Local government administrative occupations undertake a variety of administrative and clerical duties in local government offices and departments.

Entry Reqirements

Level 2 NVQ; GCSE at grades A*-C

Typical Tasks

• Performs other clerical duties not elsewhere classified including preparing financial information for management, proof reading printed material and drafting letters in reply to correspondence or telephone enquiries.
• Arranges, classifies and indexes publications, correspondence and other material in libraries and offices.
• Updates and maintains data, correspondence and other records for storage or despatch.
• Receives and pays out cash and cheques and performs closely related clerical duties.
• Prepares and checks invoices and verifies accuracy of records.
• Computes cost of product/services and maintains and balances records of financial transactions.

Desired Skills

Active Listening, Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Writing, Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, Learning Strategies, Monitoring, Speaking, Science