PLANNING ASSISTANT

Position:                FULL-TIME PLANNING ASSISTANT

Salary:                   $19.37 - $23.49 HOURLY

Duties:                   Performs clerical work involving typing correspondence, reports and memoranda from information supplied through rough draft, written and oral instructions; applies knowledge of departmental operations in preparing material and judgment as to format; uses personal computer, photocopier and other various office machines to perform assigned duties.  Posts and maintains a variety of departmental records; prepares material for filing and maintains files.  Serves as clerk to the Planning Commission, requiring one evening meeting on the first Monday of each month; transcribes minutes of the meeting and maintains records.  Assists Fire Chief, Safety Technician and City Planner in clerical matters and record keeping.  Other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications:      Ability to understand oral and written instructions and to act upon them accordingly; exceptional organizational skills.  Professional knowledge of business English, spelling, punctuation and arithmetic; working knowledge of general office practices.  Considerable skill in typing speed and accuracy; working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs; ability to perform recurring duties with little direction and to complete new tasks with limited supervision.  Ability to use tact, judgment and courtesy in dealing with the public as well as maintain harmonious working relationships with other agencies, officials, fellow employees and general public. 

Experience and

Training:                Minimum of one year experience as an administrative assistant and one year customer service experience.  Must be detail oriented.  Graduation from high school or the equivalent GED certificate, supplemented with additional training in college or business school in related fields.  Any other satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which insures the ability to perform the work may substitute for the above.  Spanish bilingual candidates preferred, but not required.

Method of

Selection:              Evaluation of candidate's background from application form. Only those applicants who appear best qualified as determined by a screening committee will be interviewed.  However, the City of Milton-Freewater reserves the right to not fill this position, reject all applicants, reopen the position or make a direct appointment.  Applications received during this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies at the City’s discretion. 

Application:          Applications may be obtained from Human Resource Dept., City Hall, P.O. Box 6, Milton-Freewater, OR  97862, 541-938-8243. Applications must be received in the Human Resource department no later than Friday, July 26, 2019 at 12:00pm (noon).  Disability accommodations made in the recruitment process upon request.

The City of Milton-Freewater is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disability.