Administrative Technician

City of Fort Worth; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 Paid Holidays

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Pension Plan

Professional Development Opportunities

Job summary

The City of Fort Worth is seeking an Administrative Technician to support the Investigative and Support Command. The role involves clerical, fiscal, and administrative duties for staff and sworn officers.

You will help manage data, respond to inquiries, and ensure confidential handling of sensitive information. Minimum qualifications include an Associate degree and two years of clerical experience; preferred are higher clerical levels and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent in a related field and two years of clerical/administrative experience.
• Experience with sworn civil service and ability to communicate effectively with all levels while maintaining confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Assist with researching, data tracking, reporting, and monitoring the status and flow of internal processes.
• Respond to and resolve inquiries from internal customers and citizens or direct them to the appropriate personnel.
• Perform a wide variety of clerical, fiscal, and administrative tasks to support staff and management personnel in the assigned area of responsibility.
• Provide staff with documents, schedule meetings, and screen clients and phone calls; maintain calendars, prepare travel documents, and reimbursements.
• Provide staff support as a backup for various positions during absences and essential duties.
• Receive and apply payments and fees; compile fiscal and statistical reports; balance books and update records and documents.

Skills

Higher clerical experience

MS Office proficiency

Communication across levels

Education

Associates degree in Business, Business Administration, Finance, Public Administration, Office Administration or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Pay Range: $21.26/hr. - $26.57/hr.

Job Posting Closing on: Monday, November 16, 2026

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

An Administrative Technician job is available with the City of Fort Worth Investigative and Support Command. This position will contribute to the City’s strategic goals, mission and vision by providing professional support to both general employees and sworn police officers at all levels. The Investigative and Support Command of the Fort Worth Police Department is responsible for investigating serious and complex crimes and providing specialized support to police operations. It oversees areas such as criminal investigations, forensic science, records, and property and evidence management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associates degree in Business, Business Administration, Finance, Public Administration, Office Administration or related field.
• Two (2) years of clerical and administrative experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Higher levels of clerical experience as it relates to this vacancy
• Intermediate proficient in Microsoft office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Experience with sworn civil service and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of an organization coupled with the ability to maintain a strict level of confidentiality at all times

The Administrative Technician Job Responsibilities Include

• Assist with researching, data tracking, reporting, and monitoring the status and flow of internal processes
• Respond to and resolve inquiries from internal customers and citizens or direct them to the appropriate personnel
• Perform a wide variety of clerical, fiscal, and administrative tasks to support staff and management personnel in the assigned area of responsibility
• Provides administrative assistance to staff by preparing documents, scheduling meetings, and screening clients and phone calls. Maintains appointment calendars, prepare travel documents, employee travel reimbursement requests and conference registrations
• Provide staff support by serving as a backup for various staff positions and performing essential duties during periods of employee absence
• Receives and applies payments and fees. Compiles fiscal, statistical and related program reports. Calculates financial data, balances books, updates account and provides program expenditures and available balances. Updates and inputs record and documents and maintains files
• Participates in special projects, providing input as needed

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Working Conditions and Physical Demands as stated on official City job description

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) Background Check

Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.