ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II

Starting Pay $13.37 per hour

SUMMARY

This position creates and processes Work Orders for the repair of vehicles in Fleet Services and performs a variety of duties required in the operation of Fleet Services.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Under supervision, assists in the preparation and maintenance of various records and reports, requiring use of math, personal computer and data entry skills.
• Assists in performing routine office duties such as making copies, preparing routine correspondence and the like.
• Maintains electronic and paper files in an orderly and organized manner, assists in records management activities and in preparing responses to Open Records requests.
• Answers phones, answering questions and responding to complaints in a courteous and concise manner, directing the caller to the appropriate staff member for assistance, and/or taking and delivering detailed messages for the appropriate staff member.

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Requires a High School Diploma or its equivalent and one year of office experience. Knowledge of bookkeeping, accounting, or recordkeeping is preferred. Valid Texas Driver’s License required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Good math skills.
• Good communication skills, an eagerness to learn, willing to take and follow instruction, adaptable to changes, and willingness to accept responsibilities.
• Ability to handle confidential information in the appropriate manner.
• Ability and willingness to take selected City held PC classes as deemed necessary by supervisor.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment including a calculator, copier, and multi-line telephone system.
• Ability to use a computer for data entry, word processing and accounting purposes (Word/Excel preferred).

ADA PROFILE

Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is required to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.  The employee is also required to finger, grasp, handle, life walk, stand, hear, crouch, reach, speak, see, and talk. Also requires the ability to make rational decisions and preform repetitive motions.

The City of Amarillo is an Equal Opportunity employer and encourages applications from eligible and qualified persons regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information or protected veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.

The City of Amarillo provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case by case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Office at 806-378-4294.