Administrative Technician, Senior

Administrative Technician, Senior

Salary

$45,285.00 - $57,663.00 Annually

Location

1209 Admiral Street, VA

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

30M00000255

Department

Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities

Opening Date

05/26/2026

Closing Date

6/9/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

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Are you Richmond R.E.A.D.Y? Respect. Equity. Accountability. Diversity…YOU!!!

This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements:

• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Language Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• Tuition Assistance Program

Description

Hiring Range: $45,285 - $57,663 Annually

The Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities is seeking a highly qualified and motivated professional Administrative Technician Senior to assist the executive team with specialized administrative support, issuing permits and scheduling facility rentals.

This position reports to the Recreation Program Supervisor in the Permits and Scheduling Division.

Duties include but are not limited to

• Scheduling space rental and issuing permits for facilities and special events.
• Assisting customers with rental questions and/or concerns; resolving scheduling conflicts
• Scheduling conference rooms for internal use.
• Assisting with special projects and activities.
• Utilizing RecTrac to schedule facility rentals, assisting customers with password resets, registrations
• Greeting internal & external visitors.
• Answering phones, forwarding messages, copying, scanning.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Three years of related clerical or office support experience.
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• A Notary Public designation may be required for some assignments.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

• English language and grammar
• Experience with standard office equipment such as office machines, multi-line phone, computers, copier, fax, scanning machine, etc.
• Experience with software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Basic arithmetic calculations and mathematics
• Administrative and clerical procedures such as word processing, managing files and records, and designing forms
• Administrative and clerical procedures, and business principles

Skills (some combination of the following):

• Entering data accurately
• Maintaining confidentiality
• Utilizing critical thinking and analytical skills to solve problems
• Demonstrating excellent customer service
• Data entry
• Customer service
• Oral and written communication

Abilities (some combination of the following):

• Follow established procedures
• Pay attention to detail
• Work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Work independently with little supervision
• Work and support a team/staff
• Multi-task
• Use sound judgment and make important decisions
• Prioritize multiple responsibilities
• Summarize notes and requests in a concise manner
• Compose written, professional correspondence

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly work with ones fingers, talk, hear, see, and use repetitive motions; frequently walk; and occasionally stoop, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, push, pull, lift, grasp, and feel. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary (exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects), but may differ based on area of focus. The working conditions may contain environmental hazards, depending on area of focus.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Jessica McKenzie, Human Resources Manager by email at Jessica.McKenzie@RVA.GOV.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The City of Richmond Values Veterans. We are an official V3 Certified Company.

The City of Richmond is a proud partner with the US Army Partnership for Your Success PaYS Program.

With over 4,000 employees, the City of Richmond is an "Employer of Choice" among cities throughout the nation. The City strives to hire and retain employees who bring dedication and talent to the workforce. Offering a competitive, cost effective, and quality benefits package is one element of an "Employer of Choice".

The City offers a full range of benefit programs from initial hire through retirement. Please visit our Web site for details.

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10-point compensable veteran. You must have an existing compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more. Other 10-point veteran include disabled veteran or a veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart for wound or injuries received in action, veterans widow or widower who has not remarried, wife or husband of a veteran who has a service-connected disability, widowed, divorced or separated mother of an ex-service son or daughter who died in action, or who is totally and permanently disabled. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

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5-point veterans must have been discharged under honorable conditions and had one of the following: Active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, in a war, or during the period 4/28/52-7/1/55 or active duty for more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 2/1/55 and 10/14/76 or active duty during the Gulf War sometime between 8/2/90 - 1/2/92 or active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or active duty for which more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 9/11/2001 and ending on the date prescribed by the Presidential proclamation or by the law as the last date of operation Iraqi Freedom. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

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Which best describes your level of education?

• High school diploma
• Some college
• Associates degree
• Bachelors degree
• Masters degree
• None of the above

04

Which best describes your proficiency in using Microsoft applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, etc.?)

• Limited proficiency
• Intermediate proficiency
• Advanced proficiency
• No proficiency

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How many years of experience do you have working in the customer service field?

• Less than 3 years of experience
• 3 to 4 years of experience
• 5 to 6 years of experience
• 7 or more years of experience

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Please describe in detail your years of experience working in the customer service field.

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How many years of experience do you have using RecTrac?

• Less than 3 years of experience
• 3 to 4 years of experience
• 5 to 6 years of experience
• 7 or more years of experience

08

Please describe in detail your experience using RecTrac?

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How many years of experience issuing permits for facility reservations and special events?

• Less than 3 years of experience
• 3 to 4 years of experience
• 5 to 6 years of experience
• 7 or more years of experience

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Please describe in detail your years of experience issuing permits for facility reservations and special events.

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Employer City of Richmond

Address 900 East Broad Street

Suite

Richmond, Virginia, 23219

Phone (804) 646-5660

804-646-5660

Website https://www.rva.gov/