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    This document announces an open competitive examination for the position of Typist in Jefferson County, New York. The exam will consist of a written test on January 25, 2020. Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of a high school diploma or GED and one year of clerical experience involving typing. Duties of the Typist position include typing correspondence, maintaining records and files, answering phones, and basic office tasks. The written exam will evaluate spelling, alphabetizing, record keeping, and clerical skills with letters and numbers.

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    This document announces an open competitive examination for the position of Typist in Jefferson County, New York. The exam will consist of a written test on January 25, 2020. Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of a high school diploma or GED and one year of clerical experience involving typing. Duties of the Typist position include typing correspondence, maintaining records and files, answering phones, and basic office tasks. The written exam will evaluate spelling, alphabetizing, record keeping, and clerical skills with letters and numbers.

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    JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    County Office Building - 175 Arsenal St.


    Watertown, New York 13601
    www.co.jefferson.ny.us

    Valerie M. Nugent
    Director of Human Resources

    *A NON-REFUNDABLE APPLICATION FEE OF $15 MUST ACCOMPANY YOUR APPLICATION


    PLEASE COMPLETE APPLICATION IN ITS' ENTIRETY - DO NOT SEND RESUME.

    OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION


    FOR
    NO. 20-005 TYPIST

    VACANCIES: Examinations will be held to fill vacancies as they occur in County Offices, municipal offices,
    and in various school districts in Jefferson County.

    SALARY: $14.98/hr. (2019 rate – Jefferson County Departments only)


    For information on vacancies or salaries in a particular school district, contact the Board of
    Education of the school district and for municipalities, contact the Town or Village Clerk.

    LAST FILING DATE: December 6, 2019

    EXAMINATION DATE: January 25, 2020

    CANDIDATES MUST HAVE BEEN LEGAL RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY OR


    CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES (Lewis, St. Lawrence, Oswego) FOR AT LEAST ONE MONTH
    IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE WRITTEN TEST. Preference in appointment may be
    given to candidates who have been legal residents of the appointing jurisdiction for at least one month prior to the
    date of certification of eligibles and must be a resident of such jurisdiction at time of appointment.

    Disabled Persons and Persons needing Religious Accommodation: If special arrangements for testing are
    required, indicate this on your application form.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must meet the following requirements on or before the date
    of the written test:

    (A) Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma; OR

    (B) One year of clerical experience, which involved typing.

    NOTE: Finger printing may be required for this position. Any fee will be paid by the applicant.
    EXAMPLES OF WORK: (illustrative only)

    Receives and organizes work to be typed determining document format;


    Types correspondence, documents, records, and other written material in final or draft form using handwritten,
    rough drafts, marked copy, oral recordings, or data from various equipment as the source material;
    Proofreads and corrects work producing accurate, clean, and complete typed copy;
    Prepares, stores, and retrieves lists and documents;
    Answers telephone and gives out routine information or relieves at switchboard;
    Prepares folders on individual program cases with appropriate documentation per established system;
    Obtains routine information from the general public/clients for program purposes and explains established program
    policies and procedures;
    Updates and stores department forms on word processor;
    Orders office supplies and maintains inventory of supplies and equipment;
    Sorts, date stamps, and distributes mail and packages;
    Performs routine equipment maintenance tasks;
    Serves as receptionist and greets clients and/or visitors;
    Maintains alphabetic, numeric, and/or chronological files or correspondence, documents, and materials by coding
    and filing new material, searching for requested material, and periodically purging obsolete material;
    Schedules meetings and appointments;
    May collect fees and account for monies received;
    May prepare and maintain time records and payroll data and various types of records;
    Operates office machines such as copy or duplicating machines, CRT’s, etc.

    SCOPE OF EXAMINATION: The written test is designed to test for knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in the
    following areas:

    Spelling - These questions test your ability to spell words that are used in written business communications.

    Alphabetizing - These questions test your ability to file material in alphabetical order.

    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.

    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 question which may involve alphabetizing, comparing, checking and counting
    given groups of letters and/or numbers.

    We will no longer be administering the Typing performance as part of the Typist exam. This will now
    be evaluated as part of the probationary period.

    This examination is being prepared and rated by the New York State Department of Civil Service in accordance with Section
    23-2 of the Civil Service Law. The provisions of the New York State Civil Service Rules and Regulations dealing with the
    rating of examinations will apply to this written test.

    NOTE: Candidates are permitted to use quiet, hand-held, solar or battery powered calculators. Devices with
    typewriter keyboards, Spell Checkers, Personal Digital Assistants, Address Books, Language Translators,
    Dictionaries, or any similar devices are prohibited. You may not bring books, reference materials, devices, or
    calculators which provide assistance beyond simple numerical computation. THE USE OF CALCULATORS IS
    RECOMMENDED FOR THIS EXAM.
    NOTE: Copies of the publications “How to Take a Written Test” and “Guide to Taking the Written Test for Entry-Level
    Clerical Series” are available by requesting a copy from the Department of Human Resources, or may be
    downloaded from the NYS Department of Civil Service website (https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm).

    JEFFERSON COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

    MULTIPLE EXAMINATIONS SCHEDULED FOR THE SAME DAY: With the exception of written tests announced
    by New York City, if you have applied to take a written test announced by New York State or any local jurisdiction (county,
    town, city) scheduled to be held on the same test date as this written test, you must indicate all pertinent examination (exam
    number, title, and location/jurisdiction) information in the remarks section on your application form.

    CANDIDATES WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE PLACE OF THE EXAMINATION.

    *A NON-REFUNDABLE fee of $15 is required for each separately-numbered examination for which you apply. The
    required fee must accompany your application. Send check or money order payable to the Jefferson County Treasurer and
    write the examination title(s) and number(s) on your check or money order. DO NOT SEND CASH. File only for those
    examinations for which you are clearly qualified. An exception to the fee requirement will be made only for persons who
    provide proof that they are unemployed and are primarily responsible for the support of the household; or who are receiving
    Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments, or Public Assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy
    Families/Family Assistance or Safety Net Assistance) or are certified Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce Investment Act
    eligible through a State or local social service agency. Individuals wishing to claim this waiver of fee must complete an
    Application Fee Waiver Request and Certification Form. This form is available at the Jefferson County Department of
    Human Resources office. Such claims are subject to later verification and, if not supported by appropriate documentation are
    grounds for barring appointment.

    Issued: 11-6-19

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