1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Secretary do? |
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 What field is your job in?
County government - Coroner's Office
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What is your job title?
Secretary
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
Ada County Coroner's Office
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How long have you been employed in this position?
3 years
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
30
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
Answer phones, filing, transcription of autopsy dictation by forensic pathologist, data entry, out of county billing, office assistance as needed
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
$9,000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
11000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
None
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
Well compensated but believe I should get benefits
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
I work with one other person in the main office, but for three individuals...the forensic pathologist, the coroner, and the chief deputy coroner. There are also 8 deputies I work with, plus all of the phone calls we receive from law enforcement, medical professionals, family members, attorneys, insurance companies, etc...
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
No
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
No
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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1 Income
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4 Work Environment - co-workers
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5 Work Environment - supervisors
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2 Benefits
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3 Hours
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7 Level of responsibility
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6 The actual "work" you do at your job
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8 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
Have experience with typing, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, basic office duties, using multi-line phones, can handle working with upset family members and need to not be bothered by graphic descriptions of injuries.
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
Definitely work on organizational skills because there is a lot of numbers tracking and attention to multiple cases at one time. You would need to be able to work successfully under multiple bosses at the same time, each of which might need something different done "right away."
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
some college education
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Be confident, put yourself out there and take the risk even on applying for the position even if you don't necessarily have the work experience, be able to handle stress well and be able to leave the job at work when you leave because there are a lot of difficult things you'll see and hear.
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