Schuyler County New York

SALARY: $25.76/hr – 28 hrs per week

LAST DATE TO FILE: Applications accepted until position is filled

HOW TO APPLY: Applicants must submit an original Civil Service “Application for Employment and/or Examination” to Schuyler County Civil Service office. Applications accepted via fax or email for this position. Applications can be submitted to: Schuyler Civil Service; 105 Ninth Street., Unit 21, Watkins Glen, NY 14891. Applications can be obtained at the Civil Service office or online at https://schuylercounty.us/DocumentCenter/View/842/Application-For-Employment-and-orExamination?bidId=

VACANCY: At the present time, there is an anticipated vacancy of one less than full-time (28 hrs/week) opening in the Schuyler County Purchasing Department. The person hired will need to take a Civil Service exam at a later date and be reachable on the list to gain permanency in the position.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT: Candidates must have been legal residents of Schuyler or a contiguous (Chemung, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins and Yates) county for at least one month immediately preceding the date of application.

JOB DESCRIPTION: The work involves responsibility for the performance of complex clerical tasks and duties in support of the Public Defender’s Office. The primary function is to work with Indigent Legal Services (ILS) in operationalizing the data requirements. Clerical tasks are legal in nature and are completed utilizing independent judgment and an understanding of departmental procedures and policies. Duties are performed under general supervision of the County Public Defender.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either:

A. Possession of an Associate’s Degree in accounting, business administration, statistics or a closely related field and at least two (2) years of administrative or clerical experience in a legal office, with at least one (1) year involving data collection and reporting; OR

B. Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma and four (4) years of administrative or clerical experience in a legal office, with at least one (1) year involving data collection and reporting; OR

C. Any combination of training and experience equal to or greater than that described in (A) and (B) above.

Note: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.