Administrative Assistant (Parks)

Tulsa County, OK

Tulsa, OK

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Administrative Skills, Calculators, Calendar Management, Concrete, English Language, Fax Machines, File Maintenance, Financial Regulations, Financial Reporting, Internet Research, Mail Processing, Maintenance - Appliances, Mathematics, Meeting Minutes, Microsoft Access Database, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Product Family, Microsoft Word, Needs Assessment, Office Equipment, PC (Personal Computer) Systems, Physical Demands, Prepare Correspondence, Proofreading, Record Keeping, Reporting Skills, Secondary School, Spanish Language, Statistics, Team Player, Typing, Writing Skills

LOCATION

Tulsa, OK

POSTED

Today

Organization
Parks Department
Pay
$18.97
Pay Frequency
Hourly
Full Time / Part Time
Full time
Job Summary
Under general supervision, performs difficultand responsible secretarial support for the Director of Parks by performing the following duties.

All candidates conditionally offered transfer, promotion or initial hiring into a DOT/safety-sensitive position shall submit to testing for drugs and alcohol and test negative before performingany job functions that are safety-sensitive or require a CDL. External job applicants with a confirmed positive drug or alcohol test result shall be denied employment and shall be required to wait one year before applying for another position within Tulsa County.
Job Description

Essential Job Functions

• Receive visitors, clients, and vendors for Parks Department.
• Receive telephone calls, interview callers, determine nature of business and whether they have an appointment; take messages, give authorized information, or transfers calls.
• Open, sort and distribute incoming mail.
• Maintain calendar for Conference Rooms and Director's calendar.
• Perform a variety of internet research functions, work processing, filing, emailing, and faxing.
• Responsible for scheduling meetings, posting meeting dates and times, notifying committee members, preparing, and posting agendas by designated time, send copies of agenda to all parties involved including the PIO.
• Attend meetings, take, and transcribe minutes of meetings.
• Proof communications and reports.
• Make and distribute copies of meeting minutes, reports, and other types of printed communications.
• Type narrative and statistical or accounting reports from rough draft or straight copy.
• Organize and maintain various other files in alphabetical and numerical format.
• Extract information, purge files and insert new material.
• Operate related office equipment.
• Compose and prepare correspondence, reports, contracts, statistical data, and other material.
• Gather, assemble, and summarize information and data for executive action and fiscal information for periodic and special reports.
• Provide secretarial support for the Director and Department as needed.
• Identify needs and submit work orders to the Building Operations Division for facility needs such as light bulb replacement, structural or hardware needs, appliance repair or other items as determined.

Additional Job Description

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

Skill in receiving visitors; in maintaining accurate records and files; in proofreading; in using a personal computer, calculator, and other related office machines; in Microsoft Word and Excel as proved by passing a basic test; and in typing from straight copy as proved by passing a key boarding test (45 WPM).

Knowledge of clerical procedures and records; of spelling, punctuation, business English; of office methods and procedures; of laws, ordinances and regulations governing County financial matters; of departmental policies and procedures; of computer functions, such as Microsoft software such as Word, Excel, and Access; and of other services provided or available in the community.

Ability to organize and accomplish a variety of clerical duties; to exercise initiative and independent judgement; to perceive clerical errors; to understand and follow oral and written instructions; to understand and follow departmental policies and procedures; to maintain confidential information; to exercise tact, patience, and courtesy in dealing with others; to speak clearly, distinctly and in a pleasing tone; and to cooperate and work with others.

Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience
Education equivalent to graduation from a standard four year high school, including or supplemented by courses in computer key boarding, personal computer, normally found in junior college, and over three years satisfactory full-time paid employment in a secretarial, administrative assistant or related work, or a combination of education and experience.

Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Spanish speaking ability is a plus but not a requirement.

Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
None required.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, detect, position; reach with hands and arms; and communicate, convey, express oneself, exchange information. The employee frequently is required to assume a stationary position. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently transport, move, position, put and/or install up to 10 pounds and occasionally transport, move, position, put and/or install up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

EEO STATEMENT
Tulsa County does not discriminate against any individual because of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, or political affiliation (except when such person advocates or belongs to an organization which advocates the overthrow of our constituted government by force or violence) with regard to all terms, conditions, eligibilities, and privileges of employment for all positions in the County.

NOTE: Job descriptions are subject to change based on changing business needs and conditions.

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Tulsa County, OK

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