Clerk - Office School Year 2026-27; NBOE

Clerk 3

The Superintendent invites qualified and interested persons to apply for the position of Clerk 3 at Central Office various locations. This title is governed by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission; meaning that a candidate for the position will be placed as a provisional employee. At a later date the candidate will be required to take an examination administered by the Civil Service Commission.

Candidates must score and rank high enough on this examination in order to remain in the position as a permanent employee.

Definition:
Under direction, performs varied, complex clerical work involving the processing of documents in a variety of functions; takes the lead and/or performs the more difficult and complex clerical work; does other related duties as required.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
• Two (2) years of experience in clerical work; one (1) year of which must have been performing duties at or equivalent to the Clerk 2 level.

Basic Functions and Responsibilities:

• Knowledge of office routines, equipment, and practices.
• Knowledge of organizational rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to comprehend established office routines and department regulations.
• Ability to organize assigned clerical work and develop effective work methods.
• Ability to take the lead over lower level clerical staff.
• Ability to assign work, instruct and provide on-the-job training to clerical staff.
• Ability to make simple arithmetic calculations and tabulations.
• Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written directions.
• Ability to perform tasks accurately within prescribed time frames.
• Ability to work effectively with associates, superior officials, and members of the public concerned with the work of the department.
• Ability to sort, index, file, and pull varied types of materials using an established filing system.
• Ability to operate and perform routine maintenance on office machines and other equipment.
• Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units after a period of training.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known abilities. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
• Perform other duties and tasks assigned by supervisor.

Knowledge and Abilities:

• Interprets and applies organizational rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Receives, screens, reviews and verifies documents.
• May take the lead over clerical staff.
• May provide assignment, instruction, and on-the-job training to clerical staff.
• Reviews and checks assigned reports, applications, and other documents for corrections and completeness; refers the more complex problems to supervisor for resolution.
• Opens, time stamps, sorts, numbers, and distributes mail.
• Maintains prepared mailing lists.
• Sorts, indexes, and files checks, cash stubs, vouchers, requisitions and other materials numerically, alphabetically, or according to other predetermined classification, and maintains such files.
• Receives applications, documents, forms and fees; screens, sorts and assembles this information for further processing.
• May wrap packages for shipment by mail or express.
• Assembles materials for distribution.
• Hand stamps letters, papers, and other documents.
• Fills in and checks form letters, circulars, and forms as directed.
• Compiles information and/or numerical data.
• Provides information in person and over the telephone.
• May enter and/or retrieve information on a computer terminal.
• May occasionally perform keyboarding/typing duties, but not as the primary function of the…