Administrative Technician

Posting number: 433000670 July 2026

Department: Emergency Services

Division: Emergency Management Administration

Job classification: Administrative Technician

Posting type: Open

Categories: Office and Administrative Support

Summary

Performs difficult clerical work providing a variety of office assistance services to Emergency Services; does related work as required. Work is performed under regular supervision of the Deputy Director of Emergency Services.

Our core values—Resilience, Excellence, Accountability, Customer Service, and Honesty—are the foundation of our work and the standard by which we operate. As a member of our team, you are expected to demonstrate these values in every aspect of your role. This means delivering high-quality work, taking responsibility for your actions, providing exceptional service, and maintaining integrity in all interactions. Your commitment to these principles is essential to fostering a positive workplace culture and ensuring the success of our organization and the community we serve. 

Examples of duties

Provides general clerical, typing, copying and filing services; answering telephone calls; assisting the public and supervisor; maintaining records and files; preparing reports. (These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.) 

• Types correspondence, memoranda, reports and other materials from rough draft, copy, notes or verbal instruction.
• Checks and reviews a variety of data for accuracy, completeness and conformance to established standards.
• Greets visitors and/or applicants and responds to a variety of questions and requests; refers to proper personnel.
• Collects and prepares data for records and reports; prepares routine reports.
• Issues various licenses and permits, notary applications, etc.
• Composes routine correspondence.
• Posts and makes entries in account books and other records.
• Makes arithmetical calculations; types purchase orders.
• Maintains official County records, records County documents ensuring all documents have been completed with necessary signatures and pertinent information.
• Performs specialized department tasks and duties as assigned.
• Duplicates a variety of documents and materials for use by staff.
• Operates standard office, word processing and data entry equipment.
• Performs assigned functions as a Disaster Ready Team (DRT) member.
• Performs related tasks as required.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

General knowledge of standard office practices, procedures, equipment and office assistance techniques; general knowledge of business English, spelling and arithmetic; ability to type accurately and at a reasonable rate of speed; ability to make arithmetical calculations; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public; ability to follow oral and written instructions.

Physical Requirements:

This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, walking, sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions, frequently requires reaching with hands and arms and pushing or pulling and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, tasting or smelling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data; work frequently requires exposure to wet, humid conditions (non-weather) and exposure to outdoor weather conditions and occasionally requires working near moving mechanical parts, working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to extreme cold (non-weather