Seasonal Clerk

City of Livonia; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

The City of Livonia is seeking a Seasonal Clerk to support the Treasurer's Office during the summer and winter tax collection seasons. The temporary role involves accurate clerical work, tax bill processing, and responsive public inquiries.

Responsibilities include mail handling, payment posting, record updating, and basic balancing. Candidates should meet the minimum qualifications and be prepared for a six-month retention window for potential vacancy reviews.

Qualifications

• Understand and carry out written and oral directions.
• Use communication skills to provide courteous and effective response to public service inquiries.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public and other City of Livonia employees.
• Perform routine clerical tasks of filing, sorting and checking efficiently and expeditiously.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and mail tax bills.
• Respond to citizen inquiries in person or by phone, including verifying taxes in the computer system.
• Open mail and run tapes of tax payment checks on a 10-key calculator; post payments in the computer tax file and balance entries.
• Update records and file; perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

Follow directions

Public communication

Relationship building

Clerical tasks

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The City of Livonia is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Responsibilities

An employee in this classification works in the Treasurer's Office providing clerical assistance for approximately 10-12 weeks, up to 30 hours a week, during the summer and winter tax collection seasons.

The duties and responsibilities include preparing and mailing of tax bills; responding to citizen inquiries in person or by phone which involves computer verification of taxes; opening mail and running tape of tax payment checks on a 10-key calculator; posting payments on the computer tax file and balancing the entries; updating records; filing and performing related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications And Application Process

At the time of application, a candidate must:

• Be a citizen of the United States, or a resident alien with the right to work in the United States; and
• Be at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
• Have a high school diploma or its equivalent; and
• Have one year full-time paid clerical work experience.

NOTE: The City of Livonia continuously accepts applications for the Seasonal Clerk position, however, this does not necessarily mean there is a current vacancy. Applications are retained for six months and if/when a vacancy occurs, applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received.

Ability To

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Understand and carry out written and oral directions
• Use communication skills to provide courteous and effective response to public service inquiries
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships the public and other City of Livonia employees
• Perform routine clerical tasks of filing, sorting and checking efficiently and expeditiously

Temporary employees are not eligible for fringe benefits.