Substitute Secretary

Job Summary

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under direction, to serve as secretary to an administrative official usually at the coordinator level, relieving him/her of clerical and routine administrative details; to perform work of above-average difficulty requiring a high level of initiative, judgment, and organizational ability.

Specific Duties Include:

• Compose correspondence and memos from brief verbal instructions or notes;
• May take dictation that includes a substantial amount of technical terminology exercising judgment in taking verbatim minutes;
• Conduct continuing correspondence or telephone communications independently on procedural or informational matters without review by supervisor;
• Work with the public answering questions involving and understanding of policies, procedures and regulations;
• Act as receptionist, making appointments, arranging group meetings, and transmitting confidential or controversial information;
• Manage many of the details of the office including making decisions based on established policy and procedure;
• Compile reports from a wide variety of sources, and transmit to other offices or agencies;
• Type/keyboard difficult financial and statistical …