Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
An Administrative Technician position is available with the City of Fort Worth Water Department / Field Operations Division. This position is essential to the daily operations of the division and an integral role in the department's success. The ideal candidate will work in a team environment while providing excellent customer service and administrative support to the daily operations of the Field Operations Division and its employees. Will serve as a department Human Resources Coordinator (HRC), payroll processing, handling large projects; including recruitment, benefits, process reimbursement and travel requests, handling special project duties for the division/department, and other duties as assigned. Will ensure work quality and adhere to established policies and procedures. The Field Operations Division is a 24/7 operation that is fast paced rewarding department that is responsible for the repair, maintenance and install of both the water distribution and wastewater collections system. Incumbent must have strong organizational skills, attention to detail and follow-through, and experience handling multiple priorities and projects.
Minimum Qualifications
Associate’s degree in Business, Business Administration, Finance, Public Administration, Office Administration or a related field
Minimum Two (2) years of clerical and administrative experience
Preferred Qualifications
Bilingual skills (English/Spanish) Preferred
Previous administrative experience with a large municipality
Two (2) years’ Experience looking up data and/or making entries in PeopleSoft (ERP)
Two (2) years’ experience with FMLA, medical records, workers compensation claims and ADA accommodations
Experience with Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
The Administrative Technician Job Responsibilities Include
Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of an organization coupled with the ability to maintain a strict level of confidentiality at all times
Providing staff support, including serving as backup for other staff positions in their absence and performing related duties as assigned
Demonstrating customer focus, teamwork and adaptability to a rapidly changing and fast-paced environment as well as communicating clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
Assist with department Human Resource Coordinator functions such as interview, handle department new hire onboarding process, major medical and worker’s compensation administrative work
Work independently while actively participating in a team environment
Provide payroll support and timekeeping duties for 100+ employees
Prepares and processes payroll and personnel transactions for an assigned area
Processing of license reimbursements and incentive pay
Troubleshoot issues for positive outcomes
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to 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, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Administrative
Industries
Government Administration
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