Senior Office Assistant – Independent, High-Impact Clerical

State of Hawaiʻi; Hawaii; On-site; USD 39,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Hawaiʻi is seeking a senior clerical worker to perform a wide range of complex administrative tasks, interpret laws and regulations, and exercise discretion in determining proper dispositions. You may independently handle duties and supervise other staff where applicable.

Required experience includes English grammar, spelling, arithmetic, and the ability to read and follow instructions, with familiarity with standard office equipment.

Qualifications

• Six months of work experience which demonstrated knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and arithmetic; the ability to read and understand oral and written instructions; write simply and directly; and compare words and numbers quickly and accurately.
• Two years of work experience which involved the performance of a variety of clerical tasks and demonstrated knowledge of office practices and procedures, and the ability to carry out procedures in clerical work systems, and operate various kinds of office equipment and technologies.
• Possession of Supervisory Aptitude is required for some positions. Supervisory Aptitude is the demonstration of aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties through successful completion of regular or special assignments which involve some supervisory responsibilities or aspects of supervision, e.g., by serving as a group or team leader, or by the completion of training courses in supervision accompanied by application of supervisory skills in work assignments; and/or by favourable appraisals by a supervisor indicating the possession of supervisory potential.
• Substitutions Allowed
• Keyboarding/Computer Skill: Some positions may require keyboarding proficiency and/or the ability to use computers and word processing and/or other software applications. These positions require the ability to keyboard/type 40 net words per minute.
• Special Requirements
• License: A valid driver's license is required for some positions. For these positions, a valid driver's license is required at the time of appointment.

Responsibilities

• Perform senior level clerical work that involves a wide range of clerical functions where some originating and planning of work are required and/or a variety of highly complex clerical or administrative tasks that are primarily substantive in nature and requires evaluating information for conformance with established requirements and interpreting laws, rules and regulations in order to determine appropriate disposition and use of judgment because problems are often not covered by standard instructions or established techniques, systems or procedures; perform other related duties as assigned.
• Positions at this level carry out assignments independently, and accomplish work with substantial use of discretion and selectiveness in deviating from established processes and procedures. Some positions supervise and participate in performing complex clerical work comparable to the Office Assistant III.

Skills

English grammar

Reading comprehension

Arithmetic

Office procedures

Typing 40 wpm

Tools

Office equipment

Job description

The State of Hawaiʻi is seeking a senior clerical worker to perform a wide range of complex administrative tasks, interpret laws and regulations, and exercise discretion in determining proper dispositions. You may independently handle duties and supervise other staff where applicable.

Required experience includes English grammar, spelling, arithmetic, and the ability to read and follow instructions, with familiarity with standard office equipment.