Office Technician -Typing (Office Technician (Typing))

Job Description and Duties The Office Technician-Typing acts as one of a team of personnel/payroll/attendance clerks. Candidate will provide clerical support for the office administrator and the management team. Will be responsible for handling complex correspondence which may be sensitive or confidential in nature. Independently performs complex and highly technical clerical duties. Exercises a high degree of initiative and independence in performing assigned tasks. Must demonstrate attention to detail and strong math skills. The ability to work in a team to complete assigned tasks is needed. Will be responsible for maintaining accurate records and maintaining all office filing systems. Will be responsible to set up, update, and purge customer correspondence files. Keyboarding, photocopying, emailing, faxing and retrieving information as requested for office workload needs and answering switchboard calls. Other duties include sorting and routing incoming mail and preparing outgoing mail for postal drop-off. Candidate should demonstrate an awareness of the Department and Unemployment Insurance Branch vision, mission, values, and goals. Must possess strong interpersonal skills. This position is not 100% remote centered. The selected candidate will be required to work on-site. Position exists in San Diego County. Effective July 1, 2025, specific Bargaining Units and associated Excluded State employees are subject to a salary reduction between 2% - 4.62% in exchange for hours in the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) per month. For more details, please click here to visit the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Special Requirements • The position(s) require(s) the ability to type at a minimum speed as designated on the Class Specifications (link available in the additional documentation section). You must obtain a valid typing certificate confirming your ability to meet the minimum typing speed, prior to being hired. Additional information regarding acceptable typing tests is available at the CalCareers.ca.gov website. Candidates must have current List Eligibility for the Office Technician Position to apply. Candidates are required to submit a State Application (STD 678) and a valid Typing Certificate of at least 40 words per minute. It is strongly encouraged to apply through your CalCareer Account at www.calcareers.ca.gov. Please only submit ONE application. Electronic applications submitted through your CalCareer Account are highly recommended and will be received/processed faster than other methods of filing. If you are unable to apply electronically through your CalCareer account, please mail a completed and signed State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 and application package to the mailing address provided in the “Application Instructions’ section below and ensure the following: • Clearly indicate the Job Code #, Position Number and the Classification Title of this position in the “Examination or Job Title(s) For Which You Are Applying” section located on Page 3 of your State Examination/Employment STD Form 678. • Clearly indicate the basis of your eligibility (list, transfer, reinstatement, etc.) in the “Explanations” section located on Page 3 of your State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678. • Remove and do not submit the “Equal Employment Opportunity” questionnaire (Page 10) with your completed State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678. This page is for examination use only. • Do not include your full Social Security Number on your documents and/or do not provide any LEAP information. Examination/Assessment If selected for hire, you must obtain list eligibility by taking and passing the examination. If you already have list eligibility for this classification, you do not need to retake the examination unless your list eligibility has expired. Click the examination link below for more information and to take the exam: Office Technician (Typing) Bulletin For more information about the State hiring process, click here. To watch tutorials on how to apply for a State job, click here. Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: Desire, an individual who is well organized, able to work with the computer, switchboard and filing system, able to communicate effectively by phone and/or in person in a large office setting, and able to work well with numbers.