City of Chester

Job Posting

Position Title: Clerk

Organization Unit: Public Safety/Licenses and Inspections

Reports to: Deputy Director of Inspections

Status: Full-time, Bargaining Unit

Hours: M-F, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Posting Period: Until filled

Salary: $38,625 - $42,629.50

Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, & Life

Summary: Provides secretarial support to the Licenses and Inspections office and to the Director of Public Safety. Maintains a close working and highly responsive relationship with the supervisor, while performing routine clerical duties. This position requires a thorough knowledge of office routines and an understanding of the organization, responsibilities, and procedures related to the work in the office.

Duties include but not limited to:

1. Plans and arranges work, under minimum direction, to meet the requirements of all assignments.

2. Types, edits, and proofreads correspondence, ensuring proper appearance, spelling, punctuation, and grammatical accuracy.

3. Composes routine correspondence and reports from general instructions.

4. Answers and forwards telephone calls, reviews and distributes mail, schedules and arranges meetings, maintains office files, records and reference materials and operates office equipment, as needed.

5. Processes contractor’s license, entering the name, insurance, and type of contractor, while maintaining computer-generated reports;

6. Processes payments for licenses and inspections;

7. Print licenses and mail to contractors;

8. Maintains files relative to certificate of occupancy, takes telephone requests, sets up inspection dates and process, as needed;

9. Mail out certificates of occupancies after inspections are completed, send to the Director’s office for signature, and mail them to recipients;

10. Maintain demolition records, send out notices to owners, and send lien notices to the Solicitor’s Office when required.

11. Performs related duties in the department as assigned by the Director.

Minimum Requirements:

1. Chester resident preferred but not required.

2. High School Diploma or G.E.D. with two (2) years’ experience in the secretarial field.

3. Professional telephone manner with excellent oral and written communication skills;

4. Required to pass a typing test (30 wpm).

5. Strong knowledge of Windows, especially Word and Excel.

Physical Demands

Work requires the ability to sit, stand, bend, reach, and occasionally lift objects (0-15 lbs).

Work Environment

Work performed in an office environment.

CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AT 610-447-7700 ext. 7803 FOR A JOB APPLICATION OR DOWNLOAD FROM THE CHESTER CITY WEBSITE AT WWW.CHESTERCITY.COM

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.52 - $22.30 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Chester, PA 19013: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person