Administrative Assistant- Water Resources

The purpose of this position is to provide various clerical and administrative duties for an assigned department.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Coordinates department activities and events by tracking work and changing orders, researching information, and relaying communications.
• Provides customer service by responding to requests from the general public, providing information, and directing customers to appropriate individuals.
• Monitors and maintains inventory for department and prepares reports related to department activities and operations.
• Processes incoming and outgoing purchase orders, vouchers, agreements, contracts, payments and cash disbursements.
• Provides administrative and technical support by maintaining department and employee schedules and databases, coordinating meetings and agendas, preparing project lists, editing and preparing correspondence and reports, and processing payroll.

Supplemental Functions

• Performs other similar duties as required.

Knowledge
Job Specifications and Qualifications:

• Customer service principles
• Modern office equipment, practices, and procedures
• Basic mathematical concepts
• Grammar principles
• Inventory maintenance principles
• Record-keeping principles and practices

Licensing And Certifications

• Valid North Carolina Driver’s License

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must meet the City criteria for an acceptable driving record.
Working Conditions / Physical Requirements

• Positions in this class requires: standing, fine dexterity, walking, lifting, carrying, sitting, reaching, handling, kneeling, pushing/pulling, vision, bending, crouching, hearing, twisting, talking.
• Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds occasionally or negligible weights frequently; sitting most of the time.