NEOGOV · 5 months ago
Administrative Assistant - Animal Care & Control
Desert Hot Springs, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$47K/yr - $58K/yr
3+ years expNEOGOV is the employer for the City of Desert Hot Springs, seeking an Administrative Assistant for the Animal Care & Control department. The role involves providing secretarial and administrative support, managing communications, and ensuring efficient office operations while maintaining confidentiality.
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Responsibilities
Receives and screens visitors and telephone calls, manages calendars, makes travel and meeting arrangements
Provides factual information which may require the interpretation of policies and procedures
Takes messages or refers the caller to the proper personnel
Researches and compiles a variety of informational materials from sources both inside and outside the office
Types drafts and a wide variety of finished documents from notes, brief instructions, or prior materials
Prepares reports
Provides training and support to other support staff
Work well with all levels of internal management as well as outside clients and vendors
Initiates specified correspondence independently for signature by appropriate management, supervisory or professional staff
Initiates invoices and prepares purchase requests and purchase orders and formal bid documents
Follows up on projects; transmits information; sets priorities and meets critical deadlines
May be required to attend evening meetings; take minutes; prepare and distribute agendas
May be responsible to receive and maintain supplies
Negotiating and arbitrating customer and public relations
Maintains records and files
Assist with overflow work from others and fill in as office receptionist, as needed; and
Performs related duties as requested
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or equivalent supplemented with secretarial training; or
Three (3) years of progressive clerical experience preferably in a municipal environment
Valid California driver's license with a good driving record at time of appointment
Knowledge of office administration and secretarial practices and procedures including business letter writing
Operation of common office equipment; i.e. personal computer, calculator, fax machine, copy machine
Basic communication and telephone skills
Skilled in public relations
Record keeping and filing methods
Correct English usage, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary
Ability to provide various secretarial and office administrative assistance to supervisory, professional and technical staff
Ability to use initiative and independent judgment within established guidelines
Ability to compose correspondence independently or from brief instructions
Ability to organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines, and follow up assignments with a minimum of direction
Ability to use of a computer keyboard at an acceptable speed
Successfully pass a pre-employment physical including a drug test and live scan
Benefits
Generous Vacation and Sick leave program
10 annual holidays and one (1) floating holiday
Civic Scholars Program
Opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree at no cost to the employee
Participates in the Social Security system
Covered by the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
Maximum amount per month towards the cost of medical, dental and vision coverage
Life insurance is paid by the City
Deferred Compensation Plan
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$700MKey Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-07-28Secondary Market· $700M
2025-07-28Acquired
2021-06-02Private Equity
Leadership Team
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CEO
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