City of Charleston · 8 hours ago
Administrative Assistant I
The City of Charleston is seeking an Administrative Assistant I to perform a broad range of administrative duties and provide support for various departments. The role involves tasks such as preparing correspondence, scheduling meetings, and maintaining records while working under close supervision.
ConsultingGovernmentNon ProfitOffice AdministrationProfessional Services
Responsibilities
Strives to be efficient and effective at balancing and meeting the common needs and reasonable expectations of core constituents
Contributes towards the department's mission by continuously striving to meet expectations, strategic goals and objectives
Performs administrative work including, but not limited to preparing memorandums, letters and other correspondence; distributing mail; and maintaining client files and records
Schedules meetings; performs data entry; retrieves data and produces various reports; prepares and edits correspondence, communications, presentations and other documents
Works with Director to submit purchase requests
Answers phones, greets and assists guests, customers, and the general public
Responds to citizen requests and maintains and updates systems as appropriate
Orders, tracks, and maintains office supplies; makes travel reservations; reserves conference rooms for meetings
Assists in assigning CARE employees to work objectives appropriate to program
Assist in maintaining and entering website information and events
Assists in obtaining documentation for clients of the CARE office
Assists with document filing, organizing and purging as necessary
Performs related work as assigned
Qualification
Required
Requires a High School Diploma or GED and one (1) year of experience in a closely related field; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience providing the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the job
Requires knowledge in the use of a personal computer and in the application of Microsoft Office Products
Must have the ability to provide documentation verifying legal work status
Ability to read and speak the English language proficiently in order to communicate and interact with others; to understand and interpret safety instructions; and to respond to internal and external inquiries
Ability to understand and comply with City and departmental guidelines, policies, procedures and expectations
Company
City of Charleston
The City of Charleston is a progressive and energetic city and our goal is to grant our residents with the best service a city can provide and our visitors with the best vacation or business trip that a city can provide.