Office Specialist

City of Edinburg•Edinburg, TX

4d•$13•Onsite

About The Position

OFFICE SPECIALIST City of Edinburg in Edinburg, TX is actively seeking a dedicated Office Specialist to perform daily office tasks that may include front desk reception, answering, transferring calls, receiving visitors, and providing general information. Are you seeking engaging work ? Do you wish to advance your career as an Office Specialist? Does working for a rapidly growing city sound appealing to you? If so, please continue reading! The Office Specialist position earns competitive pay of $ 13.38/hr . We provide great benefits and perks , including paid holidays, paid time off (PTO), life & ADD insurance, a retirement plan with a 7% employee contribution and a city match of 2 to 1, 100%-paid medical and 100%-paid dental with optional dependent coverage, workers compensation, and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) . Additionally, we offer our employees an employee assistance program (EAP), a healthy lifestyle program, and access to Active Edinburg fitness centers . If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, apply to join our team today ! ABOUT CITY OF EDINBURG Edinburg is the fastest growing city in the Rio Grande Valley, with a 23% growth rate since 2010, and is among the top five fastest-growing cities in the state. It has been recognized as an all-American city four times by the National Civic League, placing it among a handful of outstanding communities in the nation. Our wonderful city has exceptional entertainment, arts & culture, recreation, and education, which makes it a great place to work. Our employees share our dedication to the city, which is why we like to show them our appreciation for their commitment. We do this by providing competitive compensation , exceptional PTO opportunities , and other great benefits to help them lead healthy, productive lives . We care about people, and that includes both our residents and employees! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN OFFICE SPECIALIST As an Office Specialist, you spend your day greeting callers and visitors, answering general questions, and directs customers to appropriate staff. Your work typically providing forms and general information to visitors and forwards completed forms to management. Your job is essential to the city, and you refers callers or visitors to services or resources at other agencies or organizations. You are constantly on your toes and ready for any new and unexpected challenges that may arise in the city. This can include performing clerical or data entry duties to working with various software programs and telephone consoles. When you are not out in the city, you generally participate in payroll functions, bookkeeping and accounting procedures, invoices, prepare requests for quotations and purchase orders. You also ensure to provide assistance in the preparation of daily cash receipts reports and financial reports. You enjoy being helpful and have no problem providing assistance and support to other divisions within the department as needed. The city needs someone like you with skills in administrative clerical support and you finding genuine enjoyment in what you do! QUALIFICATIONS FOR AN OFFICE SPECIALIST High school diploma, GED or equivalency

Requirements

High school diploma, GED or equivalency
Six (6) months of clerical experience
Must have a current valid class "C" driver's license from the Texas Department of Public Safety

Nice To Haves

Community college, vocational, business, technical, or correspondence school certificates
One (1) year of clerical experience
Bilingual English/Spanish Preferred
Are you someone who prefers hands-on work?
Do you have excellent oral and written communication skills?
Are you attentive to detail?
Do you enjoy working as part of a team?
Is dependability one of your strengths?

Responsibilities

greeting callers and visitors
answering general questions
directs customers to appropriate staff
providing forms and general information to visitors
forwards completed forms to management
refers callers or visitors to services or resources at other agencies or organizations
performing clerical or data entry duties
working with various software programs and telephone consoles
participate in payroll functions, bookkeeping and accounting procedures, invoices, prepare requests for quotations and purchase orders
provide assistance in the preparation of daily cash receipts reports and financial reports
providing assistance and support to other divisions within the department as needed