Public Services Assistant & Data Clerk

Placer County; Auburn (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Leave time and retirement benefits

Job summary

City of Largo is seeking a clerical worker responsible for greeting the public, handling inquiries, processing documents, and maintaining records. The role requires independent judgment and understanding of office procedures.

The position includes supporting multiple departments, preparing notices and reports, and performing data entry and basic accounting tasks. The successful candidate will be reliable, accurate, and able to work with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Ability to meet and deal courteously with the general public.
• Knowledge of business English, spelling, and arithmetic, and of office practices and procedures.
• Ability to handle multiple office functions.
• Ability to understand and carry out moderately complex oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work independently and complete assignments with minimal instruction.
• Ability to maintain complex records and to make reports requiring extreme accuracy.
• Ability to input, access, and retrieve data from a computer.

Responsibilities

• Greets the public, screens and directs visitors, answers questions, takes complaints, receives payments and takes customer orders.
• Explains departmental rules and regulations; screens and refers office calls.
• Assists other City workers with information requests and can create reports.
• Processes documents and applications requiring procedural knowledge; reviews documents for sufficiency, obtaining signatures, routing appropriately.
• Prepares public notices and performs various account-keeping functions.
• Inputs and retrieves data from the computer; types requisitions, letters, memoranda, and reports.
• Maintains files and records; takes minutes of conferences and meetings.
• Operates office machinery and makes mail deposits.
• May type from shorthand notes or conduct searches and issue licenses or permits.

Skills

Public interaction

Customer service

Oral and written communication

Multi-tasking

Data entry

Ability to follow instructions

Independence

Attention to accuracy

Computer data entry

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Office equipment

Calculator

Typewriter / Word processor / Copier

Computer

Job description

City of Largo is seeking a clerical worker responsible for greeting the public, handling inquiries, processing documents, and maintaining records. The role requires independent judgment and understanding of office procedures.

The position includes supporting multiple departments, preparing notices and reports, and performing data entry and basic accounting tasks. The successful candidate will be reliable, accurate, and able to work with minimal supervision.