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About The Position

The Data Entry Clerk I performs routine support tasks using data-entry terminals and/or word-processing software. The position verifies and corrects entries, maintains records, and performs general support duties as assigned. Work is conducted within a well-defined framework of policies and procedures under immediate supervision. The role requires graduation from an accredited high school or GED program and the ability to type 25 words per minute or 50 keystrokes per minute. Candidates for clerical, administrative, and/or secretarial positions must pass at least one skills test, selected by the Elected Official or Department Head based on the position and department’s operational needs. Testing may include one or more listed clerical or computer skills. The employee must understand and follow written and verbal instructions, organize and process work, maintain effective working relationships, and provide excellent customer service to County employees and the public. The posting also describes a Juvenile Department-specific condition: work may involve juveniles who have committed dangerous or aggressive acts, requiring a high tolerance for an emotionally demanding or stressful work environment. Physical requirements may include prolonged sitting, standing, and walking, and lifting files, boxes, and other materials weighing up to 25 pounds without assistance.

Requirements

  • Graduation from an accredited high school or GED program.
  • Ability to type 25 words per minute or 50 keystrokes per minute.
  • Pass at least one skills test, as determined by the Elected Official or Department Head based on the position and department’s operational needs. Testing may include 10-key, coding, data entry, filing, grammar, math, MS Excel, MS Word, proofreading, spelling, sorting, or timed typing.
  • Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
  • Ability to organize and process work.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
  • Ability to provide excellent customer service to County employees and the general public.
  • For the Juvenile Department, a high tolerance for working in an emotionally demanding or stressful environment with juveniles who may have committed dangerous or aggressive acts.
  • Ability to meet physical requirements that may include prolonged sitting, standing, and walking, and lifting files, boxes, and other materials up to 25 pounds without assistance.

Responsibilities

  • Input, access, and process data; review it for accuracy and completeness; verify and correct errors.
  • Perform general office duties, including alphabetizing, indexing, proofreading, verifying, and maintaining departmental correspondence, documents, materials, and files.
  • Answer routine inquiries and process requests for information from the public or other departments.
  • Process and distribute departmental correspondence, documents, and materials to appropriate people, agencies, and organizations.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

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