PRINCIPAL CLERK TYPIST (NY HELPS)
12 MONTH POSITION- 37.5 HOURS PER WEEK
SALARY $41,188. — Commensurate with experience
START DATE: October 1, 2026
LOCATION: District Offices
Typical work activities:
Visitor Management and Customer Service:
- Greet guests, clients and vendors warmly as they arrive
- Direct visitors to the correct staff member, department, or meeting room
- Maintain security by logging visitors, issuing guest badges, and managing sign-in/sign-out sheets
- Answer basic questions in person and provide general information
Communication and Telephone Handling:
- Answer, screen and forward incoming calls on a multi-line system
- Take accurate phone messages and relay them promptly to the right person
- Check general company voicemails and/or emails and route inquiries accordingly
Mail and Delivery Coordination:
- Receive, sort and distribute daily mail and interoffice mail
- Handle incoming packages from couriers (FedEx, UPS, etc...) and notify recipients
- Prepare outgoing mail for the Food Service and Facilities Departments
Clerical and Administrative Support:
- Keep the reception desk clean, organized and presentable
- Schedule meetings, update staff calendars, and reserve conference rooms
- Perform basic data entry, photocopying, scanning and filing
- Monitor office supply inventory and facilitate orders when stock runs low
- Administrative Assistant to both the Director of Facilities and the School Lunch Manager
- Assist the School Lunch Manager with invoice reconciliation and food service purchase orders
- Assist the Director of Facilities with invoice reconciliation and facilities purchase orders
- Other duties as assigned by the Director of Facilities and/or the School Lunch Manager
QUALIFICATIONS:
- The NY HELPS (Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Program Statewide) is a New York State program that allows civil service agencies to hire qualified permanent employees quickly and without requiring them to take a competitive civil service exam.It is created to help agencies fill critical vacancies by streamlining the appointment process, though candidates must still meet all other minimum qualifications for the job.
- Please see attached Principal Clerk Typist Civil Service Job Description for more information
- Must be fingerprinted through the NYS Department of Education (required for new employees) - fingerprint procedure- attached
- Clerical experience/knowledge
- Experience with Google platform preferred
- Detail oriented/Organized
- Good written and oral communications
- Ability to communicate effectively/cooperatively with others
Application Procedure:
ON-LINE APPLICATIONS - Please complete a School Related Personnel application at amherstschools.recruitfront.com for this job posting. Be sure to apply to this specific job posting once you complete your School Related Personnel application.
INTERNAL CANDIDATES need only submit a letter of interest with a current resume to:
Mrs. Laura Bosinski
Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOLS!
