Hiring: OFFICE SERVICES CLERK STATEWIDE Company: State of Maryland Location: Maryland, United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 14:16:00 Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint About the job Experience: •One year of experience performing clerical duties. •Candidates may substitute 30 credit hours of education at an accredited college or university for one year of the required experience. •Six months clerical training with three courses in subjects such as keyboarding, clerical math, word processing, spreadsheets, database, graphics presentation, proofreading, or office etiquette may be substituted for six months of the required experience. •Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in Administrative classifications or in Administrative, Clerical, or Office Services specialty codes in the Clerical Support field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience. Required Skills: •Reviews, verifies and interprets information in records, applications and other documents by using knowledge of agency policies and procedures to determine if appropriate procedures have been followed and to resolve problems •Processes and issues permits, licenses, vouchers, exemptions, invoices or other documents pertinent to agency programs and based on application of regulations and procedures to factual information •Responds to inquiries, makes determinations and resolves problems relative to inaccurate or incomplete information and discrepancies in various records and documents being processed •Explains basis of determinations to workers in other offices and agencies, clients or their representatives and the general public •Collects fees, makes corrections to payments owed or due, posts fees and payments to accounts and keeps financial records not requiring knowledge of bookkeeping or accounting •Assembles and verifies data and compiles information in order to prepare routine statistical and status reports •Updates and maintains files, logs, schedules, rosters and records •Composes routine correspondence to provide or request essential information, explain the status of requests and the procedures to be followed Qualifications: •Applicants must meet all minimum (and selective) qualifications to be considered, and to appear on the list of people eligible for hire. Please read all requirements before applying. •Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate. •Preference will be given to applicants who possess the following preferred qualification(s). Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications. •Six months of experience handling confidential documentation. •Six months of experience answering inquiries from internal and external customers. •Six months of experience using Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google email accounts. •Six months of experience drafting correspondence, data entry, and/or reports. •If you are in State service and are a promotional candidate, your salary will be determined in accordance with State of Maryland guidelines. •For education obtained outside the U.S., a copy of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service is required prior to hire. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!