Senior Administrative Typist

Livingston County, NY; Town of Mount Morris (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Livingston County seeks a Senior Typist to support clerical operations, handling data entry, payroll input, and routine correspondence. The position requires typing, accuracy, and the ability to follow defined procedures in a supervisory-aligned setting.

Willingness to supervise subordinates and to produce accurate reports from office records is essential. Provisional appointments may apply, with equal opportunity employment in a countywide context.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of office terminology, procedures and equipment; good knowledge of business arithmetic and English.
• Skill in keyboarding at a predetermined rate of speed; ability to plan and supervise the work of others.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; ability to get along well with others; ability to write legibly.

Responsibilities

• Works from rough draft or from data which is personally developed, types accounting and financial statements, statistical tabulations and data, form letters, memoranda, vouchers, reports, requisitions and other materials.
• Reviews accounts, reports and other documents for completeness, accuracy and conformity with established procedures.
• Conducts routine correspondence on matters where policies and procedures are well defined.
• Supervises and participates in the inputting, issuing and recording of applications, licenses and permits.
• Assembles a variety of data from office records for incorporation into various reports.
• Maintains personnel records, prepares and inputs payrolls.
• Performs and oversees the typing, processing, indexing, sorting, recording and filing of a variety of records and reports.
• Answers telephone, providing information to callers, taking messages and making appointments.
• Operates copying, computing, calculating and other office machines.
• May assign and review work of subordinates and instruct new employees in specialized clerical and keyboarding work of a unit.

Skills

Office terminology

Business arithmetic

Keyboarding

Supervise others

Oral and written instructions

Interpersonal skills

Legible writing

Clerical aptitude

Judgment

Tact

Courtesy

Accuracy

Education

High school diploma or equivalency

Job description

Livingston County seeks a Senior Typist to support clerical operations, handling data entry, payroll input, and routine correspondence. The position requires typing, accuracy, and the ability to follow defined procedures in a supervisory-aligned setting.

Willingness to supervise subordinates and to produce accurate reports from office records is essential. Provisional appointments may apply, with equal opportunity employment in a countywide context.