DOCUMENT SCANNING TECHNICIAN
New York City | Jobs, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Document Scanning Technician
The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) seeks a full time Document Scanning Technician in the Bureau of Health Services. Reporting directly to the BHS Director, the successful candidate will assist in the department's ongoing document scanning initiative led by the Scanning/Record Retention manager. The selected candidate will be responsible for preparing documents for scanning, ensuring that all paper-based records are accurately prepared prior to scanning, keeping documents and binders organized, utilizing image scanning equipment to scan, create high-quality images and index various types of documents, monitoring image creation and adjust scanning equipment and software as required in order to produce high-quality images, performing quality control and quality assurance of all scanned digital images, ensuring proper naming conventions are used, indexing documents accurately under correct document type/file structure, and preparing scanned documents for off-site storage or destruction.
Minimum Qualifications
Qualification Requirements: A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and one year of satisfactory clerical experience. Skills Requirement: Keyboard familiarity with the ability to type at a minimum of 100 key strokes (20 words) per minute.
Preferred Skills
Previous experience in scanning preferred.
55a Program
This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website.
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) seeks a full time Document Scanning Technician in the Bureau of Health Services. Reporting directly to the BHS Director, the successful candidate will assist in the department's ongoing document scanning initiative led by the Scanning/Record Retention manager. The selected candidate will be responsible for preparing documents for scanning, ensuring that all paper-based records are accurately prepared prior to scanning, keeping documents and binders organized, utilizing image scanning equipment to scan, create high-quality images and index various types of documents, monitoring image creation and adjust scanning equipment and software as required in order to produce high-quality images, performing quality control and quality assurance of all scanned digital images, ensuring proper naming conventions are used, indexing documents accurately under correct document type/file structure, and preparing scanned documents for off-site storage or destruction.
Minimum Qualifications
Qualification Requirements: A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and one year of satisfactory clerical experience. Skills Requirement: Keyboard familiarity with the ability to type at a minimum of 100 key strokes (20 words) per minute.
Preferred Skills
Previous experience in scanning preferred.
55a Program
This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website.
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.