Administrative Technician

Title: Administrative Technician

Organization: Financial Services

Department: Financial Services

Location: Financial Services City Hall

Rate of Pay:$14.98

The Administrative Technician PT is responsible for provide clerical and administrative support to department/ division staff. The class is responsible for file maintenance; responding to public inquiries and requests; mail distribution; inventory maintenance; document preparation; and data entry. The class works according to some procedures; decides how and when to do things under general supervision.

• Ethical Practice
• Critical Thinking
• Time Management
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Relationship Management

• Average skills; knowledge of commonly used work routines, rules, procedures, or operations; simple data entry and retrieval.
• Proficient in MS Office software.
• Prepares purchase orders, and other invoice transactions for payment.
• Responsible for Records Management, maintains and updates filing system.
• Performs basic clerical functions such as writing letters and memorandums.
• Performs a variety of research.
• Orders supplies and maintains departmental inventory.
• Responds to customer inquiries and requests.
• Assists with timesheet verification.
• Receives and redistributes incoming and outgoing mail.
• Answers and redirects phone calls.
• Performs other related work as required.

High school or GED (no experience), or sufficient education to read and write plus two years of experience.

Valid Texas Driver’s License.

Average judgment; must recognize and resolve problems such as bad grammar, type of procedure to apply, where to refer call or correspondence without specified destination, whether there is a problem/malfunction with a piece of equipment that needs attention, etc.; may involve freedom in selection of work methods among approved routines, setting of priorities, or sequencing of tasks within established schedules

General guidelines: occasionally requires interpretation of available options to apply to non-standard situations; day-to-day work drives priorities

Does not supervise.

Orders and picks up supplies (usually not more than $200.00); posts transactions but does not directly handle checks or cash; sends invoices for billing.

Infrequent or non-difficult contacts with other people inside and/or outside department; straightforward information exchange, etc.

Office job with little or occasional light physical effort involving walking or standing most of the time and involves exerting up to 20 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis

Responsible for use of equipment/property such as office equipment, supplies, etc., which are used in office, use of a City vehicle.

Office job, no adverse conditions.

The City of Brownsville requires all employees to successfully pass a Drug & Alcohol and a physical examination and a Background Check.

The City of Brownsville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the City to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

This position does not offer benefits.

The City of Brownsville does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.