4112 — Local government administrative occupations

What this occupation covers

Local government administrative occupations undertake a variety of administrative and clerical duties in local government offices and departments.

Typical duties

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

Entry routes and qualifications

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.

Sponsorship information

Medium Skilled. Actual duties, sponsor, applicant, salary and any transitional or shortage-list conditions must be checked.

DBS assessment

No code-wide DBS assessment is assigned. Check actual duties, activities, workplace, frequency and jurisdiction. This code does not determine the level of check.

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