OFFICE CLERK I - Contractual

This is a full-time contractual position with Kent County Department of Social Services.

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Kent County Department of Social Services

350 High Street

Chestertown, MD 21620

Kent County is located approximately 90 minutes from the Baltimore/Washington area.

This position serves as the Agency Receptionist responsible for providing administrative support to Kent County Department of Social Services. This position performs clerical duties which are clear-cut and typically found in office settings, such as filing, photocopying, scanning, posting data, stamping and sorting mail and other material and directing telephone calls and visitors. The Agency Receptionist does not supervise and will receive moderate supervision from an Office Supervisor or other clerical or administrative supervisor.

Greets and directs customers and visitors to the appropriate individual; answers customers/visitors questions by explaining information based on office policies and procedures; answers multi-line phone in order to take messages and transfers calls to appropriate individual; uses the copier and scanner to copy and scan various materials; opens, stamps, sorts and distributes incoming mail; maintains logs, schedules, and lists; uses the typewriter or computer to type correspondence; uses computer software applications to enter, edit, validate, search, retrieve and update information; performs other related duties.

Education: Completion of the eighth grade.

Experience: Six months experience performing clerical duties in an office environment.

Notes: 

1. Additional experience performing clerical duties may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

 2. Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate may be substituted for the required experience.

 3. Six months clerical training with three courses in subjects such as keyboarding, clerical math, word processing, spreadsheets, database, graphics presentation, proofreading, or office etiquette may be substituted for the required experience.

4. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in Administration classifications or in Administrative, Clerical, or Office Services specialty codes in the Clerical Support field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

The preferred candidate will have:

Excellent customer service skills.

Excellent skills in greeting and directing customers and explaining information.

Experience using the internet.

Experience using Microsoft Word and Excel.

You must possess the minimum qualifications to be considered for this position.  Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment.  For education obtained outside the U.S., you will be required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service.

Successful candidates will be placed on the employment (eligible) list.  The resulting list may be used for future contractual vacancies with this agency or other state agencies.

Contractual employees who works for an agency covered under the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program (the Program), have a current employment contract and work 30 or more hours a week (or on average 130 hours per month) may be eligible for subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents. 

As a contractual employee, you will be responsible for paying 25% of the premiums for your medical and prescription coverage, including any eligible dependents you have enrolled. The State of Maryland will subsidize the remaining 75% of the cost for these benefits. You can also elect to enroll in dental coverage, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and life insurance, but will be responsible to pay the full premium for these benefits.

If you have any questions about this recruitment, please contact the Department of Human Resources at 410-767-7414.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be evaluated.  This office, with your approval, will verify your prior applicable work experience.  In order to receive full consideration for time worked, please complete dates of employment in its entirety and identify number of hours worked for each entry.  

Online applications are STRONGLY preferred; however, the paper application may be submitted to: Kent County Department of Social Services, attn: V. Fisher, 350 High Street, Chestertown, MD 21620.  The paper application must be received by 5 p.m. close of business on the closing date of the recruitment.  No postmarks will be accepted.  The previous Maryland State application (MS-100) will not be accepted.

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.