SENIOR TYPIST-CLERK/EMERGENCY APPOINTMENTS HOMELESSNESS

Los Angeles County (CA)•Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness, and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you. The Department of Mental Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Senior Typist-Clerk vacancies related to the homelessness crisis. 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. Before the end of 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-Typist Clerk.

Requirements

Three years office clerical experience involving typewriting, one year of which must have been in a specialized capacity.
Typewriting Skill Requirement: Ability to type at the rate of 40 net words per minute.
In the County of Los Angeles, Specialized Capacity is defined as specialized clerical work which involves difficult and responsible office work having broad working knowledge of a special subject matter or office procedure and practice.

Responsibilities

Types and processes court orders, minutes, petitions, and other legal documents requiring the analysis of complex source material and a thorough familiarity with the various legal codes in order to obtain the necessary data.
Answers questions that require such things as searching for and abstracting technical data and detailed explanation of laws, policies, or procedures, checks non-routine applications, collects variable fees, etc., and refers only unusual inquiries to his immediate superior.
Checks legal documents such as writs, petitions, warrants, purchase orders, claims and bonds for form, validity, and compliance with legal requirements in cases requiring the application of highly specialized knowledge and the resolution of debatable points, and where a mistake in judgment may entail serious consequences.
Makes statistical computations and analyses, estimates of fees, etc., where specialized knowledge of laws, policies, and procedures are involved to an unusual degree, as in the recording of documents, property assessments, and tax collections.
Advises employees on problems within his jurisdiction, and on his own initiative, makes such decisions as are permissible.
Reviews for accuracy and conformity to established procedures the work of others performing preliminary operations in the course of the flow of work.
Makes final check of permits, authorizations, etc., without higher level review.
Prepares correspondence requiring the application of highly specialized knowledge and discrimination in the selection of data or interpretation of laws, rules, or policies.
Supervise a small section or unit engaged in related work where responsibility for supervision is subordinate to the performance of the highly specialized clerical work.
Routinely access such office equipment as video display terminals, word processors, or personal computers to input data, perform computations, or produce documents not requiring the formatting or programming of such equipment.