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CITY OF STARKVILLE is Hiring an Administrative Assistant - Part-time Near Starkville, MS
GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:
This is part-time, administrative work requiring clerical knowledge and skill to assist and support the Sanitation and Environmental Services Department.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Serves as the first point of contact for visitors, citizens, employees, and leaders of the City of Starkville's Sanitation and Environmental Services Department.
- Provides quality customer service ensuring a positive public image compliant with the City of Starkville's Code of Conduct.
- Performs as telephone receptionist of inbound and outbound calls to include answering, resolving, transferring/conferencing, and messaging.
- Performs data entry and word processing tasks for record keeping, retrieval, reporting, and dissemination.
- Maintains proficient knowledge of social media outlets and uses them to promote services and happenings within the Department.
- Executes general assignments and special projects to include coordinating and setting up for Departmental meetings, programs, and events.
- Works collaboratively with members of Keep Starkville Beautiful.
- Assists with and/or performs other duties as assigned. NOTE: Location of work may vary based on the Department's needs and at its discretion.
Knowledge of:
- Customer Service: Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including a desire to help customers regardless of their circumstance.
- Confidentiality: Methods and techniques of the proper handling and precautions for classified, confidential, and sensitive information.
- English Language: The structure and content of the English language, including the meaning of words, and grammar.
- Office Systems: Administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing systems and filing and records management systems.
- Office Software: Current word processing, presentation, spreadsheet, and database programs used by the City; particularly, the Microsoft Office Suite.
- Industry Software: Computer understanding sufficient to learn database programs and other software, such as, Kronos and Verizon Network Fleet.
- Pay attention to detail in dealing with numbers, words, and documents.
- Multi-task by working with multiple software packages simultaneously.
- Communicate orally and in writing.
- Establish and maintain positive working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
- Care about and incorporate continuous quality improvement principles for work.
- Maintain knowledge of a variety of social media outlets.
- Prioritize and organize work.
- Follow Department and City policies and procedures with or without supervision.
- High school diploma from a school accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or GED certificate issued by the appropriate state agency.
- Possesses one year experience in an administrative or clerical role within a municipality or Mississippi State Government Organization.
- Proven history with digital media or other means of working with graphics very creatively.
- Must possess a valid Mississippi Driver's License and acceptable MVR.
Work is performed in an office environment and involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions. Work requires frequent sitting, walking, standing, bending, and carrying items over twenty-five (25) pounds such as boxes, supplies, etc. Physical demand requirements are at levels of those for sedentary work. Must have average levels of eye/hand/foot coordination with or without accommodation.
Job Summary
Part Time
$38k-48k (estimate)
05/02/2024
05/15/2024
cityofstarkville.org
STARKVILLE, MS
200 - 500
1835
MITUL PATEL
$10M - $50M
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