Typist - Middle School

This is a full-time, provisional appointment position located at the Queensbury Middle School. The successful candidate will be responsible for performing routine clerical duties and assisting in the performance of more difficult or responsible clerical work.

• Types forms, letters, transcripts, invoices, vouchers, records, payrolls, schedules, reports, title searches, judgments, lis pendens, index cards, time cards, and similar materials
• Transcribes from tape recorded material or longhand copy
• Files correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other materials
• Makes entries on cards, bills, or in ledgers from original sources
• Makes arithmetical computations of fees and taxes
• Answers telephone, providing information to callers, taking messages, and making appointments
• Collects money and accounts for monies received
• Addresses envelopes
• Operates office machines
• Indexes materials and performs simple record-keeping tasks
• May act as a receptionist, giving information and directing the public

• Working knowledge of office terminology, procedures, and equipment
• Working knowledge of business arithmetic and English
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to write legibly
• Skill in typing at a predetermined rate of speed
• Clerical aptitude
• Good judgment
• Courtesy
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position

• Either:
• A. Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma, including or supplemented by a course in typing
• B. Completion of a course in typing, and two years of experience in a clerical position involving the operation of a typewriter
• C. An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B)