Job Description
JOBJunior Traffic Clerk #1017924 (Open Competitive)Final Filing Date: 05/10/2024Exam Date: 06/08/2024Incumbents perform routine clerical work, under the direction of a higher-level employee as designated by the Director and/or assists in performing more difficult and responsible tasks. Work is routine, however, additional and more complex duties may be added as incumbents gain experience on particular assignments and section activities. Work is reviewed by immediate observation, cross checking or by another step in the clerical process. No supervision is exercised over personnel.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Sorts, indexes and files mail and other material alphabetically, chronologically or numerically pursuant to parking violations;Opens, time-stamps, sorts and distributes mail, including violation payments and hearing requests within each section;Retrieves data pertinent to payments, correspondence and adjudicative records from computers and manual files;Provides customer service in all areas of the Parking Violations Bureau: -collects fines, penalties and other related fees under the direction of the Assistant Operations Supervisor;Prepares records pertaining to parking violations including but not limited to pleas;Answers telephones and gives out routine information regarding charges of parking summonses;Operates simple computing and other office machines;May assist in the input/retrieval of data on a computer terminal;May assist the Assistant Operations Supervisor or other supervisors in compiling of data, statistics and other basic information;Makes simple arithmetic computations;Performs related duties as required.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
EXPANDED SUBTEST DESCRIPTION: 1.) ALPHABETIZING: These questions test your ability to file material in alphabetical order. 2.) RECORD KEEPING: These questions evaluate your ability to perform common record keeping tasks. The test consists of two or more "sets" of questions; each set concerning a different problem. Typical record keeping problems might involve the organization or collation of data from several sources; scheduling; maintaining a record system using running balances; or completion of a table summarizing data using totals, subtotals, averages and percent's. 3.) CLERICAL OPERATIONS WITH LETTERS AND NUMBERS: These questions test your skills and abilities in clerical operations involving, comparing, checking and counting. The questions require you to follow the specific directions given for each question which may involve alphabetizing, comparing, checking and counting given groups of letters and/or numbers. NOTE: A Guide to Taking Written Test for this examination is available upon request in Room 1001 City Hall - Civil Service Office or go onto the website at www.cs.ny.gov/testing/localtestguides.cfmThis written exam is being prepared and rated by the N.Y.S. Department of Civil Service in accordance with Section 23-2 of the Civil Service Law, and the provisions of the N.Y.S. Civil service Rules and Regulations dealing with the rating and review of exams apply.(If not attached, expanded subtest descriptions may be obtained from the Civil Service office, Room 1001 City Hall.)============================================================================== (The eligible list resulting from this exam may be used to fill comparable positions.)==============================================================================MULTIPLE EXAMINATIONS SCHEDULED FOR THE SAME DAY: If you have applied to take a written test announced by either one or several local jurisdictions (county, town, city) scheduled to be held on the same date as this written test, you must notify each of the local jurisdictions no later than two weeks before the test date, so they can make arrangements for taking all tests at one site. All examinations for positions in State government will be held at a State examination center. LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXAMS notify each civil service agency to make arrangements no later than two weeks before test date. You must notify each agency with whom you have filed. For this information, notify the Department of Human Resources, Division of Civil Service, Room 1001 City Hall, Buffalo, New York 14202 or call or come to the office. IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THE DAY OF THE EXAMINATION - In the event of severe weather conditions on the day of the examination, please listen to the following tv/radio stations for postponement or delay in the starting time of the administration of the examination: WBEN 550, WGR 930, WWW145.., WWKB 1520 –AM RADIO; WKSE 98.5, WLKK 102.5, WTSS 107.7 FM RADIO OR WIBT-TV (CH. 4). If no such announcement is made, you must presume that the examination will be administered as scheduled.IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR USE OF VETERAN’S CREDITSIf you are currently serving on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, you may apply for veteran’s credits. These veteran’s credits shall be granted on a conditional basis at time of establishment of the eligible list. You will be restricted from certification using these credits until you have received an honorable discharge or release under honorable conditions. Your DD214 must be presented as proof of service during war time, before you can be certified for appointment from the eligible listusing these credits.==============================================================================Special Requirement for Appointment in School Districts and BOCESPer Chapter 180 of the Laws of 2000, and by Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, to be employed in a position designated by a school district or BOCES as involving direct contact with students, a clearance for employment from the State Education Department is required.==============================================================================NOTICE TO EXAM PARTICIPANTS: Additional Points Available to Children of Police Officers and Firefighters Killed in the Line of Duty(New Section 85-a, NYS Civil Service Law, effective 9/17/02)On September 17, 2002, Governor Pataki signed into law a bill adding a new section 85-a to the Civil Service Law granting additional credit on civil service examinations for children of firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duty. This law is to take effect immediately.“In conformance with Section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, children of firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duty shall be entitled to receive an additional ten points in a competitive examination for original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent has served. If you are qualified to participate in this examination and are a child of a firefighter or police officer killed in the line of duty in this municipality, please inform this office of this matter when you submit your application for examination. A candidate claiming such credit has a minimum of two months from the application deadline to provide the necessary documentation to verify additional credit eligibility. However, no credit may be added after the eligible list has been established.”Applicants claiming these points must do so in writing (you may enclose in application), indicating the name, title, relationship and place of employment of the deceased parent.Eligibility for points will be reviewed and applicants may be required to submit additional information to verify the claim.==============================================================================Additional points available to siblings of Firefighters and Police Officers killed in the line of duty as the result of the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Attack (Chapter 500, Laws of New York 2003).For more information, check with the Department of Human Resources, Civil Service office.
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