Job Description

Adult Protective Services (APS) is mandated by the State of New York to provide social, legal and protective services to individuals 18 years of age and older, who because of mental or physical impairments are unable to meet their essential needs for food, shelter, clothing, or medical care, secure benefits and entitlements or protect themselves from physical or mental injury, neglect, maltreatment, or financial exploitation; are in need of protection from actual or threatened harm, neglect or hazardous coordination; and have no one available who is willing and able to assist them responsibly.

The Adult Protective Services Financial Management Services (FMS) acts on behalf of the HRA Commissioner in the review and filing of Representative Payee applications for clients who have been found to be in need of Adult Protective Services. FMS is authorized to receive SSI, SSA, and other governmental and private pensions that recognize the Representative Payee status. FMS pays monthly budgeted expenses for these clients. The unit current manages monthly benefits and expenses for more than 2700 clients.

Adult Protective Services (APS) is recruiting to hire one (1) Clerical Associate-3 to function as a Clerical Associate, who will:

• Maintain a system of invoices for payment of client expenses by entering, retrieving, updating, transferring, deleting materials from the FMS automated system, following standard procedures, timetables, to insure usability and timeliness of the system.

• Process periodic payment requests for clients by reviewing, posting entering data into the FMS automated system, preparing supplemental forms, following unit operational procedures, in order to initiate appropriate service and prepare for further processing by appropriate FMS staff.

• Deliver, pick up bank deposits, other funds by transporting property as directed, presenting authorization, signing receipts, and other forms in order to insure secure transfer of property from location to location.

• Send out bills, forms, and other correspondence by packing, addressing appropriate materials for delivery by mail, messenger, and other sources in order to ensure receipt by intended parties.

• Sort, scan, and index documents into the correct computerized folders.

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and one year of satisfactory clerical experience.

Skills Requirement

Keyboard familiarity with the ability to type at a minimum of 100 key strokes (20 words) per minute.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.