Administrative Coordinator

Compensation Range

Please note: This job opening may close earlier than the stated date, due to high candidate volume. If interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

Who We Are:

At the City of High Point, we celebrate the creator in everyone. Building on our rich cultural history steeped in industrialism and innovation, our employees seek not only to transform themselves, but the world around us. We are collaborators, we are makers, we are visionaries. 
  
We invite you to explore the many opportunities to serve our community, by sharing your talents, skills, and expertise. You'll join a diverse team of over 1300 individuals dedicated not just to making a career, but a difference; because what we create in High Point, changes the world! 

Our Core Values:

• Stewardship: We manage the city’s resources responsibly and make decisions that sustain High Point’s future. In other words, we take care of what we have today to build what we’ll need tomorrow
• Welcoming: We create a friendly, open environment where residents, partners, and visitors feel valued and embraced. We want everyone who connects with High Point to feel welcomed, like they belong here.
• Integrity: We act with honesty, transparency, and ethical responsibility in everything we do. That means doing what’s right – even when no one’s watching. This is how we earn our community’s trust.
• Productivity: We stay focused on results, fostering creativity, innovation, and outside-the-box thinking. We don’t just get things done – we find smarter, better ways to do them.

What We Offer:
The City of High Point offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. We also offer generous benefit package for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 401K and 457B Retirement Plans
• PTO earned within first year
• 13 Paid Holidays per year
• Tuition Reimbursement Plan
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans effective day one

What You'll Do:

The Administrative Coordinator performs responsible, skilled clerical and routine administrative work under the direct supervision of the
WS Mains Superintendent. This position requires knowledge of office and work unit policies and procedures and is tasked with preparation of documents and reports, assisting internal and external customers and other office work such as maintaining files, mail distribution and photocopying.

Essential Tasks & Responsibilities:

Essential Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Greets and provides initial assistance to walk-in visitors and telephone customers;
• Answers in-coming telephone calls using best customer service practices, provides
• information, assist with customer needs, and/or routes calls to appropriate personnel;
• Oversees and processes paperwork and payments of departmental expenditures in accordance with established accounts payable policies and procedures;
• Assit in processing division procurement purchases in accordance with established purchasing policies and procedures, generate requisitions, purchase orders, voucher, reports using various specialized formats and forms;
• Reconciles procurement card statements;
• Processes division payroll, checks time sheets, leave forms, enters information gathered  into Workday;
• Prepares personnel action forms for increases, transfers, terminations, and other forms including changes of address and telephones, coordinates, prepares and processes paperwork for personnel vacancies and related hiring correspondence, maintains department personnel records;
• Enters information into data bases, spreadsheets or word process software as needed;
• Makes travel arrangements, reservations and registrations for conferences and seminars, prepares travel advance authorization forms and completes expense reports upon return from trip and sends travel expense forms through Workday.
• Trains employees in office equipment as necessary;
•  Schedules and coordinates meetings at the request of the superintendent;
•  Research and compiles information for reports and projects;
•  Assists in the creation of presentations;
•  Oversees the maintenance of office files including sorting, indexing, and alphabetizing;
• Participates in special projects and other duties as assigned by the     Superintendent;
•  Benefits Liaison for employees;
• Serves as Notary Public as needed;
• Performs other clerical and administrative task as assigned, assist Director and staff as needed;
• Ensures that all work is performed in accordance with OSHA and City Safety Standards and policies.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED, with at least three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have intermediate experience in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Publisher, PowerPoint) and the ability to learn new software quickly, including web-based applications.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Possess strong attention to detail.

Preferred:

• 3+ years of administrative experience
• Associate's Degree
• Experience with Workday, Cityworks, and Cayenta

Physical Requirements

• Hearing/Speaking - Expressing and/or receiving information by means of spoken word are both necessary to converse with internal and external customers including co-workers, citizens and applicants.
• Acuity, far – clarity of vision at 20 feet or more. Must be able to see from a distance when
• Visual Abilities – the ability to perceive via eyesight is required for this position:
• administering and observing employment tests, operating a motor vehicle or addressing an audience.
• Acuity, near – clarity of vision at 20 inches or less. Must be able to see work-related business documents close at hand.
• Depth perception – Three-dimensional vision and the ability to judge distance and space relationships.
• Field of Vision – the area that can be seen up and down or to the right or left while eyes are focused on one point. Must be able to see a wide span of area.
• • Accommodation – Must be able to adjust the eye lens to glance quickly.
• Physical Strength – degree of physical demands typically associated with this position include:
• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally; and/or
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force frequently; and
• A negligible amount of force constantly to handle or move materials related to the position
• Reaching - Extending the hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction.
• Handling - Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand(s).
• Fingering - Picking, pinching or otherwise working with fingers primarily rather than the entire hand or arm.

Mental Activity/Requirements Reasoning:

• Ability to apply principles of logical thinking combined with knowledge of principles and practices of public service work tasks and handle practical situations, comprehend and respond to a variety of situations in a timely fashion and exercise good judgment.

Mathematics Ability

Using arithmetic and/or Statistics: Ability to direct and oversee the use of arithmetic and/or statistics in the preparation of a variety of tests and reports.

Language Ability

• The ability to speak, read and write the English Language are required for this position.

Environmental Conditions

• Physical Surroundings
• The Administrative Coordinator will work primarily indoors.

Hazards

• None

Machinery/Tools/Work Aids/Other Equipment

• Computer, word processors, fax machine, copy machine, laser printer, calculator, and other office supplies regularly available.

The work location of this job will be 816 E Green Dr High Point, North Carolina.

Our Commitments
The City of High Point is dedicated to fostering a work environment that values individuals from all backgrounds and seeks to attract and retain the most qualified partners in service to the citizens of High Point. As an at-will employer, the City allows employees to terminate their employment, or be terminated at any time, with or without cause, as long as it is not prohibited by law.