Clerk Typist

Job summary
The Clerk Typist 2 - MH/EI/DP position provides clerical services to the Mental Health/Early Intervention/Developmental Programs (MH/EI/DP) unit Administrative Staff, Casework Supervisors, and Caseworkers.Perform as clerk typist/receptionist requiring independent judgment and decisions on a daily basis for assigned unit, including assisting the units with special projects and serve as backup to the other units as needed.Specifically, skills are required to prioritize the workload.
Job seniority: entry level
Responsibilities
• Transcribe and type correspondence and various documents• Create forms, letters, memos• Type up minutes from dictation and handwritten reports• Proofread finished work• Perform filing, purging, scanning, linking• Maintain copiers and printers• Schedule service calls if required• Process provider contracts• Assist with new provider onboarding• Obtain a working knowledge of the State computer system• Transfer calls and take messages• Update and print sign-in sheets• Handle incoming mail and outgoing mail• Attend meetings and take minutes• Perform other related duties• Perform unit-specific duties
Requirements
• Completion of a high school or general equivalency diploma• Six months as a Clerk Typist 1 and educational development to the level of eighth grade; OR completion of a high school business curriculum which included at least one typing course; OR any combination of equivalent experience and training• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English• Must be able to type and operate various office equipment• Extensive experience with computers and ability to learn County provided software/programs, including Microsoft Excel and Word• Ability to proofread work• Knowledge of standard office procedures and practices
Key Skills Needed
• Typing• Proofreading• Computer literacy• Organization