Clerical Specialist (City of Pembroke Pines Fire Department)

FC SERVICES LLC•Pembroke Pines, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, provides primary clerical support to the Fire Department or functional area. Knowledge of the department and excellent keyboard skills are crucial to this position. Duties include a variety of clerical tasks, including non-routine administrative matters and heavy public contact work. Work is reviewed through conferences, observation of work in progress, and written reports for results obtained and adherence to established policies and procedures.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED; supplemented by two (2) years of responsible clerical experience including use of computers and standard software applications such as Microsoft Office, Windows 2000, and other software or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Knowledge of business English and arithmetic.
Knowledge of departmental and municipal rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Knowledge of modern office terminology, methods, practices, procedures and filing systems.
Ability to understand and follow complex oral and written instructions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees, superiors, and the general public.
Ability to perform basic mathematical computations.
Ability to operate and to become certified in the use of automated systems as listed in essential functions if required.
Ability to interpret and apply established policies and procedures.
Ability to communicate information tactfully and impartially.
Ability to maintain complex records and prepare reports.
Ability to develop, install and communicate clerical procedures from general instructions.
Ability to establish and maintain filing systems.
Skill in the operation of automated office equipment as listed in essential functions.
Skill in creating and maintaining filing systems.

Responsibilities

Provide administrative support to the Fire Department.
Maintains filing systems of correspondence, forms, receipts, applications, reports, and records; maintains logbooks, ledgers or other audit and tracking records; updates code books or policies manuals; and documents billing.
Responds to telephone inquiries; greets the general public, contractors, and vendors; provides information and directs callers; acts as a receptionist.
Operates a photocopier, shredder, computer printer, scanner, calculator, facsimile machine, or stamp machine.
Opens, sorts, and distributes correspondence; inventories and requisitions supplies and equipment.
Acts as a liaison between superiors and subordinates, and the general public.
Generates statistics; requests additional information as needed; researches, collects and compiles data; verifies reports for accuracy; collates reports.
Responds to or directs inquiries to appropriate personnel or department; may assist and direct subordinate clerical staff.
Types and proofreads correspondence, reports, forms, applications, invoices, purchase orders, records, memoranda, and letters from notes, copy of rough draft; tables minutes of meetings.
Processes class registrations; processes payments; collects monies; updates accounts payable records and vendors lists; maintains appointment calendar; schedules meetings and activities.