Senior Clerk, Schuyler County

SENIOR CLERK

Applications and announcements are available at www.schuylercounty.us

Address: Schuyler County Civil Service Office 105 Ninth St., Unit 21, Watkins Glen, NY 14891 

Phone Number: (607) 535-8190

Email: civilservice@co.schuyler.ny.us

SALARY: $21.29/hr (County Rate)

HOW TO APPLY: Applicants must submit an original Civil Service “Application for Employment and/or Examination” to Schuyler County Civil Service office. Faxed or emailed applications will be accepted.

VACANCY: At the present time, there is one full time, 35 hour per week, provisional opening in the Schuyler County Clerk’s Office. The individual hired will need to take a Civil Service test at a later date, and be reachable on the list to gain permanency in the position.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT: Candidates must have been legal residents of Schuyler or a contiguous (Chemung, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins and Yates) county for at least one month immediately preceding the date of the written examination. Preference in appointment may be given to a resident of the jurisdiction for which there is a vacancy.

JOB DESCRIPTION: This position involves responsibility for the independent performance of standard clerical tasks and the use of computer software to enter and retrieve information. Specific duties vary with the needs of the department or agency where the position exists. Procedures are usually fixed but detailed instructions are given for new or difficult assignments. The work is performed under general supervision and an incumbent may train lower level clerical workers. The work of this class differs from that of Clerk by the complexity of work assignments and the independence of action. Supervision may be exercised over the work of clerical employees. Does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: Maintains alphabetic, numeric and/or chronological files of correspondence, documents, records, and materials by coding and filing new material, searching for requested material, and periodically purging obsolete material; Reviews documents for accuracy, completeness, processes, and conformity with established procedures and makes appropriate determinations; Monitors agency record keeping system for proper maintenance (both manual and computerized); Contacts by telephone and correspondence individuals and/or agencies to obtain or update information as necessary; Answers and takes messages or provides callers with general information; Uses data entry terminal or personal computer to enter and retrieve data from computer files; Processes claims, verifies accuracy of bills, and collects fees.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either:
(A) Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and two years clerical experience; or
(B) Three years of clerical experience.

NOTE: Successful completion of coursework in office practices, business administration, or a closely related field at a regionally accredited college or university, or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees, may be substituted for the required experience with three semester credit hours being equivalent to three months of experience.