Office Assistant - Public Service - Kanawha

Nature of Work

The Public Service Commission has established a salary range of $34,049 to $53,673 for this classification.

County of Vacancy:
Kanawha

Number of Vacancies: 1

This position performs under the supervision of an Executive Secretary Division's supervisor.

Duties include:

Perform multi-step clerical tasks calling for interpretation and application of office procedures, rules and regulations. Day-to-day tasks allow the employee to operate with latitude of independence; apply job knowledge to a variety of related tasks requiring multiple steps.

Review various types of documents for completeness and correctness; maintain, process, sort and file documents numerically or according to other predetermined classification criteria. Copy, scan, distribute various types of filings, transcripts, new cases, all ALJ and Commission Orders, etc. Answer agency switchboard and direct telephone calls to appropriate divisions;
Screen complaint calls and direct to proper personnel; date stamp incoming official documents; greet and direct persons at the front counter; deliver/retrieve case files and documents within PSC building; certify mail and record return receipt cards; retrieve switchboard messages from voice mail; make daily runs to deliver and/or retrieve documents and/or Commission personnel from State Capitol Complex and other designated locations, requiring a valid driver's license;

deliver and receive agency mail; post records of transactions and attendance in mail room; may compile records and reports for supervisor; operate postage meter and determine when postage purchase is required; perform related duties as required and assist generally with other office duties in coworkers’ absence.

• See the special salary range for the Public Service Commission below.

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Training: Graduation from a standard high school or the equivalent.

Experience: Two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in routine office work.

Substitution: College hours, related business school, or vocational training may be substituted through an established formula for the required experience.

The Public Service Commission has established a salary range of $34,049 to $53,673 for this classification.

State employment offers a variety of benefits. to visit the Division of Personnel's Benefits Page.

In order to qualify for this job title, you must have at least two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in routine office work AND/OR college hours, related business school, vocational training, or a combination to equal a total of two (2) years. Examples of qualifying routine office work include but are not limited to the following job duties:

• Answering the telephone
• Greeting customers/visitors to exchange information
• Filing
• Receiving, sorting and distributing mail
• Operating computers, office equipment and various software programs
• Typing a variety of documents
• Collecting, receipting, counting and depositing money
• Posting information such as payroll

Job duty descriptions of all experience MUST be included in the Work History section of your online application or be clearly stated on your attached resume in order for them to be considered as qualifying…