Senior Office Assistant-Temporary

About the position

The Community Development Agency is a busy, dynamic work environment seeking a part-time temporary Senior Office Assistant for our front customer service counter. Our service counter supports the customers of Agriculture, Building, Cannabis and Code Compliance, Environmental Health, Planning, and Public Works. If you are organized, detail oriented, and interested in a fulfilling opportunity to support our community part time (2-3 days per week) and make a difference in the lives of the citizens of Nevada County, then we have an opportunity for you!

Responsibilities

• Assisting at the front customer service counter to greet and direct customers, answer phones, process payments.
• Retrieving and corresponding to requests from an online computer system.
• Other clerical support duties to assist the agency.

Requirements

• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to understand and carry out verbal and written instructions.
• Maintaining attention to detail despite interruptions.
• Learning specialized processing, procedures and office support tasks related to the department to which assigned.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
• Using initiative and sound independent judgment within established guidelines.
• Operating standard office equipment including a desktop computer, multi-function copy machine, large document scanner, and centralized telephone equipment.
• Making accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Prioritizing work and coordinating several activities simultaneously.