What does a Support Services Assistant (General) do, and what duties will I be expected to do?

As a Support Services Assistant (General) you will be providing reasonable accommodation to a State employee at his/her job. You will be assisting the employee to accomplish his/her job in a variety of ways and specific to his/her needs.

(Preparing a vehicle for wheelchair access.)

Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Data entry
• Filing and record retrieval
• Reading, writing, and typing a variety of documents
• Assisting with inbox mail
• Serving as a messenger
• Transporting employees in their work setting
• Scheduling meetings for the employee
• Note taking
• Mail correspondence
• Setting up special equipment
• Purge/shred outdated/obsolete documents to ensure documents are organized and up to date
• Describe work setting to visually impaired employee to ensure he/she is aware of the immediate environment
• In some cases, Support Services Assistants may be asked to provide personal care

(Assisting an employee who uses a wheelchair into the vehicle.)