OFFICE SERVICES ASSISTANT - RIDGECREST- EXAM 7239

FILING DATE:  Applications will be received until cancellation of this notice.  CANCELLATION CAN OCCUR AT ANYTIME WITHOUT NOTICE.  Names will be placed on one eligible list in order of final grades.FILING DATE:  Applications will be received until cancellation of this notice.  CANCELLATION CAN OCCUR AT ANYTIME WITHOUT NOTICE.  Names will be placed on one eligible list in order of final grades.

Under direct supervision, to perform the most routine clerical and receptionist activities in a wide variety of office settings.  Duties performed might include: answering telephones, pulling and filing records, copying records, performing data entry, typing, and greeting the public.   
 

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: 

This is the entry level in the office services series.  The Office Services Assistant is expected to apply a routine amount of initiative and judgment to perform duties utilizing standardized procedures within established policies.  It is distinguished from the Office Services Technician, which is responsible for performing a wider variety of clerical support activities requiring previous clerical experience.

• Responds to requests for information from the general public; answers routine questions; directs visitors to appropriate locations.
• Performs various clerical duties, utilizing standard office equipment, to include: screening incoming calls; taking and transmitting messages; distributing mail; making photocopies; collecting and receipting monies from customers; performing data entry; preparing mass mailings; typing; and word processing.
• Receives, sorts, and distributes a variety of correspondence, deliveries, and mail.
• Files documents alphabetically, numerically, or by other prescribed methods.
• Processes routine paperwork and/or forms.
• Performs other duties of similar nature or level as required.