Clerk Typist Job Livonia area,Michigan USA,Administrative/Clerical

Position: Clerk Typist I

Salary

$40,456.00 - $44,886.40 Annually

Starting Salary: $40,456.00
After Six Months of Successful Employment: $41,204.80
After One Year of Successful Employment: $41,953.60
Maximum salary is achieved after three successful years of employment.

NOTE: Annual salary adjustments may also occur, based on collective bargaining agreements.

Overview

Employees in this classification perform typing and clerical assignments in various departments. This position may work full-time or part-time hours.

Responsibilities

Typing letters and reports
Maintaining records and files
Answering questions by telephone and in person
Performing related work, as assigned

Qualifications

By the closing date of the announcement, an applicant must:

Be a citizen of the United States or resident alien with the right to work in the United States; and

Have a high school diploma or a valid equivalency certificate; and

Have a minimum of one year of full-time paid work experience or two years of part-time paid work experience, as a clerk-typist, or in a similar classification which involves typing as a requirement.

Parts of Examination and Weights

Performance Test - 50%
Written Test - 50%

NOTE: The required minimum typing speed is 45 words per minute without error. Applicants must pass the performance typing test and the written test in order to be placed on the eligible list.

Knowledge, Skill, and Ability

Knowledge of: Business English, spelling, punctuation, and arithmetic
Skill in: Typing
Ability to:
- Read, comprehend, and apply written instructions and guidelines
- Perform repetitive clerical tasks without excessive error
- Perform arithmetic calculations accurately
- Form and maintain effective working relationships with the public and employees, and maintain a courteous and tactful manner with difficult customers

NOTE: At the time of appointment, applicants are required to pass a pre-employment medical examination conducted by a physician authorized by the City of Livonia.

Purpose: The purpose of this examination is to establish an eligible list to fill current, future, regular, and/or temporary vacancies.

How to Apply: Applications can be completed anytime online at If work experience and/or specific skills are listed as qualifications, it will be the responsibility of the applicant to describe their experience and/or skills sufficiently in the Education and Work Experience sections of the application so that it may be determined if they meet the stated qualifications. Applicants who do not comply will be disqualified from further consideration.

Attachments or resumes are not accepted in place of completing the information requested on the official application. Applicants will be notified by e-mail of the next steps in the examination process.

Probationary Period: Appointees must satisfactorily complete a six-month probationary period before the appointment will be considered regular.

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