CLERK Job Chattanooga Tennessee USA,Administrative/Clerical

Position: CLERK 2- 02172026-75227

Job Information

Opening Date/Time: 02/17/2026 12:00AM Central Time
Closing Date/Time: 02/23/2026 11:59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly): $2,349.00 - $3,519.00
Salary (Annually): $28,188.00 - $42,228.00
Job Type: Full-Time
City, State

Location:

Chattanooga, TN
Department:
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Location of Position

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, MOCCASIN BEND MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE, HAMILTON COUNTY

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school; qualifying full-time clerical experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Necessary Special

Qualifications:

Positions within the Department of Human Services may be required to:

Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority.

Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority.

Supply a fingerprint sample prescribed by the TBI based criminal history records check.

Positions within the Disability Determinations Section of the Division of Rehabilitation Services within the Department of Human Services will be required to complete a federal background check in accordance with the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) for issuance of an HSPD-12 compliant Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credential card.

Overview

Under general supervision, performs clerical work of average difficulty; and performs related work as required. An employee in this class performs clerical functions requiring some judgment and interpretation of policies and regulations. Decisions are normally limited by established departmental policy. This class differs from Clerk 1 in that an incumbent of the latter performs clerical duties of a routine nature. This class differs from Clerk 3 in that an incumbent of the latter performs advanced clerical duties and/or supervises one or more employees performing clerical work.

Responsibilities

Performs a variety of general clerical duties according to policies and procedures.

Screens and routes incoming mail; greets and assists visitors; screens calls and makes appointments; receives inquiries, composes replies requiring some knowledge of rules, regulations, and policies; answers questions relating to departmental activities.

Posts various accounting and payroll records according to established procedures where work requires limited knowledge of bookkeeping principles; balances a restricted group of accounts to verify accuracy of work. Does figures clerical work including tabulations and calculations of data; prepares tables, charts, graphs, and reports.

Takes and handles routine claims; may routinely collect and verify data; may process human resources records such as appointments, promotions, demotions, and other payroll transactions.

May learn to perform statistical clerical or accounting clerical work of routine difficulty.

May learn to assist in the operation of "large system" or remote job entry computers and related peripheral equipment; may learn to assist in planning, preparing and scheduling data for computer processing, estimating job volume, monitoring and controlling data workflow and coding formats for basic operation of a computer system, using symbolic job control language.

Competencies (KSA's)

Competencies:

Manages Ambiguity

Communicates Effectively

Customer Focus

Plans and Aligns

Interpersonal Savvy

Knowledges:

Clerical

Customer and Personal Service

Skills:

Active Learning and Listening

Service Orientation

Critical Thinking

Reading Comprehension

Time Management

Abilities:

Auditory Attention

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Problem Sensitivity

Written Comprehension

Tools & Equipment

Calculator

Computer

Printer/Scanner

Telephone

Copier/Fax Machine

TN Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:

A valid driver's license
For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.

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