4113- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATIVE OCCUPATIONS

Job Title: 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATIVE OCCUPATIONS

Alternate Titles: 

Administrative assistant (local government),Administrative officer (police service),Benefits assistant (local government),Clerical officer (local government),Local government officer nos

Job Description: 

Job holders in this unit group undertake a variety of administrative and clerical duties in local government offices and departments.

Education: 

Entry is most common with GCSEs/S grades. Evidence of keyboard skills may also be required in some posts. Off- and on-the-job training is provided. NVQs/SVQs in Administration are available at Levels 2 and 3.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 3
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 7.1
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • computes cost of product/services and maintains and balances records of financial transactions;
  • prepares and checks invoices and verifies accuracy of records;
  • receives and pays out cash and cheques and performs closely related clerical duties;
  • updates and maintains data, correspondence and other records for storage or despatch;
  • arranges, classifies and indexes publications, correspondence and other material in libraries and offices;
  • performs other clerical duties not elsewhere classified including preparing financial information for management, proof reading printed material and drafting letters in reply to correspondence or telephone enquiries.
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK