Administrative Assistant - Metro

Description

Benefits: 

• 401(k) Base and Matching
• Agency Pays 100% of employees Medical Insurance
• Agency paid $25,000 life & Long Term Disability coverage
• Vision, Dental, Additional Life and Short Term Disability insurance available
• PTO and Paid Leave
• 13 Paid Holidays per Year
• Referral bonus program

SUMMARY: The Administrative Assistant will perform a wide range of administrative and office support activities for the department and/or managers and supervisors to facilitate the efficient operation of the organization thus relieving officials of clerical work and minor administrative and business detail. The Administrative Assistant must embrace the agency’s vision, mission, and core values.

Requirements

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or one year related   experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

None.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Demonstrated experience in the operation of word processing, database software, and spreadsheet computer software. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee occasionally is required to bend stoop, squat, reach above shoulder level, and crouch.  The employee occasionally is required to lift up to 24 lbs.  The job requires the employee to use the left and right hand for repetitive actions for simple grasping and fine manipulating. 

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

I have been provided a copy of this job description and have had any questions addressed by the supervisor.