SENIOR CLERK - Emergency Appointment
About The Position
The LA County Department of Human Resources (DHR) has authorized Hiring as an Emergency under Civil Service Rule 13.04 on a limited and temporary basis. This action supports a time-sensitive, Board-directed workforce initiative requiring immediate staffing action to maintain continuity of critical public services. The Child Support Services Department is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Senior Clerk vacancies. Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment. During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%. Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Senior Clerk.
Requirements
- Three years of office clerical experience, one year of which must have been in a specialized capacity.
- Specialized clerical capacity is defined as performing specialized clerical duties in a defined subject matter area with continuing responsibility for projects, questions, or problems that arise within an area of a program or functional specialty. This requires knowledge of rules, regulations, and other guidelines relating to completing assignments in the program area assigned.
- A valid California Class “C” Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
Responsibilities
- Answers questions that require searching for and abstracting technical data; provides detailed explanations of laws, policies, and procedures; reviews non-routine applications, calculates and collects variable fees and other amounts due; and, refers unusual inquiries to his immediate supervisor.
- Reviews documents for accuracy, validity, and compliance with legal or other requirements where the application of highly-specialized knowledge and the resolution of debatable points are required.
- Calculates values, fees, etc., using highly-specialized knowledge of policies and procedures for document recording, property assessment, and tax collection.
- Reviews, records, and maintains time records for employees in a given organizational segment of a County department.
- Provides interpretations of County codes, policies and MOU provisions related to payroll where a highly-specialized knowledge of payroll timekeeping practices and application is essential; the more complex interpretations are made by higher-level payroll staff.
- Reviews the work of others for accuracy and conformity to established procedures.
- Prepares correspondence and reports requiring the application of highly-specialized knowledge and discrimination in the selection of data, or interpretation of laws, rules, policies and procedures.
- Operates office machines such as computers or terminals, copiers, scanners, or calculators incidental to the performance of duties.
- Indexes and cross-references records and files.
- Sorts, arranges and files documents; retrieves and issues filed materials.
- May lead a small section or unit with responsibility for assigning and coordinating work performed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
