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NYC Department of Social Services · 3 weeks ago

CLERICAL ASSOCIATE

Brooklyn, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

NYC Department of Social Services is seeking a Clerical Associate III to support the Litigation and Program Counseling Unit within the Office of Legal Affairs. The role involves providing administrative and clerical support, including litigation tasks, organizing documents, and maintaining electronic filing systems.

ConsultingGovernmentNon ProfitSocial

Responsibilities

Provides litigation support to the unit, including the following tasks: file copies of court papers and other legal documents; prepare blue back covers and exhibits for court papers; contact program areas/ law offices/ landlords/ court clerks by telephone and/or written correspondence to request and secure necessary information and forms

Assists attorneys with various tasks, which may involve: copying, organizing, assembling, and scanning documents; organizing and maintaining electronic filing systems; filing documents and maintaining files; and mailing documents (creating envelopes or mailing labels, obtaining postage from mail room, and depositing packages in official depositories or outgoing mail)

Prints and assembles data from various computer systems, including, but not limited to, the Welfare Management System (WMS), New York City Work, Accountability and You (NYCWAY), Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW), COLD/Webcoins, HRA One Viewer, SEAMS, and Finance.net

Prepares unit requisition forms for necessary office supplies

Performs other related office and administrative functions, which may include: scheduling meetings and reserving conference rooms; troubleshooting office equipment; and facilitating delivery of documents and packages by messenger

Receives, date stamps, and distributes incoming mail for LPCU

Qualification

Keyboard familiarityMS Office proficiencyClerical experienceDocument organizationCommunication skills

Required

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and one year of satisfactory clerical experience

Keyboard familiarity with the ability to type at a minimum of 100 key strokes (20 words) per minute

Preferred

Proficiency in MS Office skills including Word, Excel, and Outlook

Benefits

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Company

NYC Department of Social Services

The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS).

Founded in 1966

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees