Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers
National Occupation Code (NOC): 1211
Supervisors in this unit group supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers in minor groups: General Office Workers (141) and Office Equipment Operators (142). They are employed throughout the public and private sectors.
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Job Duties for Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers
- Co-ordinate, assign and review 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
- Establish work schedules and procedures and co-ordinate activities with other work units or departments
- Resolve work-related problems and prepare and submit progress and other reports
- Train workers in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
- Requisition supplies and materials
- Ensure smooth operation of office equipment and machinery, and arrange for maintenance and repair work
- May perform the same duties as workers supervised.
Working Conditions for Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers
Work is usually performed in an office environment.
Alternate Job Titles
- Administrative Clerks Supervisor
- Attendance Records Supervisor
- Clerical Supervisor
- Contract Clerks Supervisor
- Data Control Supervisor
- Data Entry Clerks Supervisor
- Data Entry Supervisor
- Desktop Publishing Operators Supervisor
- Desktop Publishing Supervisor
- Desktop Publishing System Supervisor
- EDP (electronic Data-processing) Unit - Supervisor
- Electronic Data-processing (EDP) Unit - Supervisor
- Filing Clerks Supervisor
- Filing Service Supervisor
- General Office Clerks Supervisor
- Hospital Admitting Clerks Supervisor
- Nursing Registry Supervisor
- Office Clerks Supervisor
- Office Machine Operators Supervisor
- Office Services Supervisor
- Office Supervisor
- Operations Supervisor
- Personnel Clerks Supervisor
- Photocopy Unit Supervisor
- Price Information Clerks Supervisor
- Receptionists And Hostesses Supervisor
- Receptionists Supervisor
- Records Clerks Supervisor
- Records Management Services Supervisor
- Records Management Supervisor
- Records Office Supervisor
- Registration Unit Supervisor
- Registry Supervisor
- Switchboard Operators Supervisor
- Telephone Operators Supervisor
- Telephone Service Supervisor
- Telephone System Night Supervisor
- Telephone System Supervisor
- Unit Clerks Supervisor
- Word Processing Service Co-ordinator
- Word Processing Unit Supervisor
- Administrative Clerks Supervisor
- Attendance Records Supervisor
- Clerical Supervisor
- Contract Clerks Supervisor
- Data Control Supervisor
- Data Entry Clerks Supervisor
- Data Entry Supervisor
- Desktop Publishing Operators Supervisor
- Desktop Publishing Supervisor
- Desktop Publishing System Supervisor
- EDP (electronic Data-processing) Unit - Supervisor
- Electronic Data-processing (EDP) Unit - Supervisor
- Filing Clerks Supervisor
- Filing Service Supervisor
- General Office Clerks Supervisor
- Hospital Admitting Clerks Supervisor
- Nursing Registry Supervisor
- Office Clerks Supervisor
- Office Machine Operators Supervisor
- Office Services Supervisor
- Office Supervisor
- Operations Supervisor
- Personnel Clerks Supervisor
- Photocopy Unit Supervisor
- Price Information Clerks Supervisor
- Receptionists And Hostesses Supervisor
- Receptionists Supervisor
- Records Clerks Supervisor
- Records Management Services Supervisor
- Records Management Supervisor
- Records Office Supervisor
- Registration Unit Supervisor
- Registry Supervisor
- Switchboard Operators Supervisor
- Telephone Operators Supervisor
- Telephone Service Supervisor
- Telephone System Night Supervisor
- Telephone System Supervisor
- Unit Clerks Supervisor
- Word Processing Service Co-ordinator
- Word Processing Unit Supervisor
- Supervisor, Office Services & Facilities
- Supervisor, Mailroom