Office Clerk Ii

Introduction

When you join the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS), you join a team of more than 5,000 employees across the state dedicated to positively changing the lives of more than 1 million Marylanders each year. We do this by providing economic support, preventive services, and caring for children and adults.

We aim to deliver services so that we more quickly meet the needs of the people we serve. At DHS, we grapple with hard questions to find new ways to foster a culture of bold innovation. We do this to ensure that in Maryland, we leave no one behind.

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Prince George’s County Department of Social Services

Central Services

805 Brightseat Road

Landover, MD 20785

Coordinate and complete office setups, moves and food pantry deliveries. Lead the daily office courier mail service, pick-up, and delivery of boxes and supplies.

• Coordinate and deliver heavy furniture and equipment to other locations as needed.
• Lead the daily courier mail service, pick up, and delivery of boxes and supplies.
• Office set‑ups entail setting up or rearranging office furniture and equipment.
• Preparation of mail courier bags for daily mail run to all satellite and support offices. Performs maintenance and repairs office furniture and equipment as needed.
• Handles, pickups, stores, and disposals at the County Land Field all shredded material, confidential documents, and furniture etc.

Applicants must meet all minimum (and selective) qualifications to be considered, and to appear on the list of people eligible for hire. Please read all requirements before applying.

Completion of the eighth grade.

One year experience performing clerical duties in an office environment.

• Additional experience performing clerical duties may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.
• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate may be substituted for six months of the required experience.
• Six months clerical training with three courses in subjects such as keyboarding, clerical math, word processing, spreadsheets, data base, graphics presentation, proofreading, or office etiquette may be substituted for six months of the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in Administration classifications or Administrative, Clerical or Office Services specialty codes in the Clerical Support field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Preference will be given to applicants who possess the following preferred qualification(s). Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.

• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Six months of experience providing Customer Service.
• Six months of experience performing data entry including documenting deliveries and pickups.

NOT APPLICABLE.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year.

If you are in State service and are a promotional candidate, your salary will be determined in accordance with State of Maryland guidelines.

The examination will consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience as presented on your application and as they relate to the requirements of the position. You may be asked to complete a supplemental questionnaire. The supplemental questionnaire may be used as part of the rating process. Therefore, it is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application.

For education obtained outside the U.S., a copy of the equivalent American education as determined by a…