Office Assistant - PARCS

City of Lancaster (CA); Lancaster (CA); In loco; USD 42.000 - 56.000; Tempo pieno

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The City of Lancaster (CA) is seeking an administrative professional to handle calls, greet visitors, manage filing, update paperwork, and support office operations. The role requires strong organizational skills and a commitment to public service.

This non-exempt position involves routine clerical tasks, event coordination, mail handling, and maintaining inventory within a busy city office environment.

Competenze

• Experience in office environments and basic administrative duties.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks with accuracy and discretion.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Mansioni

• Handling incoming calls and other communications
• Manage filing system and recording information as needed
• Greet clients and visitors
• Update paperwork, maintain documents and wordprocessing
• Help organize and maintain office common areas
• Perform general office duties and runerrands
• Coordinate events as necessary
• Maintain supply inventory
• Opens, sorts, and distributes incoming mail
• Collect and stamp outgoingmailPerforms other related duties as assigned

Conoscenze

Problem Solving

Learning Agility

Handling Stress

Professional Integrity & Ethics

Safety Focus

Customer Focus

Informing

Teamwork

Valuing Diversity

Allocating Resources

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Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Handling incoming calls and other communications
• Manage filing system and recording information as needed
• Greet clients and visitors
• Update paperwork, maintain documents and wordprocessing
• Help organize and maintain office common areas
• Perform general office duties and runerrands
• Coordinate events as necessary
• Maintain supply inventory
• Opens, sorts, and distributes incoming mail
• Collect and stamp outgoingmailPerforms other related duties as assigned

The duties listed above are not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may also perform other related duties as assigned by their immediate supervisor. This position is considered non-exempt.

Core Competencies:

• Problem Solving – Analytically and logically evaluating information
• Learning Agility – Seeking learning opportunities and applying the lessons to work
• Handling Stress – Maintaining emotional stability and self-control under pressure, challenge, or adversity
• Professional Integrity & Ethics – Displaying honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability
• Safety Focus – Showing Vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards
• Customer Focus – Attending to the Needs and expectations of customers
• Informing – Proactively obtaining and sharing information
• Teamwork – Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals
• Valuing Diversity – Appreciating the benefits of varied backgrounds and cultures in the workplace
• Allocating Resources – Prioritizing the use of fiscal and material resources to maximize organizational effectiveness

Guiding Principles

1. Put people first.
2. Be visionary.
3. Be an ambassador for Lancaster.
4. Be Fiscally Responsible.
5. BeCreative.
6. Always Improving.
7. Be Adaptable and Resilient.

Essential Physical Requirements:

• Ascend/Descend stairs/ladders/balance (moderate)
• Position self to bend or twist (frequent)
• To move, transport, position items up to 15 lbs. (frequent)
• Exposed to outdoor weather conditions (infrequent)
• Operate Equipment (none)
• Stationary or squatting position (frequent)

Environmental Factors:

• Work under time pressure (moderate to frequent)
• Interruptions (frequent)

Essential Cognitive Functions:

• Analyze (continuous)
• Computations (frequent)
• Generate Written Work Product (moderate)
• Independent Problem Solving (continuous)
• Interruptions (frequent)
• Maintain Positive Public Relations (continuous)
• Organize (frequent)

Disaster Service Worker:

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 3100-3109, all public employees are declared disaster service workers subject to disaster service activities as may be assigned to them in the event of fire, flood, earthquake, or other natural or man-made disaster.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

The City of Lancaster will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the City of Lancaster is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting www.dfeh.ca.gov/fair-chance-act/.