What are the responsibilities and job description for the Administrative Assistant position at City of Chehalis?
Overview
If you love interacting with the community, this is the position for you! Our fantastic Recreation Department is looking for the right person to fill the Administrative Assistant position.
The full-time position supports both the Recreation Department and the Parks and Facilities Department with the following tasks:
- Performs routine transactions with the public including processing of payments, receipts and refunds for facility rentals, collection of registration and fees for recreation programs as well as other seasonal programs.
- Coordinates, tracks and administers public and city reservations for use of city Parks and Recreation facilities.
- Assists in the design, development, scheduling and implementation of a variety of recreation programs including athletic leagues, sports tournaments and the operation of the Shaw Aquatics Center.
- On occasion, work weekends and before/after normal working hours.
- Travels within city and county, as well as out of town, which may include attending meetings, events, conferences, seminars, and training sessions.
The successful candidate will have the following education, experience, and skills:
- Graduation from an accredited high school or GED equivalent.
- College level course work in accounting, business administration, finance, marketing/tourism or closely related field.
- Four years of progressively responsible experience in office and administrative work.
In place of the above requirements, any combination of education and experience that provides the applicant with the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the job may be considered as qualifying.
- Maintains regular, reliable and punctual attendance.
- Must possess a valid Washington State Drivers License with good driving record.
- Must successfully satisfy a background investigation.
- Deal tactfully and courteously with individuals of all levels and maintain composure in difficult and/or stressful situations with frequent interruptions and maintain a non-judgmental attitude towards others.
- Be self-motivated, able to work independently with minimal direction, and keep deadlines.
- Prior experience administering facility rentals and/or coordinating recreation programs, athletic leagues and tournaments (desirable).
This is a union-covered position and is overtime-eligible. The salary is $4,146 - $5,041 monthly with an expected 3% cost of living increase by January 1st. The City of Chehalis offers a great benefit package of low-premium medical plans (Regence BlueShield or Kaiser), free dental and vision for employees and family members, life insurance benefit for employees and family members, and a retirement pension. There are 10 paid holidays with vacation and sick leave accrual, as well as a personal holiday each year.
If interested, please apply by Sunday, December 28th.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $23.92 - $29.08 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $24 - $29