May maintain a budget by posting all authorizations and expenditures and keeping professional staff advised of balances to avoid overexpenditure of approved funds. Establishes and maintains various office files. Orders and maintains office supplies and equipment. Duties may be performed by using office automated equipment such as personal computers, word processors or other automated office systems. General guidelines for the work are available, but incumbents have latitude in interpreting and applying guidelines.
Secretarial assignments have significant application within the work unit or program area.
Agency wide applications are limited, although there may be some public involvement as determined by the area of assignment. Contacts are associated with the work of the professional. These may be with immediate staff, agency personnel or the public depending upon the professional's assignment. Information related to the organization, programs and procedures may be provided to others. Some knowledge of work unit programs, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.