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Position Summary:

Employees perform a variety of office and/or technical tasks to accomplish the specialized processing of information, documents or materials. Employees at this level independently perform a moderate variety of tasks within specific work guidelines. The majority of time is spent performing tasks in support of a work process or processes or a program involving the selection from among alternative actions within specific procedural and operational guidelines. Work requires general knowledge of office practices and procedures to review, verify, complete, record, and/or balance records, reports and figures. Employees usually function independently within defined guidelines. Matters requiring additional interpretation are referred to the immediate supervisor. Employee reports to the Lead Environmental Health Administrative Assistant.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Document completion, verification, problem identification and resolution.
• Statistical, financial, and/or other record keeping.
• Public contact, including receiving and providing information and problem-solving.
• Interaction with clients, other employees and the public to gather, relay and explain information to establish and update records.
• Files maintenance and management.
• Composition, calculation, and determination of an action or compliance.
• Use of a variety of manual or automated office systems to establish, retrieve, verify, research, update and/or authorize processing actions.
• Office equipment operation.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• General knowledge of office or work unit procedures, methods and practices.
• General knowledge of and ability to use correct spelling, punctuation and specialized vocabulary; ability to proofread.
• General knowledge of office accounting and record keeping procedures, mathematics and their application in the work environment.
• Ability to multitask.
• Ability to learn and apply a variety of guidelines.
• Ability to use a variety of office equipment.
• Ability to work with people with courtesy and tact.
• Ability to screen communications based on predetermined guidelines to independently respond or route inquiries.
• Ability to record and compile information based on general guidelines.
• Ability to gather and give information and instructions regarding the work process or procedures.
• Ability to balance and reconcile figures.
• May require ability to coordinate work of other support staff, student workers or volunteers.
• Ability to learn to use specialized office equipment.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this position. They are not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and skills that may be required of the employees assigned to this position.

Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation from high school and demonstrated possession of knowledges, skills and abilities gained through at least one year of office assistant/secretarial experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Must possess a valid NC Driver’s License and have reliable transportation.

Schedule:

Scheduled work hours will be within normal health department hours, which are 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Monday – Friday.

The location of this position will be at the Avery County Health Department.

Hiring Range: $31,200.00-$36,000.00

This position offers an excellent benefits package.

Position Open till Filled

This position is subject to employment reference checks, drug test, and background check.

Interested applicants can apply by emailing a NC State Application and résumé to:
[email protected]

NC State Application can be found at:
https://oshr.nc.gov/nc-paper-job-application/open

Toe River Health District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or genetic information in employment or in the provision of services.