// Unit group · 3341

Office Supervisors

Office supervisors supervise and coordinate the activities of workers in Major Group 4: Clerical Support Workers.

3 Technicians and Associate Professionals / 33 Business and Administration Associate Professionals / 334 Administrative and Specialized Secretaries / All level 4

// Working conditions

Sitting and standing

// Hand tools

No hand tools in this set.

coordinating, assigning and reviewing the work of clerks engaged in the following duties: word processing, record keeping and filing, operating telephones and switchboards; data entry, desktop publishing and other activities involving general office and administrative skills

establishing work schedules and procedures and co-coordinating activities with other work units or departments

resolving work-related problems and preparing and submitting progress and other reports

training and instructing employees in job duties, safety procedures and company policies, or arranging for training to be provided

evaluating employees’ job performance and conformity with regulations, and recommending appropriate personnel action

assisting in recruitment, interviewing and selection of employees.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Clerical supervisor
- Data entry supervisor
- Filing clerks supervisor
- Personnel clerks supervisor

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Medical records unit supervisor - 3252

Notes

Workers who supervise the activities of clerical support workers in law offices and legal departments are classified in Unit Group 3342: Legal Secretaries. Those who supervise the activities of clerical support workers in health facilities where the work requires specialist knowledge related to health and medicine, such as processing medical records and hospital admission details, are classified in Unit Group 3344: Medical secretaries. Those who provide direct secretarial and administrative support to a manager or professional (except legal and health professionals) and also supervise the activities of clerical support workers are classified in Unit Group 3343: Administrative and Executive Secretaries.

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