MENTAL HEALTH CLERK

Mental Health ClerkThe Mental Health Clerk performs daily office clerical tasks such as filing, recording, maintaining records, copying, posting, and other similar duties. Clerks may be used in various departments and perform similar duties related to the specific function being supported.Primary duties and responsibilities include:The Mental Health Clerk answers phones and takes messages.Maintains moderately complex indexes and filesTypes correspondence, reports and other materials as required.The Mental Health Clerk may operate an adding machine, calculator, telex terminal, copy machine, or any other office machine requiring no previous training.In performance of other duties, communicates with a computer through a terminal for information retrieval and data entry.Performs other duties as assigned.Minimum requirements:High school diploma or GED certificate.Demonstrated experience in office procedures and related clerical duties.Ability to interact in a professional manner in both individual and group settings.Ability to work with a team of inmates and have the ability to implement team strategy approaches to work assignments.Good oral and written communication skills.Ability to understand and carry out moderately complex oral and written instructions; to make minor decisions in accordance with rules and regulations as they apply to work problems; to maintain company records; and to meet and deal effectively with the public and inmates.Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.