Senior Clerk (Part-time)

About the role

This is a Civil Service position in the City of Saratoga Springs, NY. Applications must be submitted via the City of Saratoga Springs application process.

Responsibilities

• Greets public and employees, answers telephone, responds to emails, takes messages and schedules appointments
• Affords assistance to public and employees with general questions about employment opportunities and examination procedures
• Maintains and organizes various agency files including applications, examinations, medical, psychological, drug testing and personnel files, employee roster record cards, veteran credit roster cards, seniority lists
• Prepares civil service examination rosters, canvass letters, examination result notifications, admission letters, physical agility invitations, etc., under the guidance of the Civil Service Coordinator
• Operates computers, peripheral equipment, and other office equipment
• Monitors Saturday civil service examinations
• Maintains an inventory of supplies and orders when necessary
• Performs additional duties as assigned by the Civil Service Coordinator

Requirements

• Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate’s Degree or higher and two years of full-time paid clerical experience
• Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered business school and two years of full-time paid clerical experience
• Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and four years of full-time paid clerical experience

Special Note

• Clerical experience includes performance of routine office tasks such as keeping records and accounts, correspondence, recording/entering and retrieving data and/or information, in accordance with prescribed procedures
• Applicants should be proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Occasional Saturdays may be required for assisting with exam monitoring
• The position requires a background investigation conducted by the City of Saratoga Springs Public Safety Department