a variety of memoranda or informational reports with only general instructions. Ability to maintain complex records, and to prepare accurate reports. Ability to exercise good judgment, diplomacy, discretion, courtesy, and tact in dealing with the public or inter and intra departmental contacts. Ability to perform duties with a minimum of supervision and to exercise independent judgment in deciding how normal and routine issues are to be handled. Minimum Requirements * High School Diploma or GED * Minimum of 2 years of Clerical Experience * Basic Working Knowledge of Microsoft Office Conditions Of Employment

Created: 2024-11-02