Administrative Assistant 3 Retirement Systems - (CURRENT CITY OF DETROIT EMPLOYEES ONLY)
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Administrative Assistant 3 Retirement Systems - (CURRENT CITY OF DETROIT EMPLOYEES ONLY)
Salary
$46,396.00 - $57,234.00 Annually
Location
MI, MI
Job Type
Certified-Regular Civil Service
Job Number
2024113601153NONRSmm
Department
Non Departmental
Division
Pension & Employee Benefi
Opening Date
08/26/2024
Closing Date
9/15/2024 11:59 PM Eastern
Bargaining Unit
9001-Non Union Hourly Regular Service General
Description
Benefits
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Description
RESUME REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION!!!
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT III - RETIREMENT SYSTEM
THIS RECRUITMENT IS OPEN TO
CURRENT CITY OF DETROIT EMPLOYEES ONLY
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
The Administrative Assistant class is a non-supervisory role that organizes and expedites office management activities in each major division of the City of Detroit. Administrative Assistants in this class are classified as Administrative Assistants, levels I-IV, with varying degrees of responsibility.
Administrative Assistants in this class lead and perform general office assistant work. The work requires. knowledge of the procedures, techniques and practices involved in carrying out the work of an organization within established guidelines, and the skill to use various office equipment including fax machines, photocopiers, scanners, videoconferencing, telephone systems, and the ability to create and edit documents.
Examples of Duties
Supports department managers, department directors or related management staff
Prepares standard and custom reports of a financial, personnel, payroll, or department-specific nature
Greets visitors or callers and handles their inquiries or direct them to the appropriate persons according to their needs
Sorts, opens, and distributes incoming mail to staff
Makes copies of correspondence or other printed material
Answers telephones and gives information to callers, takes messages, or transfers calls to appropriate individuals
Requisitions office supplies, repairs on office equipment, and printing services
Coordinates conferences, meetings, or special events, and arranges travel reservations for office personnel
Maintains scheduling and event calendars
Locates and assembles documents for briefings and conferences
Assists staff by providing information about procedures, practices and policies in division
Prepares minutes of meetings from notes and/or recordings
Serves as liaison between management and staff by transmitting information, explaining appropriate work instructions, and following up on assignments
Sets up, manages, and develops systems for paper or electronic filing systems, records information, updates paperwork, or maintains documents, such as attendance records, correspondence or other material
Checks and/or compares documents, forms, applications, or other materials for accuracy, completeness, grammar, and format
Creates, maintains, and enters information into databases
Writes simple or repetitive, non-technical correspondence such as letters of acknowledgement in accordance with a given format
Operates electronic mail systems and coordinates the flow of information, internally or with other organizations
Operates office equipment, such as fax machines, copiers, or phone systems and arranges for repairs when equipment malfunctions
Uses computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing Independently notes and follows up on commitments made at meetings and conferences by staff members
Develops material for supervisor's use in public speaking engagements
Maintains information needed for budget purposes
Performs special projects and other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
Education
- For all Administrative Assistants, it is a requirement to have completed High School graduation or General Educational Development (GED) certificate.
Experience
In addition to the minimum education requirements, the following experience requirements also apply:
For entry into the Administrative Assistant position, at least four (4) years of administrative support experience where the use of personal computers to prepare correspondence, reports, and charts to enter and retrieve information is required. Administrative Assistants must demonstrate proficiency with integrated word processing and spreadsheet functions. This proficiency may be measured by taking a written test.
For selection, appointment to an Administrative Assistant level II or higher, in addition to the minimum education requirements, more progressive levels of experience are required based on the following:
- Administrative Assistant III - at least Three (3) years of experience
Equivalency
Equivalent combinations of education and experience that provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities will be evaluated on an individual basis.
Supplemental Information
Evaluation Plan
Total of Interview and Evaluation T.E.P: 100%
Additional points may be awarded for:
LRD:08/01/2024
Knowledge of:
Basic or commonly used rules, procedures, or operations, which typically require some previous experience or training
Administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and
records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology, for example, to file material and obtain requested data from files
Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services, which includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and required formats sufficient to recognize and correct such errors in correspondence and reports
Extensive body of rules, procedures, or operations applied to clerical assignments and knowledge of the organization and functions of the office in order to perform all of the procedural work of the office. This includes knowledge to carry out and coordinate, in a timely and effective manner, many different procedures, each of which might involve numerous steps.
Advise clerks or secretaries in subordinate organizations of the appropriate procedures to use
Duties, priorities, commitments, policies, and program goals of the staff sufficient to perform non-routine assignments
Coordinating the work of the office with the work of other offices
Administrative concepts, principles, and practices sufficient to perform independently such duties as eliminating conflict and duplication in extensive office procedures
Skill in:
Use of personal computers, telephone systems, fax machines and other standard office equipment
Use of Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) and other office suite software packages
Use of Excel (e.g. Formulas, Pivot Tables, Vlookup, Hlookup, other functions, charts, tables) and other financial management software packages functionality
Adapting policies or procedures to emergency situations and establishing practices or procedures to meet new situations
Recognizing how and when certain policies, procedures, or guidelines will be confusing to others
Communicating effectively, both orally and in writing
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
Talking to others to convey information effectively
Managing one's own time and the time o