Clerk Typist Job Description

Clerk Typist Job Description

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Clerk typist provides secretarial support and clerical functions for University of Maryland Capital Region Health Medical Group.

Clerk Typist Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Coordinating and assisting in event planning and logistics
Review, complete and process I9 and E-Verify for new employees
Receive, review, log, route and track incoming telephone calls, mail (including electronic mail), greet walk-ins and maintain current data on all matters and activities
Takes and transcribes minutes at official departmental meetings and retreats
Assist the Department Chairperson and assistant chairperson with class scheduling, establishing master schedule for each semester and following through with adjustments, additions, and deletions
Prepares and processes the contract information necessary to have adjunct faculty, faculty overload, part-time personnel, and student workers paid appropriately
Types reports, correspondence, and other diversified materials for assigned area
Maintains and retrieves files of a complex nature for assigned area
Completes filing in accordance with departmental procedures
Sorts and distributes documents and forms for the area/section

Clerk Typist Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Clerk Typist

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Education for Clerk Typist

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Employers hiring for the clerk typist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Collage and University Degree in Education, Arts, Business, Humanities and Social Sciences, Communication, Department of Education, Nursing, Technology, Medical, Earth and Environment

Skills for Clerk Typist

Desired skills for clerk typist include:

Administrative and clerical procedures and systems
Correct spelling
PC applications
AHIQA
AultWorks
Compliance Checker
FirstNet
RIS
RevRunner
Tempus

Desired experience for clerk typist includes:

Responds to inquiries and answers the telephone for the area/section
Assists program on projects as assigned
Composes, types, and edits materials from rough drafts or other sources
Operates and/or utilizes a variety of standard business and office machines and equipment including typewriters, work processors, transcription equipment, telecommunication terminals, calculators, copier
Maintains log of materials processed
Files and retrieves materials

Clerk Typist Examples

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Clerk Typist Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of clerk typist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for clerk typist
  • Assist with light processing duties when needed
  • Prepares SRD’s for broken equipment repair through Purchasing Department
  • Checks with Purchasing Department on status of back orders
  • Records memos, reports, minutes, relating to department’s activities
  • Assists with putting together staff in-service educational material
  • Keep files and records neat and up-to-date
  • Keep file cabinets organized
  • Puts away stock supplies in designated places
  • Relays messages for tray requests or other to appropriate personnel
  • Xeroxes and files copies of orders, reports or related material
Qualifications for clerk typist
  • Reports directly to the Team Leader or Business Operations Manager
  • Informs Business Operations Manager of identified problems or concerns related to all aspects of operation
  • Offer suggestions/ideas to solve them to the Business Operations Manager
  • Timely and accurately reviews and assigns Fraud referrals and updates all appropriate systems including FLORIDA with status of all assignments daily
  • Timely and accurately scans and or indexes documents for AIP Unit according to established procedures
  • Timely and accurately updates and maintains various tracking logs
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Clerk Typist Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a clerk typist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for clerk typist
  • Maintains various reports and disseminates information to appropriate personnel
  • Compiles and verifies information, files, and retrieves materials, and prepares, stores, and prints material
  • Reviews typed material for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with established standards and policies
  • Shares responsibility for maintenance of Security Department filing system, which consists of daily filing of correspondence and routine documentation, occasional revision of the File Guide Headings
  • Maintains a thorough knowledge of the Security Department’s filing system
  • Answers telephone calls directed to the Security Department professionally and screens and refers calls to appropriate person for action
  • Has the ability to communicate with patients under mental and/or physical stress
  • Obtains and secures all necessary signatures on forms and to appropriate consents according to established policies and procedures and insures that all information is complete and accurate
  • Interacts with visitors, patients, families, Refers and guides them to appropriate locations
  • Answers telephone calls from patients, families, staff, agencies, applicants, Maintains established telephone performance standards, takes appropriate messages and/or directs calls appropriately
Qualifications for clerk typist
  • Prepares schedules, assignments and reports for management review
  • Prepares correspondence, memorandums, and assists/performs clerical duties for the Facility Staff
  • Shares responsibility for maintenance of Classification Department filing system, which consists of daily filing of correspondence and routine documentation, occasional revision of the File Guide Headings
  • Maintains a thorough knowledge of the Classification Department’s filing system
  • Answers telephone calls directed to the Classification Department professionally and screens and refers calls to appropriate person for action
  • Must be organized and have ability to work under pressure
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a clerk typist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for clerk typist
  • Operates all office machines and equipment including computers, printers copiers, postage meters, and adding machines
  • Prepares purchase orders, check vouchers, and payment requests
  • Sets up new files as needed
  • Answers telephone calls directed to the Classification Department professionally and screens and refers calls to appropriate person for action while providing customer service to include assisting inmate families
  • Received, date stamps/sorts mail for the Classification Department and distributes to appropriate staff
  • Provides any requested clerical assistant and support with Special Projects assigned to the Classification Department
  • Manning of the main telephone lines, Screens, places/receives and transfers calls to their intended destination
  • Receives and screens visitors coming into the office, responding to routine enquiries
  • Types correspondence, documents and reports from plain copy, forms,handwritten or rough draft materials for programme offices, reviews and corrects capitalization, spelling and punctuations with word processing (MS Word)
  • Maintains correspondence logs, updates the staff telephone directory, carries out task for production and distribution of reports, scanning of documents for email transmission
Qualifications for clerk typist
  • Maintains interoffice and external mail system as required
  • Three (3) years of secretarial or clerical work experience
  • Must possess two (2) or more years of data entry experience
  • Must be willing to work in direct contact with inmates
  • Must possess the ability to plan/work productively in a busy environment and meet required deadlines
  • 1 year of experience in office work
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Clerk Typist Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a clerk typist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for clerk typist
  • Creates inmate files for new arrivals
  • Prepares files and materials for weekly Substance Abuse Orientation class
  • Enters program enrollment, completion or removal dates and program evaluation scores on state’s computer system
  • Prints and Distributes inmate schedules to Shift Supervisors for delivery to and acknowledgment from inmates
  • Prints and distributes classroom rosters to Instructors and Chief of Security
  • Assists management in preparing weekly and monthly statistical reports
  • Ability to refer calls to appropriate personnel and to assist in the administrative operation of the department as directed by Operations Manager
  • Reports directly to the Operations Manager
  • Informs Operations Manager of identified problems or concerns related to all aspects of housekeeping operation
  • Offer suggestions/ideas to solve them to the Operations Manager
Qualifications for clerk typist
  • Must be willing to be cross-trained within the department
  • Three or more years of secretarial or clerical work experience
  • Experience working in a law enforcement or correctional enforcement setting
  • Knowledge of working office equipment (copier, fax)
  • Informs Business Operations manager of identified problems or concerns related to all aspects of housekeeping operation
  • Prepare correspondence, memorandums, and assists/performs clerical duties for the Classification Department
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a clerk typist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for clerk typist
  • Customer Service/Contract Development — Transfer clients catering requests to contract form, detailing specific requests for menu/room set-up/delivery time/staff/building access Generate catering contracts to clients within 24 hours
  • Development and maintenance of server schedule — Schedules catering staff based on contractual needs and server availability
  • Quality of Operations — Updates contracts as needed to reflect client changes
  • Record Keeping — Maintain up to date filing of current and past contracts
  • Extensive knowledge and proficiency of excel, Microsoft word, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint software
  • Timely and accurately scans and or indexes documents for BI Unit according to established procedures
  • Ability to refer calls to appropriate personnel and to assist in the administrative operation of the department in the absence of the Team Leader
  • Receives, date stamps and sorts mail for the Classification Department and distributes to appropriate staff
  • Types forms and prepares inmates files for transfer
  • Reports directly to the Busines Opreation Manager
Qualifications for clerk typist
  • Requires demonstrated data entry/word-processing/typing skills plus working knowledge and the ability to use basic spreadsheet, word-processing, database software, and/or email
  • Strong customer service skills, with courteous, professional demeanor
  • Strong time management skills, with the ability to efficiently & effectively multi task in a high volume catering office, producing over 5000 events annually
  • Working knowledge of computer graphic, Event Master, and publishing software preferred
  • Minimum 2 years Laboratory Experience is preferred
  • Proficient in MS Office and Excel and Internet Explorer

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