Adult Protective Service (APS) is mandated by the State of New York to provide social, legal and protective services to individuals 18 years of age and older, who because of mental or physical impairments are unable to meet their essential needs for food, shelter, clothing or medical care, secure benefits and entitlements or protect themselves from physical or mental injury, neglect, maltreatment, or financial exploitation; are in need of protection from actual or threatened harm, neglect or hazardous coordination; and have no one available who is willing and able to assist them responsibly. APS establishes appropriate safeguards to protect a given individual's resources, safety, or health, and stabilizes the situation. APS ensures that medical and psychiatric services, eviction prevention, financial management, home care, legal services and as last resort, institutional placements are provided. Under the general supervision of the Field Supervisor with some latitude for independent judgment the unit clerk performs moderately difficult and responsible clerical activities for All Units in the Office. The unit clerk is directly responsible for stocking and maintaining all necessary units' supplies; the general clerical responsibilities of the units such as message taking, case record retrieval, and section supply requisitions, document processing, document, or case updates in the APS case management system. Supervising inters and intra city agency mail communication to insure efficient information sharing. Performs responsible clerical work in regard to the preparation of client case records for case management processing.