The supervisor assures that finished work is accurate and in compliance with instructions and established procedures. For work product automation and word processing work, when specific instructions are not sufficient the incumbent must search more general guidelines. Judgment is required because of alternative procedures, such as choosing which editing procedure or software to use. When a work product involves significant deviation from established guidelines or guidelines are absent, the incumbent consults a supervisor or specialist. The clerical duties performed include the full range of procedural duties in support of the office.
Decisions regarding what needs to be done generally involve choosing among established alternatives.
For the word processing work, the documents, formats, and specific processing functions involved require a varying number and sequence of steps and use of different functions from one assignment to another. Some assignments may involve using one type of software to create or edit a variety of standard documents requiring differing procedures and functions, or to process lengthy documents with a variety of format changes within each document. Selection of the best software for presenting and processing the information is required, such as in choosing the type of database to use to store and edit the information most efficiently. The incumbent must recognize differences in existing procedures and applications and make choices from among established alternatives. Processing steps and procedures required to complete assignments are varied and numerous.