CLERICAL TECHNICIAN III

SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

Wage Type: Salary

Rate: $39,978.00

Status: Full Time

GENERAL DEFINITION: This is advanced clerical work, performing procedural processing tasks, including those of the
area of specialization. A position in this class independently processes involved, multi-step
procedures usually requiring gathering and/or verifying information, comparing against established
standards, and determining conformance to requirements and/or further action needed. Work includes
the performance of specific tasks in the area of specialization and may include the performance of
higher or lower-level duties on an incidental basis. A position in this class is differentiated
from those in related classes by the incumbent's individual responsibility for independently
carrying out and accounting for assigned processes that facilitate the accomplishment of remaining
functions. A position in this class reports directly to a higher-level clerical, technical,
professional or administrative position.

TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF WORK: (Illustrative Only)

• Maintains records of and processes administrative activities such as payroll, employment, time
  and attendance, petty cash, equipment and/or supply inventory, requisitions, and mileage; determines
  when action, such as purchase of office supplies, is required and initiates same; assembles
  information from such records for own or others use in budget and other administrative planning
  efforts; establishes files and maintains file systems alphabetical, chronological, numerical or
  other basis; retrieves requested materials from files; signs, date-stamps or otherwise identifies
  and/or controls files.
• Makes appointments for office staff members; schedules staff meetings, training sessions, and
  other gatherings; organizes and notifies parties of meetings, conferences, hearings and similar
  activities; documents steps taken to prepare for and follow-up on such activities; assembles and
  makes sufficient copies of records, agenda, training materials and other information required; takes
  notes of discussion, decisions and other activities of such meetings and develops minutes from such
  notes.
• Answers telephone and/or receives visitors to office; answers questions about services and/or
  refers for further assistance; composes answers to routine correspondence; may open, sort and
  distribute incoming mail; receives and issues receipts for payments; posts payments and other
  information to records; may make bank deposits; operates automated data-processing, copying,
  microfiche and dictating equipment, calculators, automatic sorters, collators, check signers, adding
  machines, and/or similar office equipment.
• May oversee the work of other clerical personnel.
• Performs related work as required.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Thorough knowledge of clerical practices and procedures commonly employed in administrative,
  governmental, legal, judicial or similar offices.
• Thorough knowledge of English usage, grammar, spelling and punctuation as used in clerical
  assignments in governmental or judicial offices.
• Skill in gathering information from and explaining procedural and/or processing requirements to
  visitors, callers, clients, members of the public and representatives from other offices both within
  and outside of the County or the Court.
• Skill in organizing workload, establishing priorities and completing clerical-processing
  requirements.
• Ability to use spreadsheet, database, graphics and/or similar computer programs, when required
  by work assignment.
• Ability to establish and/or maintain filing and other recordskeeping systems.
• Ability to operate typewriters, copiers, and other office equipment, if required by work
  assignment.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, callers,
  visitors, clients, representatives of other offices and members of the public.

ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Education equivalent to completion of the twelfth school grade.
• Three to four years clerical experience in an administrative, professional, governmental or
  judicial setting which has included one year of experience, in the area of specialization, at the
  full performance level.
• Or any equivalent combination of acceptable training and experience which has provided the
  knowledge, skills and abilities cited above.

BACKGROUND CHECK:

YES

BARGAINING UNIT:

NO