Part-time Clerk

**TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN, RI**:
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**TITLE**:Clerk

**DEPARTMENT**:Senior Center

**REPORTS TO**:Senior Center Director

**SUPERVISES**:N/A

**JOB TYPE**: Part-Time 20 hours/week

**JOB GRADE**: 6

**JOB CLASSIFICATION**:Clerk/Middletown Municipal Employees Association/NEARI

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Under the direction of the Senior Center Director, the Clerk is responsible for performing clerical, administrative and other tasks in support of the Senior Center Operation. This position interfaces with the general public and employees on a regular basis and requires a commitment to the highest quality of customer service.

**I ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:_Essential duties may include, but are not limited to the following, other duties may be assigned_
- Assists the Director with all clerical and administrative tasks on a daily basis
- Assists the Director with the coordination and serving of daily meals offered
- Assists the Director with the coordination of special events and programs
- Assists the Director with the preparation and mailing of the monthly newsletter
- Assists the Director with the annual filing of State and Federal Grants
- Assists the Director with the coordination of weekly/monthly State reports
- Assists the Director with other duties as assigned

**II NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES**:

- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to perform detail-oriented tasks and balance a variety of responsibilities
- Ability to show initiative and accept responsibility
- Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions and work with mínimal supervision
- Ability to interact with the Senior Center population, general public, legal and business organizations, Town Officials and other staff members
- Ability to maintain a professional, friendly and positive attitude
- Ability to be support, understand and care about the senior population, volunteers, coworkers and the Town of Middletown

**III MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**:

- Must have a high school diploma or GED
- Must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibly and satisfactorily
- Must have knowledge of general office practices and procedures and have prior computer experience
- Must possess basic mathematical skills
- Must successfully pass a background check

**IV PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT**:_The physical demands and work environment characteristics 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 an individual with different abilities to perform the essential functions._
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk or hear, use their hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects and reach with hands and arms.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distant, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- The employee is regularly expected to lift various items such as food trays from oven, storage/supplies and assisting members/residents with Thrift Shop donations.

**V EQUIPMENT USED**:

- A personal computer, calculator, telephone, fax machine, copier, printer, postage machine and other equipment found in an office setting