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JEFFERSON COUNTY
Job Description
Administrative Clerk I
Public Health
Division Manager
No
UFCW
No
Grade 20
Public Health Office
Human Resources Manager
February 2020
SUMMARY
Performs duties associated with clerical work and general office assistance in the Public Health
Department by performing the following duties.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be
assigned.
Receives, processes and distributes documents according to instructions. Checks for accuracy and
completeness.
Prepares and types routine correspondence, reports, documents and memos from verbal or written
instructions. May also include machine transcription.
Attends routine meetings and proceedings to take and transcribe minutes, processes records and files
transcriptions as required.
Maintains records of documents processed for ready access and compiles various reports according to
standard operating procedures. Classifies and indexes material. Files material according to a prescribed
breakdown.
Posts receipts for financial transactions and other data and maintains various departmental, fiscal and
other records and accounts, according to established procedures. Posting may require preliminary
calculations, allocations or classifications according to established procedures.
Searches out information in departmental records and files. Compiles data from varied sources where
familiarity and subject matter may be required.
Initiates preparing and typing of regularly recurring letters, reports, notification or memos. Maintains
cumulative records. Follows up on contracts, bills, notifications and other materials requiring action on a
prescribed periodic basis until eventually resolved. Maintains record keeping system.
Enters and updates information into computer according to standard formats.
Performs as receptionist or nursing registration clerk as required. Greets customers in person or over the
telephone, ascertains nature of business and may provide standard information from published records or
specific directories. Registration duties may include electronic appointment scheduling and entry of
information provided by client into registration computer. Information may be somewhat technical or
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confidential in nature. Such interviewing necessitates delivery of clear explanation, tact and skill in
questioning to determine proper lines of inquiry.
May include answering all incoming phone lines of department and routing calls to appropriate
extensions.
Issues licenses, permits or registrations where procedures are standardized, but where some questioning,
judgment, and/or testing may be necessary to determine qualifications of applicant. Collects fees, amount
of which may require simple calculations or determinations.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill,
and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and one (1) year
clerical training or experience in a general office field; or equivalent
combination of education and experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and
maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to prepare
minutes of meetings based on personal notes or tape recorded transcript.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak
effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest,
commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions
furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems
involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Valid Washington State Driver's License
OTHER KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of clerical activities conducted in the department of assignment.
Skill in using various standard office machines, special office equipment associated with work
assignment. This includes a working knowledge of word processing and data entry software.
A minimum typing speed of 50 words per minute.
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Ability to maintain high standards for accuracy, completeness and efficiency in the preparation of reports
and documents.
Must possess pleasant and professional attitude to maintain effective and harmonious relations with other
employees and the public.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be
met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle
or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and sit. The employee is
occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to
10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth
perception and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of
those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
CAREER LADDER POSITION
This position is the entry level position in a career ladder for Administrative Clerk. The next position is a
Senior Administrative Clerk. Advancement from Administrative Clerk to Senior Administrative Clerk
within the career ladder requires completion of the requirements for Senior Administrative Clerk and a
positive recommendation from the Public Health Office Manager and/or Public Health Director.