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Unit Chief Clerk - Roads and Drainage

Polk County Florida
Fort Meade, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 May 2025
💰 $35,755/yr($34,380/yr$35,755/yr)

About the role

UNIT CHIEF CLERK (ROADS AND DRAINAGE DIVISION)

 

SALARY

PG 8, $17.19 Hourly, $35,755.20 Annually, Nonexempt

 

WORK LOCATION AND SCHEDULE

Ft. Meade Unit – 1061 NE 9th St., Ft. Meade, FL 33841

Tuesday – Friday, 7:00AM - 5:30PM

 

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

•    Direct Deposit, Bi-Weekly Pay Checks
•    Medical, Dental, Vision
•    Life Insurance
•    FRS Retirement
•    10 Paid Holidays
•    Paid Time Off
•    Tuition Reimbursement
•    Education Incentives
•    Deferred Compensation Plan
•    Wellness Incentives
•    Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
•    Free Employee Gym
•    Free Employee Health Clinic
 

Must have the physical, developmental and mental ability to exhibit effort, responsibility and capability of performing job duties illustrated below:

 

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Assist the supervisor with office management practices. Perform and coordinate work and procedures.
  • Execute various clerical and service activities required for support record keeping (i.e.: accounting, fiscal record keeping, work records, tabulations, statistics, notations, employee files, time and attendance records, worker's compensation, purchase order requisitions, property record keeping). 
  • Assist in the creation and production of board agenda items to include typing, circulation, and reproduction of such documents. 
  • Coordinate and ensure that costs of services, bills, payment receipts and other fiscal and purchasing matters are computed accurately and processed according to standard procedures to ensure timely payments. 
  • Oversee indirect calculation costs and reimbursements regarding budget funds. 
  • Coordinate the repair and maintenance of assigned county vehicles.
  • Handle requests and complaints from the public and communicate with them via telephone, personal contact and correspondence. 
  • Guide citizens through established procedures; providing information as directed. 
  • Confer with supervisor and others to resolve problems. 
  • Provide citizens with prompt and courteous response to requests. 
  • Maintain computer databases and spreadsheets.  
  • Responsible for generating and distributing information system forms.
  • Process, maintain, record and prepare various reports, records of transactions and forms. 
  • Operate typewriter, personal computer and/or remote computer terminals. 
  • Responsible for establishing and maintaining office files. 
  • May act as secretary for assigned supervisor and/or director. 
  • May act as Customer Service Representative for incoming calls and citizen visits during breaks, lunch and leave periods or serve as backup for other Unit Chief Clerk positions within the division. 
  • Plan, evaluate and recommend to the supervisor, the procedures to be used within the office. May assist with budget preparation, as required. 
  • Performs other related duties as required.

 

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS

  • Knowledge of modern office practices, procedures and record keeping methods. 
  • Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite to include Word, Excel and Outlook. 
  • Knowledgeable in English grammar and usage, both in vernacular context and professional. 
  • Ability to work independently and adhere to prescribed routines and practices. 
  • Ability to develop effective work methods and procedures. 
  • Ability to author and draft routine documents, business letters and memoranda. 
  • Competent in mathematical computations, tabulations and reports. 
  • Proficient in planning, assigning, and reviewing work of others if required of the unit. 
  • Ability to operate and provide general care and maintenance of office machines and equipment. 
  • Capable of using personal computers, remote computer terminals, and other office equipment of the assigned work unit. 
  • Ability to make independent decisions, to read and write, ability to see and hear at a normal level. 
  • Ability to ambulate independently, to bend, stoop, sit and stand. 
  • Must be able to push, pull, lift or carry materials of five (5) pounds or greater with the maximum weight being twenty- five (25) pounds.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Graduate of an accredited high school or possess an acceptable equivalency diploma and have a minimum of three (3) years clerical office experience.
  • Must be able to type a minimum of 35 CWPM with a maximum of 10 errors and be able to utilize all features afforded by word processing software and other required software an

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