Job Opportunity: Typist- Provisional- DCB 1948- 22/23

Poughkeepsie, NY

Typist- Provisional- DCB 1948- 22/23

Notice of vacancy within the Dutchess County BOCES
TYPIST- Provisional (1.0 FTE)



LOCATION : Alternative High School



tasks:  
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES
:


The following is indicative of the level and types of activities performed by incumbents in this title. It is not meant to be all-inclusive and does not preclude a manager from assigning activities not listed that could reasonably be expected to be performed by an employee in this title.


1. Performs skilled keyboarding to produce correspondence, reports, tables, charts, and to maintain large databases; 2. Gathers, extracts and copies information for use by technical and professional staff; 3. Takes longhand minutes, prepares summary notes and submits to manager for approval before distribution; 4. Receives calls and callers and gives out routine information; 5. Files correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other materials in record system in conformity with departmental guidelines; pulls records for use by staff or disposition to storage or destruction; 6. Reviews records and documents for completeness, compliance with departmental standards and for accuracy; 7. Indexes materials and performs simple record-keeping tasks; 8. Performs a variety of clerical support work located on unit needs including logging records, photocopying, faxing, maintaining office supplies, processing bulk mailings and similar activities; 9. May enter data into terminal from forms and printed copy; 10. May maintain records of time and benefit usage, employee certification and training.



FULL PERFORMANCE expertise, expertise, AND ABILITIES :


expertise of business English necessary to recognize and correct common errors in correspondence, records, and reports; expertise of arithmetic to verify calculations and report on work activities; expertise of record keeping necessary to organize data from several sources, scheduling, and for maintaining a record system using running balances; Skill in operating office automation equipment sufficient to produce work accurately and efficiently; capability to operate a keyboard at not less than 35 words per minute; capability to lgain software packages for word processing to produce a variety of information; capability to understand and follow oral and written directions; capability to take minutes and prepare summary notes; capability to lgain and work within departmental procedures and guidelines; capability to provide basic information and direction to the public; Personal characteristics necessary to execute the tasks of the position; Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.



MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :


Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma.



SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS :


Candidates must indicate keyboarding capability; i.e., courses in keyboarding or keyboarding work practice.



This is a competitive Civil Service position and requires the applicant to be reachable on the future Dutchess County Human Resources Certification Eligible List.



GRADE LEVEL : N/A


STARTING DATE
: ASAP



Posted 2026-01-31

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