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Niagara County Human Resources Clerical I, Clerk, Typist in Niagara County, New York

Niagara County. Niagara County Human Resources. Clerical I, Clerk, Typist.

Applications are accepted on a continuous recruitment basis and the written exam will be offered in August and February each year. The next written exam will be held on August 3, 2024. Candidate applications must be received by July 19,2024. The eligible list resulting from this exam will be used to fill Clerical I, Clerk, and Typist vacancies as they occur in agencies under the jurisdiction of Niagara County Civil Service.

RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS: Candidates must have been legal residents of Niagara County for at least one (1) month immediately preceding the date your name is placed on the eligible list and such residency must continue until the time of appointment. Preference in appointment may be given to successful candidates who have been residents of the municipality in which the appointment is made. Non-residents may be required to become a resident of the appointing municipality if local law so states.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma. - Please state clearly which high school you graduated from; or list the equivalency diploma number and year received; or attach a copy of the equivalency diploma.

DUTIES: Performs routine clerical work involving the performance of clerical tasks in accordance with standard procedures and policies. Although detailed instructions are given for new or different assignments and tasks are rather definitely fixed, employees must occasionally exercise independent judgment in completing some tasks. Work is reviewed by immediate observation, by checking completed work, by periodic or spot checks, or by another step in the clerical process. Does related work as required.

NOTICE TO CANDIDATES: The use of calculators is RECOMMENDED.

YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE REVIEWED UNTIL PAYMENT IS RECEIVED. A non-refundable $15.00 application fee is required. Apply and pay online or submit a check or money order payable to: Niagara County Civil Service

ANNOUNCEMENT ISSUED: FEBRUARY 8, 2024 NEXT EXAM DATE: AUGUST 3, 2024 FILING DEADLINE FOR AUGUST 3RD EXAM DATE: JULY 19, 2024

FEE WAIVERS: Waivers for the filing fee must be completed in full and submitted with required documentation or your application will be disapproved.

SUBJECT OF EXAMINATION - There will be a written test, which you must pass in order to be considered for appointment. Written test designed to test for knowledge, skills and/or abilities in such areas as: 1. Clerical Operations, with letters and numbers - These questions test your skills and abilities in clerical operations involving comparing, checking and counting. The questions require you to follow the specific directions given for each questions which may involve alphabetizing, comparing, checking and counting given groups of letters and/or numbers. 2. Record Keeping - These questions evaluate your ability to perform common record keeping tasks. The test consists of two or more "sets" of questions; each set concerning a different problem. Typical record keeping problems might involve the organization or collation of data from several sources; scheduling; maintaining a record system using running balances; or completion of a table summarizing data using totals, subtotals, averages and percents.

A Guide to Taking the Written Test for Typist Series Study Guide is being used for the Clerical I examination and is available on the New York State Department of Civil Service website at http://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/localtestguides.cfm In addition; a copy of this test guide can also be obtained on our web site www.niagaracounty.com. Candidates are encouraged to visit this website to view or obtain a copy of this publication.

Follow link for a complete description and to apply online: https://niagara-portal.mycivilservice.com/default/show_accountment/40303

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