ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT [FLSA: non-exempt; SHIFT: 40 hrs/week]

City of Oviedo•Oviedo, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs semi-skilled secretarial, clerical, and administrative duties involving set procedures and rules, but with frequent variations from the routine. Requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results or occasional exposure to unusual pressure. Responsible for guiding others, making decisions frequently that affect co-workers and others who depend on the service or product. Work is performed in a somewhat fluid environment with rules and procedures, but with many variations from the routine. Work involves typing, filing and calendar maintenance, mail distribution, and both telephone and personal reception for the division. Prepares reports involving clerical, tabular, graphical, or database information, and may include performing mathematical calculations. Work is performed under regular supervision.

Requirements

Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent supplemented by specialized courses/training equivalent to completion of one year of college in office administration, clerical duties, or a closely related field.
Requires one year of administrative, secretarial, or closely related work experience.
Requires the ability to type 30 correct words per minute at minimum.
A valid driver license from any State is required; a valid Florida driver license is required within 30 (thirty) days from the date of hire.
Administrative Assistants assigned to the Police Department must be able to pass a comprehensive police background investigation in order to obtain clearance and FCIC/NCIC certification.

Nice To Haves

Thorough knowledge of standard office practices, procedures, equipment and office techniques, including Microsoft Office Word and Excel.
Thorough knowledge of business English, spelling, and arithmetic.
Thorough knowledge of division and department programs and policies.
Ability to type accurately and at a reasonable rate of speed; ability to proofread documents with a high rate of accuracy.
Ability to read technical instructions, procedure manuals, and charts to solve practical problems.
Ability to compose routine and specialized reports, forms and business letters with proper format.
Ability to speak using proper grammar and word form.
Ability to use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and/or calculate ratios, rates and percentages.
Ability to operate a variety of office equipment; skill in the use of data, word processing, and creating and maintaining spreadsheets.
Ability to learn and utilize purchasing and budget software.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
For Public Works Administration and Recreation & Parks Facilities Maintenance: Ability to interact effectively with vendors.
Ability to assist with the facilitation of the division’s daily programming events.
Ability to work with other divisions to help facilitate city events, possibly outside of a typical work schedule, requiring an evening or weekend shift.
Ability to coordinate facility rentals as needed.

Responsibilities

Serves as receptionist for the division; may open or close the office as needed; greets and addresses requests for assistance in person, by telephone, and via e-mail; provides information; takes / dispatches messages, processes outgoing mail; receives and processes incoming mail.
Assists senior support staff as required.
Answers inquiries for information, some of which may involve research; gives information, guidance, or assistance to people who directly facilitate task accomplishment.
Composes and types correspondence, memoranda, reports, schedules, and other materials independently from copy, marginal notes or verbal instruction; using close attention to detail to produce minimal errors, may assist with drafting agenda items and prepares material for City Council meetings and other meetings as assigned.
Drafts and posts public information notices.
Maintains and reconciles inventory; orders and distributes supplies.
Creates work orders, purchase orders, contracts, and invoices; prepares manuals; posts public information; requisitions supplies and materials.
Tracks and maintains records on expenditures; maintains revenue data.
Reconciles purchasing card transactions; may be responsible for handling cash transactions
Collects, classifies, or formats data and information, in accordance with a prescribed scheme or plan, in order to facilitate the identification and extraction of useful information; assembles information for the budget process, and inputs budget data.
Schedules meetings, appointments and interviews; makes travel arrangements.
Researches, collects and prepares data for records and reports; maintains expenditure records for department.
Establishes and maintains department filing system; maintains files and records and generates appropriate reports; processes fiscal reports.
Assists with drafting agenda items.
Performs related tasks as required.