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Job Description

The Lead General Clerk helpsthe various positionsperforming day-to-day administrative support operations and scanning project for the Department of Labor Black Lung contract.This is a temporary role.

Core Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm (half-hour lunch) Monday - Friday Wages: $13.40 Hourly

Key Responsibilities

• Analyzes all filing and mail processing assignments, determines priorities and establishes production schedules.


• Assists in developing and implementing filing and mail processing procedures as required.


• Performs the more complex assignments requiring selection, coding and interpretation of filing and mail processing.


• Reviews and inspects work to assure compliance with job instructions, requirements and other procedural instructions.


• Ensures quality control of completed jobs.


• Instructs new employees in filing and mail processing techniques.


• Assists in determining new employee readiness for more difficult jobs.


• Advises supervisor of scheduling and production problems.


• Notifies supervisor of problems requiring servicing vendor attention.


• Files, classifies, and retrieves material in an established filing system.


• Performs clerical and manual tasks to maintain files as requested, locates available material in files, and forwardsmaterial.


• Opens, sorts and distributes incoming mail that is connected to the work performed under the Task.


• Type's simple and routine correspondence


• Answers telephone


• Assists Manager with various duties to keep departments running efficiently. This includes times of Manager absences.


• Performs other duties as assigned in two departments.

Required Qualifications

• Able to pass a government background check and hold a public trust clearance.


• Candidate must be proficient in communication in the English language (read/write)


• Must be able to multitask and take direction quickly.


• Ability to lift items weighing up to 25 pounds.


• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.


• Demonstrated aptitude and intelligence in mastering the operations aspects of processing systems.


• Basic office skills are required. Examples of this include telephone usage, working a copier, basic written and verbalcommunication.

Candidates that do not meet the required qualifications will not be considered.