SECRETARIAL ASSISTANT 3, NON-STENOGRAPHIC

DEFINITION:

Under supervision, provides secretarial, administrative and clerical support to an assigned division 
director, deputy commissioner, assistant commissioner, or organizational equivalent, superintendent 
or chief administrator of an institution, or vice president of a State college; types correspondence 
and reports, prepares letters on complex matters, provides requested information to internal and 
external customers, maintains a schedule of appointments and the daily engagement calendar of 
the executive official; utilizes various information systems for daily work assignments used by the 
agency, office, or related units; does other related duties as required.

NOTE:  The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only.  A particular position
using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification.  Conversely, all duties 
performed on the job may not be listed.

EXAMPLES OR WORK:

Organizes assigned secretarial and administrative clerical work and develops effective work methods.
Types complex correspondence, reports, and recommendations of a confidential nature.

Reviews, sorts, and routes incoming correspondence.

Prepares letters on complex matters which may or may not be signed or reviewed by the executive 
official.

Obtains pertinent material from files and/or other sources; puts it into usable form for the review 
and use of the executive official.

Provides requested information to division personnel, representatives of state, local, and other 
groups, organizations, and agencies, and to the public in accordance with established policy.

May interview callers at the office.

Maintains a schedule of appointments and the daily engagement calendar of the executive official.

Prepares meeting agendas; types meeting minutes from notes or recording equipment.

Makes arrangements for speaking engagements, travel, and for meetings, conferences, and 
hearings.

Assembles statistical and other materials required for reports, memoranda, and speeches.

Maintains mailing lists and makes necessary revisions.

Prepares complex statistical and other reports.

Maintains confidential personal correspondence and other records and files, including a follow-up 
file.

Will be required to learn how to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and
 information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

REQUIREMENTS:

EXPERIENCE:

Five (5) years of experience in secretarial and administrative clerical work.

NOTE:  Successful completion of a clerical training program with a minimum of 700 classroom 
training hours or thirty (30) semester hour credits in secretarial science from an accredited college 
or university may be substituted for one (1) year of the experience indicated above. Course work 
must include typing skills, methods, and procedures; other courses may include, but not be limited 
to, office procedures, word processing, and business English.

LICENSE:

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation 
of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the 
position.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of secretarial, clerical, and other office routines, procedures, and practices, and their 
application to specific situations.

Knowledge of basic computer applications.

Knowledge of commonly used data processing and office applications.

Ability to read and interpret department regulations, programs, standards, and procedures.

Ability to accurately type correspondence and reports.

Ability to act as confidential secretary to an executive official.

Ability to organize secretarial work, sometimes of a confidential nature.

Ability to use correct English, to spell correctly, and to use correct sentence and paragraph 
structure.

Ability to communicate with visitors, schedule appointments, and process requests for information 
in accordance with established procedures.

Ability to prepare complex statistical and other reports.

Ability to prepare correspondence.

Ability to multitask.

Ability to learn, understand, and readily adapt to the computer systems used by the agency.

Ability to create mail merges, PowerPoint presentations for daily assignments.

Ability to maintain confidential, follow-up, and other records and files.

Ability to learn how to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information 
systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the 
duties of this position.  American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable 
forms of communication.

Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible if they can perform the essential functions 
of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made 
because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.


This job specification is applicable to the following title code:
Job
Spec
Code
Variant
State,
Local or
Common
Class of
Service
Work
Week
State
Class
Code
Local
Class
Code
Salary
Range
Note
24533C
Non-Stenographic
S
C
NE
20
N/A
A20
-

This job specification is for state government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.

 11/21/2020