Clerk

The work involves responsibility for the performance of standard clerical tasks including the use of a personal computer and other office equipment. Specific duties vary with the needs of the department. Procedures are usually fixed but detailed instructions are given for new or difficult assignments. Work is reviewed by direct observation, checking completed work, periodic or spot checks, cross-checking or other steps in the clerical process. This position differs from Senior Clerk in that duties of a Clerk involve less complex operations than a Senior Clerk and tend to be routine in nature. Does related work as required.

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

A written test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the following areas:
1. RECORD KEEPING – These questions evaluate your ability to perform common record keeping tasks. The test consists of two or more “sets” of questions; each set concerning a different problem. Typical record keeping problems might involve the organization or collation of data from several sources; scheduling; maintaining a record system using running balances; or completion of a table summarizing data using totals, subtotals, averages and percents.
2. CLERICAL OPERATIONS WITH LETTERS AND NUMBERS – These questions test your skills and abilities in clerical operations involving, comparing, checking, and counting. The questions require you to follow the specific directions given for each question which may involve alphabetizing, comparing, checking and counting given groups of letters and/or numbers. Test guide: A Guide for the Written Test for Entry-Level Clerical/Typist is available at the New York State website: www.cs.ny.gov/testing/localtestguides.cfm Candidates not having access to a computer or the internet may request copy of the test guide from the municipal civil service office conducting this examination using the contact information found elsewhere on this announcement.

There are no residency requirements for this examination. However, preference in appointment may be given to successful candidates who have been residents of Otsego County for at least one month immediately preceding the scheduled date of the written examination.

The eligible list resulting from this examination will be used to fill vacancies as they occur in County departments and all of the towns, villages, school districts and the Otsego Catskill Northern BOCES under the jurisdiction of the Otsego County Personnel/Civil Service Department. FILING FEE A fee of $15.00 is required for each separately numbered examination for which you apply. The required ...