North Cornwall issued the following announcement on Sept. 23.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT POSITIONS
North Cornwall Township Municipal Government Employment Career Opportunity
North Cornwall Township, located in Lebanon County, PA, is seeking to fill the Township's Administrative Assistant Positions. The Township has seen an increase in population, residential and commercial growth during the last decade, resulting in the need to increase its administrative staff. The Township will begin construction in 2022 of a new municipal administration building and will be seeking career minded persons to join the expanding administrative department's staff.
Administrative Assistant Positions
North Cornwall Township is accepting applications for the position of Administrative Office Assistant. This is a career opportunity for an energetic, self-motivated individual with the experience and/or skills necessary to perform municipal administrative assistant duties required for this position.
Accepting positions for a 40-hour work per week full-time position, and a 25-to-30-hour per work week part-time position. Starting salaries will be determined on whether the selected applicant is an entry level candidate, who will require training or an applicant who has administrative experience and will require minimum on-the-job training. Full-time position will include medical benefits, paid time off, retirement pension, paid holidays, as well as other benefits.
Applicants should submit a completed North Cornwall Township Employment Application, a detailed resume, with a cover letter describing their interest to work for North Cornwall Township.
Applications will be accepted from September 27, 2021 to October 30, 2021. Interviews for selected candidates will be scheduled beginning November 1, 2021. The tentative starting date window for this position will be between November 8, 2021 and January 3, 2022.
For a North Cornwall Township Employment Application, full job description, and more information on this position, go to North Cornwall Township's Website at nctown.org. or stop in the North Cornwall Township Municipal Office, 320 S. 18th Street, Lebanon, PA 17042, during normal business hours.
North Cornwall Township
Administrative Assistant Job Description
Job Title: Administrative Assistant
Summary: Performs administrative and clerical duties for management by performing the following duties.
Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
• North Cornwall Township is seeking a candidate with the following clerical skills:
• Strong communication and decision-making skills, a desire and willingness to learn.
• Experience with computer programs such as Office 365, Quickbooks, Excel, etc.
• Ability to organize and develop spreadsheets, educational materials, newsletters, and other forms of administrative and public works documents.
• Ability to manage Human Resource records, Health Insurance Plans, employee handbook and maintain personnel files.
• Answers multi-line telephone system, takes accurate messages and transfers telephone calls to the appropriate person in an efficient manner.
• Greets and screens incoming visitors in a professional manner and promptly notifies appropriate person of their arrival.
• Receives and signs for courier deliveries and notifies appropriate personnel that packages have arrived.
• Receives, sorts and distributes incoming mail and prepares outgoing mail in a timely manner.
• Operates standard office equipment to include:
multi-line telephone system
postage machine/scale
calculator
facsimile machine
computer/printer
photocopy machine
• Types correspondence and various documentation in proper format and proofreads/distributes as assigned.
• Maintains proper response letters on computer for various incoming correspondence.
• Files correspondence and documents as necessary.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Verifies, calculate and process payroll on a bi-weekly basis.
• Inventories and orders office supplies and equipment as directed.
• Maintains an updated and accurate master office calendar, schedules office meetings as
requested.
• Attends Board of Supervisor meetings for the purpose of taking and transcribing minutes in an accurate and professional manner.
• Other assigned duties: Responsible for administrative duties that may be assigned by the Office Supervisor or Township Manager.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience:
High School Diploma or Equivalent; two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special Skills:
Strong Written and verbal communication skills
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Language Ability:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees or organization.
Math Ability:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio. And percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instruction furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situation.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.
Certificates and Licenses:
Valid Driver's License
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.
You can access a NCT employment application on our website. Click on "I Want To" Apply For, then scroll to the bottom of the page to find the employment application. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 7AM to 4PM. 320 South 18th Street, Lebanon PA 17042.
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