Job description

The Dover Union Free School District is seeking to fill a vacancy for a Typist position. This is a Civil Service position, below is the Dutchess County Civil Service description and minimum qualifications:

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:
Typical work activities for incumbents in this title include those listed below in addition to those work activities performed by lower level clerical support titles. They are indicative of the level and types of activities performed by incumbents in this title. They are not meant to be all inclusive and do not preclude a supervisor from assigning activities not listed which could reasonably be expected to be performed by an employee in this title.

1. Performs skilled keyboarding to produce correspondence, reports, tables, charts, and to maintain large databases;

2. Gathers, extracts and copies information for use by technical and professional staff;

3. Takes longhand minutes, prepares summary notes and submits to supervisor for approval before distribution;

4. Receives calls and callers and gives out routine information;

5. Files correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other materials in record system in accordance with departmental guidelines; pulls records for use by staff or disposition to storage or destruction;

6. Reviews records and documents for completeness, compliance with departmental standards and for accuracy;

7. Indexes materials and performs simple record-keeping tasks;

8. Performs a variety of clerical support work based on unit needs including logging records, photocopying, faxing, maintaining office supplies, processing bulk mailings and similar activities;

9. May enter data into terminal from forms and printed copy;

10. May maintain records of time and benefit usage, employee certification and training.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of business English necessary to recognize and correct common errors in correspondence, records, and reports;

Knowledge of arithmetic to verify calculations and report on work activities; Knowledge of record keeping necessary to organize data from several sources, scheduling, and for maintaining a record system using running balances;

Skill in operating office automation equipment sufficient to produce work accurately and efficiently;

Ability to operate a keyboard at not less than 35 words per minute;

Ability to learn software packages for word processing to produce a variety of information;

Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions;

Ability to take minutes and prepare summary notes;

Ability to learn and work within departmental procedures and guidelines;

Ability to provide basic information and direction to the public;

Personal characteristics necessary to perform the duties of the position;

Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma.

Note: A performance test in keyboarding will be required.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $32,142.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Dover Plains, NY 12522: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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