Data Entry Clerk_ Prothonotary

County of Northumberland•Sunbury, PA

23d

About The Position

The Data Entry Clerk enters and verifies information accurately and promptly on a production basis. The role requires judgment and initiative to apply established procedures and instructions to different types of work. The employee works under the supervision of the Data Entry Supervisor.

Requirements

Some knowledge of equipment used in entering data.
Ability to read and record information through data entry devices rapidly and accurately.
Ability to apply correct instructions and procedures to different types of material.
Ability to recognize errors and inconsistencies in material to be punched.
Ability to follow oral and written directions.
Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with coworkers and follow established office routines.
Good physical condition.
Completion of a standard high school course, including or supplemented by typing courses, or an equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Responsibilities

Encode information from several sources and verify the accuracy of entered information.
Select the correct program cards or cassettes for operations and prepare new program cards or cassettes.
Organize and arrange documents and reduce data to numeric or alphabetic codes according to established procedures.
Operate peripheral equipment.
Perform related work as required.